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Spirit of The Nation, The, Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 5

Spirit of The Nation, The, Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 5
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James Duffy, Dublin, 1892
periodical Editor
[not indicated]
periodical Title
Spirit of The Nation, The
volume Number
1
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THE SPIRIT OF THE NATION.Knaves and lrai-tors, Al) be -l i! Knaves and Trai-tors, h be4-l d Ir rF G AN BEALAO.*A lv T ational Hymn.BY SIR CHARLES GAVAI DDFFYI.HoPE no more for fatherland,All its ranks are thinned or broken ;Long a base and coward bandReereant words 1ike these have spoken.But WE preach a land awoken;Fatherland is true and triedAs your fears are false and hollow;Slaves and Bastards stand asideKnaves and Traitors, F!tIO AH BEALAC!* Pita AH BEALA , Clear the road ; or, as it is vulgarly spelt, Faug1 a Baflagh, was thecry with which the clans of Connaught and Munster used in faction fights to come throu h a fair withhigh hearts and smashing shillelahs. The regiments raised in the South and West took their old shoutwith them to the Continent. The 87th, or iloyal Irhh Pusileers, from their use of it, went generallyby the name of The Faugh a Bullagh Boys. Nothing, says Napier, in his history of thePenmen far War nothing so startled the French soldiery as the wild yell with which the IrishRegiments sprung to the charge ; and never was that haughty and intolerant shout raised in battle,but a charge, 8 wift as thought and fatal as flame, came with it, like a rushing incarnation of E 4GAH BEALAcJITHE SPt IIIT OF THE NATION.IL.Know, ye suffering brethren ours,Might is strong, but Right is stronger;Saxon wiles or Saxon powersCan enslave our land no longerThan your own dissensions wrong her:Be ye one in might and mindQuit the mire where Cravens wallow..And your foes shall flee like windFrom your fearless F. IG A2 T BEALAC!Ill.Thus the mighty NultitudeSpeak in accents hoarse with sorrowWe are fallen, but unsubdued;Show us whence we Hope may borrow,And well fight your fight to-morrow.Be but cautious, true, and brave,Where ye lead us we will follow;Hill and valley, rock and wave,Shall echo back our F 1G AH BEALAO/Iv.Fling our Sun-burst to the wind,Studded oer with names of glory;Worth, and wit, and might, and mind,Poet young, and Patriot hoary,Long shall make it shine in story.Close your ranksthe moment s come.NOW, ye men of Ireland follow;Friends of Freedom, charge them homeFoes of Freedom, F.O AK BEALAiY!3To make the general tone, and some of the allusions in this song intelligible, we should, perhaps,mention that it was written in October, 1841, when the hope and spirits of the people were low; andpublished in the third number of the Nation, as the Charter Song of the contributors.2
issue Number
1
page Number
5
periodical Author
[Various]
issue Publication Date
1892-01-01T00:00:00
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anonymous,guest,friend,member

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