Fil súil nglais...

Fil súil nglais
fégbas Érinn dar a hais;
noco n-aicébá íarmothá
firu Érenn nách a mná.

(there is * an eye * blue / (that) will behold * Ireland * behind it /
not * will see * henceforth / men * of Ireland * nor * her * women)

There is a blue eye
that will look back at Ireland;
never again will it see
the men of Ireland or her women.

This verse is put in the mouth of St. Colum Cille as he sailed into exile from Ireland.

Topics: Verse