The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-07-06

Tho Beautiful City
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's SaS rhonas Crofton Croker was born 81
D IN. is, 1875 Hts accurate krosl--
of Irish anti EQUITY assisted him il
dalcing his legendary tales, Ewhic eli ars
ySS 4Rinsa OF thought and valuable additions
4. irish lore. Crokerf ID ispelled the mist
,s which had altered around Irish IRA 2,
ton. When about twenty-four years
B qf age he pub lshee1 his Researches In
s3s; The South or Ireland He afterwards
a SVfote A..F Fairy Legends ~ etc, s Legends
OF the Lakes. 4 4, Daniel O. Rourlke, III Bar
sSS ney& Mahoney,'' My Village and sew
Sas eral very valuable works on Irish arch
q aeplogy. He died in London, AUG. 8,
Il II lS541 ii s%s
They may rail at the city where just. I
Il $50 was born, s8:&
But its there they've the whisky, and
III butter and pork
81 And q neat little spot for to walk In each
4 # morn M ~ A.,.Ss' {5{
They call 1t Daunt's Square, and the
VI CITY is Cork.
3 The square has two sides-why one east
and one west, sss
And convehient's the region Of frolic
and spree, ..a
Where salmon, drisheens and beefsteaks
5s.5 are cooked best IN
s.sr Och! ,Fishamble's. the Eden for you..
love. and me! s.,s,-sss. IS Ss.
1f you want to behold the sublime and
aSS beautfous
Put your toes. in your brogues and see
81. sweet Blarney Lane, a
Where the parents and childer are come
~ and duteous, ,
: Y0f7 Lofty o. hOf Il. VII Al
entertain. att.
IN the cellars below dine the slashing
!. II young fellows
That come with the butter from dis
III 81 tant Tralee: i Y as54i5 IS. y:
A While the landlady, chalking the score
III. on the bellows, S Z. "a s@
Sings Cork is the Eden for you, love.
s e and me! @ &sas' st5
Biackpool is another sweet place Ia that
city, 5:1 .s.. BILL. 81. !: 81
Where pigs. twigs, and weayers they
lr ali grow together, ,4Ess. =
With its smart little tan yards -och,,
more is the pity
To strip the poor beast to convert them
70 leather. Il g.
Further up to the east is place great
tt.l and famous, %lEsss q kI
y agree
That it holds the sheebeen which once
#l% held Kink Shamus-
Och! Cork is the Eden for you, love,
and me! s,.r..3s 500.
4 Then 80 back to Daunt's Bridge, though
ii you'll think 1T is quare
That you can't see the bridge-faix,
you ne'er saw. the like
7 OF that bridge, nor Of ,one-sided Buck
ingham Square, s#s ft4
ssst Nor the narrow Broad lane that leads
up to the Dyke, as. s .ts@. t.4ty
Where, turning his wheel, sits that saint
u Holy Joe,' s#g:
sS And umbrellas are made Of the best
.y quality; a
And young rgins sing Colleen dhas
.,5t croothin,5s a. mo E !;
And-Cork is an Eden for you. love,
tg and me! .sa5 .,4%i
When you get to the Dyke, there's a
beautiful prospect
N (, OF a long gravel walk between two
rows OF trees; %
On one side, with a beautiful southern
5Is. aspect, ss p
4 Is Blairs Castle, that trembles above
in the breeze.
Far OFF in the West lie the Lakes OF Kill
larney,
Which some hills Intervening prevent
you to see;
the wild groves Of Barney
t& Och! Cork is the Eden for you, love,
tSS and me! p
Take the road to Glanrnire. the road to
Blackjack, or 4
The sweet Boreenmanah, to charm
your fair eyes;
\ II you do what is wise, take a dram of
s 4 Tom Walker.
Or # you're walker, toss off Billy
ss6s3as Wise, S
u I give you my word that they're both
lads of spirit;
But if. q straw ctaw" with your gums
IS don't agree.
Beamish. Crawford and Lane brew some
" porter of merit, ..s
NCsSSA 2SAAG uSSlelr IOT you,
49, love, and me!
life to.you Cork, with your pep
per-box steeple.
Sssss5s your girls, your whisky, your curds
| sssss and sweet whey;
St Yonr hill Of Glanmire, and the shops
where the people s5#
4 Get decent new clothes down beyond
the Coal quay. NJ
.ope lite to sweet Fair Lane, its pipers
{ q and jigs.
And to sweet Sundays Well and the
banks of the Lee ~
Like our court house, where judges in
D 81 3sa5 wigs, 81
81 81 sins. Cork is the Eden for YOU. love,
S5s and me. .s :ss 81. s5tsa. u. .s3
5ssg "a Wife's Power. # tS5|
IA good wife is to a man wisdom,
S 9Th and courage; a bad, one il con
weakness and despair. No con con,
sss dftton Is hopeless to man where the wife
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