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<text><body><div><p><span><pb n="83"/></span>
<lb n="1"/><span>Do'n Athair Pádruig a h-Aenghúsa air a</span>
<lb n="2"/><span>chúigiúghadh bliathain fhichiod mar sagart dó</span>
<lb n="3"/><span>in Eaglais Dé.  Go m-buanuighe Dia an</span>
<lb n="4"/><span>fhaid eile os bur g-cionn é, an fear fírin-</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>neach, grádhach, measdamhuil a's ceannamhuil</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>air a theanga 's air a thír, águs sagart na</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>m-bocht go bás.</span></p>
<lb n="8"/>
<lb n="9"/><p><span>Athair Dhílis:</span></p>
<lb n="10"/>
<lb n="11"/><p><span>Tá sé 'nois a b-fad 'sa g-cian,</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>Agus suas le dathad (1) bliadhain,</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>“O cuireag amach” in Innis Fáil,</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>D'aithir a's do mháthair 'sa g-cuid trios-</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>gáin (2)</span></p>
<lb n="16"/>
<lb n="17"/><p><span>'Sis le láimh láidir do thóig na báilídhe</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>Seilb air a raib air fuaid an tíghe;</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>Na ba na capaill agus na barraíde, (3)</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>'S níor dh' fhágadar féin fiú an gharraídhe.</span></p>
<lb n="21"/>
<lb n="22"/><p><span>Chuir tighearnaidhe tíre gan truadh gan dao-</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>nacht</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>Áir fán air fuaid an domhain na céadtha;</span>
<lb n="25"/><span>Agur na mílte de Chlanna Gaodhalaibh</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>Air muir 's air tír dá n-deasga ag éugadh.</span></p>
<lb n="27"/>
<lb n="28"/><p><span>Acht b é (4) gur smachtuig Dia a chaoine</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>féin.</span>
<lb n="30"/><span>'S gur sheoil Sé iad ann imigéin;</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>Chum go d-tabharthach Clanna Gaodhail</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>An creideamh leó air fuaid an t-saodhail.</span></p>
<lb n="33"/>
<lb n="34"/><p><span>Chuir tú annsann dhíot go Sagsanna</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>Nuadh, (5)</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>'S chaith tú seal ag obair 's gnódh;</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>Bhí slídhe dheas beatha agat a's ealaÍdhe,</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>Acht ní rabais sásta ann aon t-slídhe.</span></p>
<lb n="39"/>
<lb n="40"/><p><span>Bhí buairt aigne ort 's tú trí na chéile, (6)</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>Anuair a thagach (7) gach ceann féile;</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>Acht le urraim dod' mhuinntir agus le meas</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>Níor labhair tú leo air giorréiseach (8) ná</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>pras.</span></p>
<lb n="45"/>
<lb n="46"/><p><span>Acht ag brúghadh fút ag cuimhneadh 'sag</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>machtnamh</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>Air a ngnódh bhí air d' aigne anois le</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>sgathabh; (9)</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>Sé sin, an chuid eile ded' shaoghal do chaitheamh</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>Mar fhear ionnuid Dé air a d-talamh.</span></p>
<lb n="52"/>
