Synopsis
Excerpt from Poems
Ireland, ever ancient and always new, old two thou sand years ago yet young yesterday and to - day, like the fabled bird renews her youth in every generation.
As in our old stories the beguiled adventurers seek at the ends of earth the treasure which, when they had vowed to find it, was beneath their feet, Lo! Here indeed is that Land of Everlasting Youth for which, through centuries uncountable, our poets sang, and our dreamers sighed, and our brave boys spread their unre turning sails - the silent hills and songful valleys, fruitful plains and peaceful lochs which men name Ireland, these be Tir na nég!
As at the wave of some mystic wand, one whose brave songs stirred our grandfathers when Ireland was, in the last Century, almost as young as it is to-day, opes again for us the silver lips of song. To the magic voice from out a golden past, hearken 0 Young Ireland of the twentieth century - hearken, - be brave - and press on ward singing in your hearts - onward to the Joy that long has called you.
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