The Poem-Book of the GaelTWO PRAYERSReading editionChapter navigation151 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE POEM-BOOK OF THE GAELINTRODUCTIONTHE SALTAIR NA RANN, OR PSALTER OF THE VERSESTHE SOURCE OF POETIC INSPIRATIONAMORGEN'S SONGTHE SONG OF CHILDBIRTHGREETING TO THE NEW-BORN BABEWHAT IS LOVE?SUMMONS TO CUCHULAINLAEGH'S DESCRIPTION OF FAIRY-LANDTHE LAMENTATION OF FAND WHEN SHE IS ABOUT TO LEAVE CUCHULAINMIDER'S CALL TO FAIRY-LANDTHE SONG OF THE FAIRIESTHE GREAT LAMENTATION OF DEIRDRE FOR THE SONS OF USNAFIRST WINTER-SONGSECOND WINTER-SONGIN PRAISE OF MAYTHE ISLE OF ARRANTHE PARTING OF GOLL FROM HIS WIFEYOUTH AND AGECHILL WINTERTHE SLEEP-SONG OF GRAINNE OVER DERMUIDTHE SLAYING OF CONBEGTHE FAIRIES' LULLABYSONG OF THE FOREST TREESST. PATRICK'S BREASTPLATEPATRICK'S BLESSING ON MUNSTERCOLUMCILLE'S FAREWELL TO ARAN OF THE SAINTSST. COLUMBA IN IONAHYMN TO THE DAWNTHE SONG OF MANCHAN THE HERMITA PRAYERTHE LOVES OF LIADAN AND CURITHIRTHE LAY OF PRINCE MARVANTHE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OF GUARETHE STUDENT AND HIS CATTHE SONG OF THE SEVEN ARCHANGELSTHE FÉILIRE OF ADAMNANTHE FEATHERED HERMITAN APHORISMTHE BLACKBIRDDEUS MEUSTHE SOUL'S DESIRETEMPEST ON THE SEATHE OLD WOMAN OF BEAREGORMLIATH'S LAMENT FOR NIAL BLACK-KNEETHE MOTHER'S LAMENT AT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTSCONSECRATIONTEACH ME, O TRINITYTHE SHAVING OF MURDOCHEILEEN AROONTHE DOWNFALL OF THE GAELADDRESS TO BRIAN O'ROURKE "OF THE BULWARKS" TO AROUSE HIM AGAINST THE ENGLISH[107]O'HUSSEY'S ODE TO THE MAGUIREA LAMENT FOR THE PRINCES OF TYRONE AND TYRCONNELTHE COUNTY OF MAYOTHE OUTLAW OF LOCH LENETHE FLOWER OF NUT-BROWN MAIDSROISÍN DUBHMY DARK ROSALEENTHE FAIR HILLS OF EIRESHULE AROONLOVE'S DESPAIRTHE CRUISKEEN LAWNEAMONN AN CHNUIC, OR "NED OF THE HILL"O DRUIMIN DONN DILISHDO YOU REMEMBER THAT NIGHT?THE EXILE'S SONGTHE FISHERMAN'S KEENBOATMAN'S HYMNDIRGE ON THE DEATH OF ART O'LEARYTHE MIDNIGHT COURTHYMN TO THE VIRGIN MARYCHRISTMAS HYMNO MARY OF GRACESTHE CATTLE-SHEDHAIL TO THEE, O MARYTWO PRAYERSO MARY, O BLESSED MOTHERI REST WITH THEE, O JESUSTHANKSGIVING AFTER FOODTHE SACRED TRINITYO KING OF THE WOUNDSPRAYER BEFORE GOING TO SLEEPI LIE DOWN WITH GODTHE WHITE PATERNOSTERANOTHER VERSIONA NIGHT PRAYERMARY'S VISIONTHE SAFE-GUARDING OF MY SOULANOTHER VERSIONTHE STRAYING SHEEPBEFORE COMMUNIONMAY THE SWEET NAME