<lb n="53"/><p><span>Chuaidh tú annsann gan mhoíll mar sgoláire.</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>O dheas air fad go d-tí Sléibte Mháire;</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>Ad' chuir féin a g-cóir chomh maith is bh-féi'ir</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>leat,</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>Ag foghluim Fraíncis, Laidion a's Gréigis.</span></p>
<lb n="58"/>
<lb n="59"/><p><span>Chuaidh tú as sann anonn go dí'n Róimh</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>Chum do chúrsa léighin do chríochnúghadh;</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>'S t'réis roinnt bliadhanta ann do chathadh,</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>Do chas tú thar 'nais chughainn thar calladh.</span></p>
<lb n="63"/>
<lb n="64"/><p><span>Thug tú trí bliadhana í g-Ceill Naomh Pea-</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>dair</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>'S i bPoirt Eibhlís trí no ceathair;</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>Faoi bhúidheachus ionnta a's faoi mheas,</span>
<lb n="68"/><span>D-taob d'fheabhais chum daoine chuir air a</span>
<lb n="69"/><span>leas.</span></p>
<lb n="70"/>
<lb n="71"/><p><span>'S ocht m-bliadh'na déag air chnámh do dhíthchill,</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>Tugais ag múnadh an beag 'sa mór, uasal</span>
<lb n="73"/><span>a's ísiol;</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>Is 'mó deidhghuidhe ort 's béannacht na</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>n-daoine,</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>Age bocht a's saídhbhir, óg a's críon a.</span></p>
<lb n="77"/>
<lb n="78"/><p><span>Is minic do chuaidh tú thar d' acfuinn,</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>Chum athanta Dé dhóib do spreaga;</span>
<lb n="80"/><span>Ag tabhaint comhairle dhóibh a's d'a d-tea-</span>
<lb n="81"/><span>gusg.</span>
<lb n="82"/><span>Le briartha do bhéil a's sampla do beatha.</span></p>
<lb n="83"/>
<lb n="84"/><p><span>Tá tú badhmhar, dílis agus fíor</span>
<lb n="85"/><span>Dod' chreideamh, dod' theanga 's dod' thír;</span>
<lb n="86"/><span>Urraim a's meas ort air fuaid na Stáit,</span>
<lb n="87"/><span>“Sláinte gheal chughat” teacht o gach áit.</span></p>
<lb n="88"/>
<lb n="89"/><p><span>Mar bí tú diaganta, rialta, ciallmhar séimh</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>leó,</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>Ag craobhsgaoile an chreidimh, a's athanta</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>Dé dóibh;</span>
<lb n="93"/></p>
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<pb n="84"/>
<div><lb n="94"/><p><span>Ag tabhairt comhairle a leasa dhoibh le</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>féirim,</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>'S carthanacht a's truadh, gach am, ad'</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>bhréa'thra.</span></p>
<lb n="98"/>
<lb n="99"/><p><span>Bo tú an sagart fonmhar, dithciollach dian,</span>
<lb n="100"/><span>Do rin obair mór a's dh'fhág rian</span>
<lb n="101"/><span>Do lámha 'guinn, an ceallsa, chum guidhe</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>ann,</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>Do mhairfhig 'nar ndiaig go deó a's choídhe.</span></p>
<lb n="104"/>
<lb n="105"/><p><span>Bá mhór é do chúram agur d' ímshníomh.</span>
<lb n="106"/><span>Dá n-aodhaireacht a's d'a spreaga chum</span>
<lb n="107"/><span>deidhghníomh;</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>'Sag tabhairt comhairle, ghan sgíth, do gach</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>n-aon,</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>“Tabhair aire dod' anam a's seachain an</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>braon.”</span></p>
