I've listened to P J Murrihy's cd over and over and I think the second to last verse goes like this:

But the clatter of tractors, pollution and all
Has crippled the cotter and sad was his fall.

Note:
Cotter would make sense since a cotter is a person occupying a plot of land and cottage, paid for in services.The tractors would make him almost obsolete.

The next verse has me puzzled.

While far away _______ we richly endow
Not counting the value of horses and plough.

Note:
I suppose it could be OPEC. I'll listen a few dozen more times and see if my hearing gets better.