Classic Poem

They drank in the tavern forty years ago,
Farley Og, Shemus Og, Shan and Meehal Roe,
Straight men and strong men, full of fire and fun,
But now they don't remember them here in Carrigdun!

The wild herds of Carrigdun loosened for the fair —
Fit to keep them well in hand the strong men there.
Wild from the pasturage watch the cattle go,
With Farley Og, Shemus Og, Shan and Meehal Roe.

Dressed in your high attire, where do you speed,
Norah and Unah, Eveleen and Breed?
Breasts of desire, to whom do you go?
Farley Og, Shemus Og, Shan and Meehal Roe.

And now just as always, the great world rolls on —
Fair girls out of sight: strong men gone,
Who drank in the tavern forty years ago,
Farley Og, Shemus Og, Shan and Meehal Roe.