Irish Lullaby

Irish Lullaby

I'd rock my own sweet childie to rest in a cradle of 

gold on a bough of the willow,

To the shoheen ho of the wind of the west and the

lulla lo of the soft sea billow.

Sleep, baby dear,

Sleep without fear,

Mother is here beside your pillow.

I'd put my own sweet childie to sleep in a silver boat

on the beautiful river,

Where a shoheen whisper the white cascades, and a

lulla lo the green flags shiver.

Sleep, baby dear,

Sleep without fear,

Mother is here with you for ever.

Lulla lo! to the rise and fall of mother's bosom 'tis

sleep has bound you,

And O, my child, what cosier nest for rosier rest could

love have found you?

Sleep, baby dear,

Sleep without fear,

Mother's two arms are clasped around you.

Another Irish lullaby "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral"

Gracie Og Machree

Gracie Og Machree

(Song of the "Wild Geese.")

I placed the silver in her palm,

By Inny's smiling tide,

And vowed, ere summer time came on,

To claim her as a bride.

But when the summer time came on

I dwelt beyond the sea;

Yet still my heart is ever true

To Gracie Og Machree.

O bonnie are the woods of Targ,

And green thy hills, Rathmore,

And soft the sunlight ever falls

On Darre's sloping shore;

And there the eyes I love- in tears

Shine ever mournfully,

While I am far, and far away

From Gracie Og Machree.

When battle-steeds were neighing loud,

With bright blades in the air,

Next to my inmost heart I wore

A bright tress of her hair.

When stirrup-cups were lifted up

To lips, with soldier glee,

One toast I always fondly pledged,

'Twas Gracie Og Machree.

The Earth and Man

The Earth and Man

A little sun, a little rain,

A soft wind blowing from the west-

And woods and fields are sweet again,

And warmth within the mountain's breast.

So simple is the earth we tread,

So quick with love and life her frame,

Ten thousand years have dawned and fled,

And still her magic is the same.

A little love, a little trust,

A soft impulse, a sudden dream-

And life as dry as desert dust

Is fresher than a mountain stream.

So simple is the heart of man

So ready for new hope and joy;

Ten thousand years since it began

Have left it younger than a boy.

AEolian Harp

AEolian Harp

O pale green sea,

With long pale purple clouds above-

What lies in me like weight of love?

What dies in me

With utter grief, because there comes no sign

Through the sun-raying West, or the dim sea-line?

O salted air,

Blown round the rocky headlands chill-

What calls me there from cove and hill?

What calls me fair

From Thee, the first-born of the youthful night?

Or in the waves is coming through the dusk twilight?

O yellow Star,

Quivering upon the rippling tide-

Sendest so far to one that sigh'd?

Bendest thou, Star,

Above where shadows of the dead have rest

And constant silence, with a message from the blest?

• How to make an aeolian harp and related links from Art Education Daily

Ossain Sang

Ossain Sang

Sweet is the voice in the land of gold,

And sweeter the music of birds that soar,

When the cry of the heron is heard on the wold,

And the waves break softly on Bundatrore.

Down floats on the murmuring of the breeze

The call of the cuckoo from Cossahun,

The blackbird is warbling among the trees,

And soft is the kiss of the warming sun.

The cry of the eagle of Assaroe

O'er the court of Mac Morne to me is sweet,

And sweet is the cry of the bird below

Where the wave and the wind and the tall cliff meet.

Fin mac Cool is the father of me,

Whom seven battalions of Fenians fear:

When he launches his hounds on the open lea

Grand is their cry as they rouse the deer.

Pattern for Stamp box in Pyrography

This little shamrock pattern appeared in "The St. Paul Globe, Sunday, April 17, 1904.

A newspaper clipping of an early pattern for pyrography in 1904.

"Can you suggest a pretty birthday gift, one that I can make myself, for a friend whose anniversary occurs in the month of March?" writes a girl reader.

      In answer she will find the picture of a charming little pyrographed case for postage stamps or other uses--and the pattern, exact size, to be followed in making it.

      A box of the proper size can be secured anywhere where pyrographic supplies, etc., are on sale.

      Transfer the pattern given to the lid of the box, and scorch it in with delicate lines.

      The first step is to tint your box all over, using water colors.

      Commence by washing the wood with a very thin wash of burnt sienna.

      On this, before it is perfectly dry, let fall drops of very liquid pale green.

      Now, put it aside to dry, leaving it to chance to work out a good effect by the mingling of these two colors. 

      When perfectly dry put in the foliage which decorates the corners with a warm green.

      A rich pink is used for the little roses in the corners and for the petals of the eglantine, which forms the center of the the design. It is now complete, save for a light coat of varnish.

The original shamrock and roses pattern, 1904, for pyrography projects for those of you who would like to reproduce it.

St. Patrick's Day Mobile Crafts

A simple pot of gold, a few shamrocks and a rainbow made from a paper plate are all you need to
craft this playful little St. Patrick's Day Mobile.

Craft and Hang a Mobile of a Rainbow, Shamrocks and a Lucky Pot of Gold!

      Students can craft this lucky pot of gold from just a few simple paper supplies: gold foil cupcake liners, scissors, white glue, magic markers and black and green construction paper.

• Cut a simple pot from black construction paper and glue inside the gold foil cup cake liner to illustrate your pot of gold.
• Cut out bunches of shamrocks to string along the side the pot of gold from bright green paper.
•  Then each student will need a paper plate to cut in half so that they may color in the shape of a rainbow twice. 
• After threading the shamrocks and pot of gold, glue these threads on the inside half of one paper plate so that the threads will hang between the rainbow shapes. 
• Glue the decorated paper plates back to back so that the mobiles may be viewed from both sides.

Weave a Giant Shamrock to Hang From The Ceiling!

      I cut giant green shamrocks from painted green papers for the woven mobile pictured below. I then chose plain stripes of pale green construction paper for the paper streamers. Although, teachers or students may wish to weave their shamrocks alternatively with crepe paper streamers. Glue together the unpainted sides of your green shamrocks so that these mobiles may be viewed from either side if you should chose to hang them in the center of the classroom. I have linked to a video here that demonstrates this basic weaving procedure. 

Above are four photos showing a woven paper shamrock banner.