“Bas an Chroppi (The Dead Croppy)”
Description
Gaelic. Singer finds a dying croppy. He seems transported to his mother's home. She tells him that his father has been killed. "Shall Eire never a tear bestow On the soldier who fought her fight?"
Notes
The description is from the translation by William Rooney as Moylan 140, "The Dead Croppy." - BS
Douglas Hyde was the first president of the Gaelic League (though not its founder); he held the post from 1893 to 1915, when he resigned because he thought its political direction too dangerous. He joined the Senate of the Irish Free State in 1925, and was President of Ireland (the first to hold that post under the revised constitution) from 1938 to 1944/5. - RBW
Historical references
- 1798 - Irish rebellion against British rule
References
- Moylan 139, "Bas an Chroppi" (1 Gaelic text); 140, "The Dead Croppy" (1 English text)
- BI, Moyl139