{"id":217,"date":"2014-06-19T17:08:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T17:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=217"},"modified":"2014-08-11T17:10:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T17:10:19","slug":"saved-by-the-buttonhole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/saved-by-the-buttonhole\/","title":{"rendered":"Saved by the Buttonhole"},"content":{"rendered":"

“They are buttonhole relations, when the buttonhole breaks, they are nothing”
\n~ North Longford saying<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"The
The arms of the Drake family of Drakesrath in Meath, also the arms of Drake of Ashe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The flames of war streaked the sky
\nDeath reaped her bounty of those who died
\nThe order was out-slaughter without mercy
\nTake no prisoners from the losing side.<\/p>\n

The sword was wielded, harbinger of death
\nBy it, the enemies quickly died
\nThe slaughter paused in quickness of a sudden
\nWhen the buttons on one mans uniform were spied<\/p>\n

Why you wear the Wavern Gules
\nWhat right have you such appearance to make?
\n“I wear because I am”, said the other
\n“Of the ancient and noble family of Drake.<\/p>\n

I am, who is on this battlefield before you
\nAt your mercy of your wrath,
\nLook kindly on your distant kinsman
\nI am of the Drakes of Drakesrath.”<\/p>\n

Spared he was by his distant kinsman
\nPardoned he was by a kinsman’s plea
\nSaved by the Wavern Gules on a buttonhole
\nThat unbroken unites a family across the Irish Sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“They are buttonhole relations, when the buttonhole breaks, they are nothing” ~ North Longford saying The flames of war streaked the sky Death reaped her bounty of those who died The order was out-slaughter without mercy Take no prisoners from the losing side. The sword was wielded, harbinger of death …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,213],"tags":[338,24,339,336,337,335],"class_list":["post-217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-stories","category-war","tag-drake","tag-drake-family-history","tag-irishmen-in-battle-in-europe","tag-war-2","tag-wavern-gules","tag-wild-geese","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-3v","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":180,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/real-activists-real-risks-morocco-and-100tpc\/","url_meta":{"origin":217,"position":0},"title":"Real Activists – Real Risks – Morocco and 100TPC","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"9th June 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Listening today to 100TPC radio, an interview of El Habib Louai, with Terri Carron and Michael Rothenberg, where he speaks of the Islamist government in Morocco, and the difficulties of protest, and even organising poetry readings such as 100 Thousand Poets for Change, brings home to me the freedoms we\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blog"","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Rossnowlagh parade, with Gada escort","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Orange-Order-Marches-at-Rossnowlagh.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Orange-Order-Marches-at-Rossnowlagh.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Orange-Order-Marches-at-Rossnowlagh.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Orange-Order-Marches-at-Rossnowlagh.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":485,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/battle-of-bloody-banks\/","url_meta":{"origin":217,"position":1},"title":"Battle of Bloody Banks","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"5th September 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"There is an Ulster saying \"Dont dig too deep\" into family backgrounds, as you would never know what you might find, and its true in the case of our family, who seem to be descended from a notorious former Lord Mayor of Dublin who defeated The O'Toole in Wicklow (about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Establishment of The Pale"","block_context":{"text":"Establishment of The Pale","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/irelands-wars\/establishment-of-the-pale\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sword carried by John Drake through the streets of Dublin, with the Catholic clergy praying thanks for winning against the O'Byrnes, O'Tooles and O' Meaghars","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.historyireland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-Lancastrian-Prince-in-Ireland-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2662,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/king-arthur-on-the-high-seas\/","url_meta":{"origin":217,"position":2},"title":"King Arthur on the High Seas","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"17th April 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Among the sickness and slaughter as they sailed the wild water There was fun and frivolous games played by the sailors of the seas In dangerous times when good business was bad crimes There was life and laughter echoing in the breeze. 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