A Poem for the Blacks
Pat Good, our best friend in Ireland, composed a poem, in 24 hours, to commemorate our visit to Rathlin Island. It is a wonderful and touching tribute. The text is below the video.
Welcome Home to Rathlin
I
Three Blacks came to Dublin Town
Two brothers and a cousin Bill
To Peadar Brown’s they were taken down
And there they drank their fill
Pints of Guinness they lowered back
They couldn’t get back enough
And many a counter attack and raid
The three men called Black made
For more of the beautiful Black Stuff
II
Three Blacks came to Rathlin
Richard, Robert and Bill
They felt the pull of home as they crossed the foam
And with salt tears their eyes did fill
In the graveyard by the quay
Among the Headstones they stood — Silent.
Failte Romhat Isteach — Richard, Robert and Bill
Welcome Home to Rathlin Island
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