Aoghan O Rathaille

There was a man named Aoghan O Rathaille And he lived by the immortal Paps of Shrone The first great Gaelic Bard of Sliabh Luachra And in Gaelic speaking Ireland his stature has grown. I can't say that i know that much about him For he died in the eighteenth century And on the facts of his life there is much disagreement But on his poetic greatness there is harmony. It's been said that he was born in the sixteen seventies And that he died between seventeen twenty six and twenty nine He was the first great talent of Sliabh Luachra And still his genius in his verses shine. Sliabh Luachra home of poets and musicians Great names the cultural experts still recall And many rate the famed Aoghan O Rathaille As good as any if not best of all. Long years before Sliabh Luachra became famous And before the bard Eoghan Rua saw light of day Aoghan was dead but by no means forgotten True genius never seems to fade away. And like i said i don't know much about him But i do know that he died in poverty He was the first great poet of Sliabh Luachra And he lived in the eighteenth century.