Poems by William Percy French
The Four Farrellys
... And you said, "Well, you're the Divil, and I can't say more than that ...
The Valley Of Dunloe
... Standing black against the sunshine that was sweeping down Dunloe ...
Rafferty's Racin' Mare
... I gave her her head, but she stopped at it dead: ...
The Mountains of Mourne
... Still I cheered, God forgive me, I cheered with the rest ...
Drumcolliher
... But when they have done with their clouds and their sun ...
Remember me
... If the remembrance prove a task, ...
Donegan's Daughter
... CHORUS: There were short men and long men, ...
Eileen Oge (Pride of Petravore)
... If you want them to run after you just walk the other way, ...
McBreens Heifer
... " (CHO) The schoolmaster said, with a good deal of sinse, ...
Later On
... You'll learn how men make money, and you'll learn that it has wings ...
Mountains O' Mourne
... And he stopped the whole street with one wave of his hand! ...
Father O'Callaghan
... I'd dream of her nightly, I'd dream she said "Yes," ...
My Darlin' Girl From Clare
... " Says Sweeney,"She'll be coming to the shop here ...
Gortnamona
... But oh, it was the banshee that was crying, crying, crying, ...
Abdul Abulbul Amir
... They parried and thrust, they side-stepped and cussed, ...