<lb n="112"/>
<lb n="113"/><p><span>Is mórtus duit féachaint air thionól aa lae</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>seó,</span>
<lb n="115"/><span>Pobal mór, Easboig a's cléire,</span>
<lb n="116"/><span>Bailighthe annso a d-teannta chéile,</span>
<lb n="117"/><span>Le bádh 's grádh a's greann duit, a shéimhfhir.</span></p>
<lb n="118"/>
<lb n="119"/><p><span>Sguir a n-am, 'sé 's áil linn,</span>
<lb n="120"/><span>S thabhair fóghadh anann thar sáile,</span>
<lb n="121"/><span>Chum misneach do chuir ort, 's tú chómhad o</span>
<lb n="122"/><span>bhaoghal,</span>
<lb n="123"/><span>Feabhas air do shláinte a's fad air do</span>
<lb n="124"/><span>shaoghal.</span></p>
<lb n="125"/>
<lb n="126"/><p><span>Leis sin, bídhmidh feasta guidhe dhuit,</span>
<lb n="127"/><span>Go dúirachtach chum Rígh na ríghthe;</span>
<lb n="128"/><span>Tú thabairt slán anonn 'sa nall thar</span>
<lb n="129"/><span>treunmhuir,</span>
<lb n="130"/><span>Gan tinnios fairge, fá tharmuinn Dé chú-</span>
<lb n="131"/><span>ghinn.</span></p>
<lb n="132"/>
<lb n="133"/><p><span>'Stú bhuanughadh an fhaid eile 'n-ar measg,</span>
<lb n="134"/><span>Chum sinn do stiúrughadh 'sdo chuir air ar</span>
<lb n="135"/><span>leas;</span>
<lb n="136"/><span>Saoghal fada chúghat, a's bás naomhta,</span>
<lb n="137"/><span>Anuair is toil le Rígh na ngrás thú ghlaoghach</span>
<lb n="138"/><span>uainn.</span></p>
<lb n="139"/>
<lb n="140"/><p><span>'Sgo rabhair, 'na dhiadhsan, as comhair na</span>
<lb n="141"/><span>Trínóide,</span>
<lb n="142"/><span>A bh-fochair Phádruig naomhtha, Easbog Críoch</span>
<lb n="143"/><span>Fódla;</span>
<lb n="144"/><span>Ag guidhe air ar son, agus aig fóirthinth,</span>
<lb n="145"/><span>An fhaid is béid Dia ag caiteamh na glóire.</span></p>
<lb n="146"/>
<lb n="147"/><p><span>An 29 de mhí na Bealltaine, 1888.</span></p>
<lb n="148"/>
<lb n="149"/><p><span>(1) Forty. (2) Furniture. (3) Crops. (4) May be,</span>
<lb n="150"/><span>perhaps. (5) America. (6) Uneasy. (7) A thagadh; used</span>
<lb n="151"/><span>to come. (8) Curt. (9) Some time.</span></p>
<lb n="152"/>
<lb n="153"/><p><span>NOTES.</span></p>
<lb n="154"/>
<lb n="155"/><p><span>Measdamhuil, Munster form of measamhuil.</span>
<lb n="156"/><span>Cuireadh amach, the ordinary phrase for eviction.</span>
<lb n="157"/><span>Féin fiú an gharraídhe, even (féin) the potato patch.</span>
<lb n="158"/><span>Chuir tú dhíot, you went.</span>
<lb n="159"/><span>Eallaidhe, profession, science.</span>
<lb n="160"/><span>Brúghadh fút, etc., waiting patiently for a chance.</span>
<lb n="161"/><span>Sléibhte Mháire (Sliabh Naomh Máire) Mount St.</span>
<lb n="162"/><span>Mary, Md.</span></p>
<lb n="163"/>
<lb n="164"/><p><span>Ceill Naomh Pheadair, St. Peter's Ch., Jersey City.</span>
<lb n="165"/><span>Port Eibhlís, Elizabethport.</span>
<lb n="166"/><span>Air chnámh do dhíthchill, i.e. on your best — here in St.</span>
<lb n="167"/><span>Patrick's Church.</span></p>
<lb n="168"/>
<lb n="169"/><p><span>Theanga 's dod' thír, Father Hennessy is very patriotic,</span>
<lb n="170"/><span>and an ardent lover of his native speech.</span></p>
<lb n="171"/>
<lb n="172"/><p><span>Sláinte gheal, congratulations.</span>
<lb n="173"/><span>Ceall-sa, i.e. this church, which he has built — the</span>
<lb n="174"/><span>finest in the diocese of Newark.</span></p>
<lb n="175"/>
<lb n="176"/><p><span>Seachain an braon, Father Hennessey is an ardent</span>
<lb n="177"/><span>advocate of temperance.</span></p>
<lb n="178"/>
<lb n="179"/><p><span>Is mórtus duit, great source of pride.</span>
<lb n="180"/><span>Chómhad o bhaoghal, i.e. of breaking down in health.</span></p>
<lb n="181"/>
<lb n="182"/><p/></div></body></text></TEI>
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