OF JESUSO BLESSED JESUSANOTHER VERSIONMORNING WISHON "COVERING" THE FIRE FOR THE NIGHT[114]THE MAN WHO STANDS STIFFCHARM AGAINST ENEMIESCHARM FOR A PAIN IN THE SIDECHARM AGAINST SORROWTHE KEENING OF MARYCUSHLA MA CHREETHE BLACKTHORNPASTHEEN FINNSHEHOPELESS LOVETHE GIRL I LOVEWOULD GOD I WEREBRANCH OF THE SWEET AND EARLY ROSEIS TRUAGH GAN MISE I SASANATHE YELLOW BITTERNHAVE YOU BEEN AT CARRACK?CASHEL OF MUNSTERTHE SNOWY-BREASTED PEARLTHE DARK MAID OF THE VALLEYTHE COOLUNCEANN DUBH DHILEAS[115]RINGLETED YOUTH OF MY LOVEI SHALL NOT DIE FOR YOUDONALL OGETHE GRIEF OF A GIRL'S HEARTDEATH THE COMRADEMUIRNEEN OF THE FAIR HAIRTHE RED MAN'S WIFEANOTHER VERSIONMY GRIEF ON THE SEAORÓ MHÓR, A MHÓIRÍNTHE LITTLE YELLOW ROADREPROACH TO THE PIPELAMENT OF MORIAN SHEHONE FOR MISS MARY BOURKEMODEREEN RUE; OR, THE LITTLE RED ROGUE[120]THE STARS STAND UPTHE LOVE SMARTWELL FOR THEEI AM RAFTERYDUST HATH CLOSED HELEN'S EYETHE SHINING POSYLOVE IS A MORTAL DISEASEI AM WATCHING MY YOUNG CALVES SUCKINGTHE NARROW ROADFORSAKENI FOLLOW A STARNURSE'S SONGA SLEEP SONGTHE CRADLE OF GOLDRURAL SONGPLOUGHING SONGA SPINNING-WHEEL DITTYNOTESPrevious chapter ←HAIL TO THEE, O MARYNext chapter →O MARY, O BLESSED MOTHERAll chapters and sections (151)THE POEM-BOOK OF THE GAELINTRODUCTIONTHE SALTAIR NA RANN, OR PSALTER OF THE VERSESTHE SOURCE OF POETIC INSPIRATIONAMORGEN'S SONGTHE SONG OF CHILDBIRTHGREETING TO THE NEW-BORN BABEWHAT IS LOVE?SUMMONS TO CUCHULAINLAEGH'S DESCRIPTION OF FAIRY-LANDTHE LAMENTATION OF FAND WHEN SHE IS ABOUT TO LEAVE CUCHULAINMIDER'S CALL TO FAIRY-LANDTHE SONG OF THE FAIRIESTHE GREAT LAMENTATION OF DEIRDRE FOR THE SONS OF USNAFIRST WINTER-SONGSECOND WINTER-SONGIN PRAISE OF MAYTHE ISLE OF ARRANTHE PARTING OF GOLL FROM HIS WIFEYOUTH AND AGECHILL WINTERTHE SLEEP-SONG OF GRAINNE OVER DERMUIDTHE SLAYING OF CONBEGTHE FAIRIES' LULLABYSONG OF THE FOREST TREESST. PATRICK'S BREASTPLATEPATRICK'S BLESSING ON MUNSTERCOLUMCILLE'S FAREWELL TO ARAN OF THE SAINTSST. COLUMBA IN IONAHYMN TO THE DAWNTHE SONG OF MANCHAN THE HERMITA PRAYERTHE LOVES OF LIADAN AND CURITHIRTHE LAY OF PRINCE MARVANTHE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OF GUARETHE STUDENT AND HIS CATTHE SONG OF THE SEVEN ARCHANGELSTHE FÉILIRE OF ADAMNANTHE FEATHERED HERMITAN APHORISMTHE BLACKBIRDDEUS MEUSTHE SOUL'S DESIRETEMPEST ON THE SEATHE OLD WOMAN OF BEAREGORMLIATH'S LAMENT FOR