Gwynn, Stephen: Ireland Since the Treaty. Foreign Affairs: 12, pp. 31930. Jan., 1934. Colum, Padraic: New Irish Constitution. Commonweal: 26, pp. 297-9. July 16, 1937. Blacam, A. de: The Irish Question. Nineteenth Century: 123, pp. 435-45. April, 1938. CHAPTER LXXXII THE DAWNING THE final chapter of the story of the Irish Race will not be written till, please God, many a long and glorious Irish day shall yet have come and gone. The final chapter of our partial story cannot be better written than in the words of Ethna Carbery, who shortly before her early death saw with her spirit eyes the radiant Dawn dethroning Eire's dark Night of Sorrow-and in beautiful words pictured for us her vision MO CHRAOIBHIN CNO.1 A Sword of Light hath pierced the dark! Our eyes have seen the Star! The rusty spears upon your walls are stirring to and fro, Mo Chraoibhin Cno! The little waves creep whispering where sedges fold you in, Mo Chraoibhin Cno! Their names are blest, their caoine sung, our bitter tears are dried; Mo Chraoibhin Cno! Afar beyond that empty sea, on many a battle-place, Your sons have stretched brave hands to Death before the foeman's faceDown the sad silence of your rest their war-notes faintly blow, And bear an echo of your name of yours, Mo Chraoibhin Cno! 1 Fronounced mo chreeveen no, "My cluster of nuts"-my brown-haired girl, i. e., Ireland. During our many dark ages when it was treason for our singers to sing of Ireland, the olden poets sang of, and to, their beloved, under many such endearing and figurative titles. Then wake, a gradh! We yet shall win a gold crown for your head, Mo Chraoibhin Cno! The silver speech our fathers knew shall once again be heard; The fire-lit story, crooning song, sweeter than lilt of bird; Mo Chraoibhin Cno! There shall be peace and plenty-the kindly open door; Christians, pre-Patrician, in Ireland; Concobar Bobbio, 242, 243, 260 Church of the Oak, 146 Clonmacnois, 208, 216, 220, 227, 228, 270, Cluain-erard (Clonard), 198 Cnobersburg (Burghcastle), 245 Columba, 165, 233 Constance, Monastery, 252 Derry, Monastery, 162, 164 Drumcliff, Monastery, 162 Drumcolum, Monastery, 162 Drumholme, Monastery, 162, 164, 175 Eig, 268 Fontaines, 239 Inis-Cathaig, 159 Kells, Monastery, 162 |