Tim Cunningham on Mathew Bridge
The Singers and the Dancers
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(You shall have singing and dancing enough.’ – Sheriff Francis Lloyd, Limerick, 1798)
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Another summer morning on Mathew Bridge,
Another thrush trilling her repertoire
And the same sun dancing on the Shannon
As it surges towards the sea.
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A different tune those centuries ago
When singing was the screech of men
Torn by lash, and dancing
Was their dangling from the lantern hoops.
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Now another evening on Mathew Bridge,
Another sparrow chirping on the telegraph wire
And the same moon dancing on the Shannon
As it surges towards the sea.
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– Tim Cunningham