NIAL BLACK-KNEETHE MOTHER'S LAMENT AT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTSCONSECRATIONTEACH ME, O TRINITYTHE SHAVING OF MURDOCHEILEEN AROONTHE DOWNFALL OF THE GAELADDRESS TO BRIAN O'ROURKE "OF THE BULWARKS" TO AROUSE HIM AGAINST THE ENGLISH[107]O'HUSSEY'S ODE TO THE MAGUIREA LAMENT FOR THE PRINCES OF TYRONE AND TYRCONNELTHE COUNTY OF MAYOTHE OUTLAW OF LOCH LENETHE FLOWER OF NUT-BROWN MAIDSROISÍN DUBHMY DARK ROSALEENTHE FAIR HILLS OF EIRESHULE AROONLOVE'S DESPAIRTHE CRUISKEEN LAWNEAMONN AN CHNUIC, OR "NED OF THE HILL"O DRUIMIN DONN DILISHDO YOU REMEMBER THAT NIGHT?THE EXILE'S SONGTHE FISHERMAN'S KEENBOATMAN'S HYMNDIRGE ON THE DEATH OF ART O'LEARYTHE MIDNIGHT COURTHYMN TO THE VIRGIN MARYCHRISTMAS HYMNO MARY OF GRACESTHE CATTLE-SHEDHAIL TO THEE, O MARYTWO PRAYERSO MARY, O BLESSED MOTHERI REST WITH THEE, O JESUSTHANKSGIVING AFTER FOODTHE SACRED TRINITYO KING OF THE WOUNDSPRAYER BEFORE GOING TO SLEEPI LIE DOWN WITH GODTHE WHITE PATERNOSTERANOTHER VERSIONA NIGHT PRAYERMARY'S VISIONTHE SAFE-GUARDING OF MY SOULANOTHER VERSIONTHE STRAYING SHEEPBEFORE COMMUNIONMAY THE SWEET NAME OF JESUSO BLESSED JESUSANOTHER VERSIONMORNING WISHON "COVERING" THE FIRE FOR THE NIGHT[114]THE MAN WHO STANDS STIFFCHARM AGAINST ENEMIESCHARM FOR A PAIN IN THE SIDECHARM AGAINST SORROWTHE KEENING OF MARYCUSHLA MA CHREETHE BLACKTHORNPASTHEEN FINNSHEHOPELESS LOVETHE GIRL I LOVEWOULD GOD I WEREBRANCH OF THE SWEET AND EARLY ROSEIS TRUAGH GAN MISE I SASANATHE YELLOW BITTERNHAVE YOU BEEN AT CARRACK?CASHEL OF MUNSTERTHE SNOWY-BREASTED PEARLTHE DARK MAID OF THE VALLEYTHE COOLUNCEANN DUBH DHILEAS[115]RINGLETED YOUTH OF MY LOVEI SHALL NOT DIE FOR YOUDONALL OGETHE GRIEF OF A GIRL'S HEARTDEATH THE COMRADEMUIRNEEN OF THE FAIR HAIRTHE RED MAN'S WIFEANOTHER VERSIONMY GRIEF ON THE SEAORÓ MHÓR, A MHÓIRÍNTHE LITTLE YELLOW ROADREPROACH TO THE PIPELAMENT OF MORIAN SHEHONE FOR MISS MARY BOURKEMODEREEN RUE; OR, THE LITTLE RED ROGUE[120]THE STARS STAND UPTHE LOVE SMARTWELL FOR THEEI AM RAFTERYDUST HATH CLOSED HELEN'S EYETHE SHINING POSYLOVE IS A MORTAL DISEASEI AM WATCHING MY YOUNG CALVES SUCKINGTHE NARROW ROADFORSAKENI FOLLOW A STARNURSE'S SONGA SLEEP SONGTHE CRADLE OF GOLDRURAL SONGPLOUGHING SONGA SPINNING-WHEEL DITTYNOTESA low prayer, a high prayer, I send through space. Arrange them Thyself, O Thou King of Grace.◇← HAIL TO THEE, O MARYO MARY, O BLESSED MOTHER →