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07 Jul 99 - 01:24 PM (#93147) Subject: Blood Upon the Rose - poem by Joseph Plunkett From: Joe Offer Back in the thread on the song called Grace, Mick Bracken mentioned a poem called "Blood Upon the Rose," written by Joseph Mary Plunkett. I Searched the Web and found just one reference to the poem - but no text. Might somebody be able to find this poem - maybe in an actual book - and post it for us? thanks. -Joe Offer- |
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07 Jul 99 - 01:43 PM (#93156) Subject: Lyr Add: I SEE HIS BLOOD UPON THE ROSE (Plunkett) From: SingsIrish Songs I SEE HIS BLOOD UPON THE ROSE Joseph Mary Plunkett, 1887-1916 I see His blood upon the rose And in the stars the glory of His eyes, His body gleams amid eternal snows, His tears fall from the skies.
I see His face in every flower;
All pathways by His feet are worn,
Notes: Joseph Plunkett was a visionary poet from a noble Irish house. He was exected by the British in 1916 for his part in the Easter Rising. found at the following site Joseph Plunkett Poem |
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07 Jul 99 - 02:27 PM (#93169) Subject: RE: Blood Upon the Rose - poem by Joseph Plunkett From: Joe Offer Thanks, Irish. I am duly impressed...and humbled. -Joe Offer- |
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07 Jul 99 - 04:47 PM (#93212) Subject: RE: Blood Upon the Rose - poem by Joseph Plunkett From: SingsIrish Songs Joe,
I searched for Joseph Plunkett at Alta Vista and came up with it...I just searched his name (at Alta Vista) this time in quotes to narrow the search and found this site about the Uprising...the specific link tells Joseph and Grace's story and includes some photos...
http://members.tripod.com/~banaltra/Saoirse/Plunkett.html Mary |
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05 Oct 03 - 06:02 PM (#1030106) Subject: Lyr Add: I SEE HIS BLOOD UPON THE ROSE (Plunkett) From: paddymac This thread arises from a post in the thread "Words to "Newgrange" by The Wolftones". I thought this might be easier to track if in a separate thread. The request in the other thread was for the lyrics to the O'Meara's marvelous song "Grace." The lyrics include the line "I see (or saw) his blood upon the rose," which is from a poem written by Joseph Mary Plunkett, the "hero" of "Grace." I ran across the poem in "1000 years of Irish Poetry" edited by Kathleen Hoagland and thought some Mudcatters might appreciate it. Thus, here it is. I SEE HIS BLOOD UPON THE ROSE, by Joseph Mary Plunkett I see his blood upon the rose And in the stars the glory of his eyes, Hi body gleams amid eternal snows, His tears fall from the skies. I see his face in every flower; The thunder and the singing of the birds Are but his voice- and carven by his power Rocks are his written words. All pathways by his feet are worn, His strong heart stirs the ever-beating sea, His crown of thorns is twined with every thorn, His cross is every tree. |
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05 Oct 03 - 07:21 PM (#1030159) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Blood Upon The Rose From: McGrath of Harlow Here's another song by Plunkett which I oncve posted on the Cat, but it never got harvested, so I'll do it again here (the tune he had for it is to "The Groves of Blarney"): As I walked over to Magheraroarty On a summer evening not long ago, I met a maiden most sadly weeping, Her cheeks downstreaming with the signs of woe. I asked what ailed her, as sure became me In manner dacent with never a smile. She said, I'll tell you, O youthful stranger, What is my danger at the present time. On my father's land there are many mansions With sheep and cattle and pigs go léor, Until the Saxon came over the border With detention orders that raked him sore. His herds they plundered and killed five hundred, And the rest they sundered, north, east and south, Saying keep the hides and the woollen fleeces For the beasts have diseases of the foot and mouth! With these words deceitful sure he was cheated, Not a mouth was dropping, not a hoof was sprung, But the only disease came over from England The Cloven Hoof and the Dirty Tongue. Now what can avail me, O youthful stranger To save the beasts and my father's life, And my marriage portion that's my only fortune For the lad that's courting me to be his wife? The thing about Foot and Mouth is that though it's terribly infectious, it's not that serious a disease for the beasts involved, they'd be unlikely to die of it - but they are slaughtered because that's seen as a cheaper option. Peasant farmers in Ireland at the start of the century bitterly resented that policy. |
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06 Oct 03 - 07:08 PM (#1030864) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Blood Upon The Rose From: McGrath of Harlow And here's a site about Joseph Mary Plunket, with a photo and some more poems and stuff. |
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07 Oct 03 - 01:56 PM (#1031351) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Blood Upon The Rose From: JedMarum Seamus Kennedy included a fine recitation of this poem on his "A SMILE AND A TEAR" album - then he sang the brothers O'Meara song, GRACE. |
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07 Oct 03 - 02:00 PM (#1031352) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Blood Upon The Rose From: JedMarum ooops. I meant to inlcude linke. Seamus website Link to CDbaby page for this album. |
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07 Oct 03 - 08:08 PM (#1031505) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Blood Upon The Rose From: McGrath of Harlow Here's a picture of Grace |
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08 Oct 03 - 03:08 AM (#1031616) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Blood Upon The Rose From: Big Tim Grace died in 1955. Her sister Muriel was the wife of Thomas MacDonagh. |
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08 Oct 03 - 11:25 AM (#1031797) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Blood Upon The Rose From: Big Tim Grace was also an artist. I heard a story that when she was interned in Kilmainham Jail during the Civil War she did some paintings on her cell walls. Later, a cleaner, unaware of their artistic and historical interest, washed them out. Can anyone verify this? |
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10 Oct 03 - 02:08 AM (#1032900) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Blood Upon The Rose From: Big Tim The new "Encyclopaedia of Ireland" describes Grace as a cartoonist, educated at the Slade School of Fine Art in London (wonder if she knew Dora Carrington?). She published 3 books of cartoons, in 1919. 1929, and 1930. |
