From the sea they came open, not sneaking by stealth
\nAnd they came for to parley, fosterage for wealth
\nAs silver was spied, and its wealth was understood
\nAnd greed it brings war and also spilling of blood
\nAnd so a son was given, so they’d not be harmed
\nOr for harm to cause their hosts, who by him were charmed
\nWas given three forts, within each a prophet dwell
\nOne called Fithecc, as were the other three as well
\nThere they lived neath the setting and the rising sun
\nStars danced the skies and maidens hearts were lost and won
\nUntil our friend bid one of the prophets to say
\nWhat was to unfold in times after that day
\nWhat the future that was to come for them did hold
\nAnd an identical story by the others was told…
\nA famine great was to strike in a mere three years
\nThe silver must be sold to keep away grief’s tears
\nAnd to buy much food the people hungry for to feed
\nComing times are to be tough, great is the need
\nAnd this came to be and as the famine took hold
\nIrish chiefs with armies strong came by force to hold
\nA truce of just three days not to fight he did seek
\nAfter which they could not attack, them being too weak
\nThen the nobles he brought inside to a great feast
\nThe multitudes were fed with grain and slain beast
\nIn thanks they then made his son Alill as their king
\nPraises of the generosity they did sing
\nThe name Eoghanacht was given as they did feed
\nThe name it meant the Family of the Good Deed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the sea they came open, not sneaking by stealth And they came for to parley, fosterage for wealth As silver was spied, and its wealth was understood And greed it brings war and also spilling of blood And so a son was given, so they’d not be harmed Or …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[256,168,169],"tags":[2069,2068,2345,2067,2070],"class_list":["post-1897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irish-heritage","category-irish-legend","category-myths-and-tales","tag-clan-eoghanacht","tag-family-names","tag-ireland","tag-irish-clans","tag-irish-hertitage","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-uB","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4005,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/whats-in-a-name\/","url_meta":{"origin":1897,"position":0},"title":"Whats in a Name","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"26th September 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"By Mac and O the rhyme does go An Irishman can be known Through this rhyme and a little time The truth and lie of that will be shown... 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