{"id":4960,"date":"2021-04-05T08:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T07:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=4960"},"modified":"2021-04-05T08:45:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T07:45:56","slug":"god-speed-all-bikers-and-give-them-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/god-speed-all-bikers-and-give-them-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"God Speed All Bikers and Give them Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"

The barmaid said to the biker Bulfin
\n“God speed all bikers and give them sense”
\nLeft him bemused and me amused
\nAs I read here of her words so many hears since.
\nShe saw not the joys of the bicycle then
\nWhat would she make of motorbikes now
\nWho race in the TT and on roads for the craic
\nCould she have imagined how
\nThat eccentricity of those too lazy to walk
\nAnd not the sense to have horse or cart:
\nI reckon no, or what is yet to come
\nThat brings puzzlement to even my heart,
\nGod speed us all, but don’t give us sense
\nGive us the wisdom of wonder how and why
\nTo bemuse the bystanders with that what we do,
\nBe remembered like Bulfin, for daring to try.<\/p>\n

\"William<\/a>
William Bulfin is sketch Detail to the cover of his book “Rambles in Eireann”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Background<\/strong>
\n“God Speed All Bikers and Give them Sense” said the barmaid in Ballintra to #WilliamBulfin, author of #RamblesinEireann – you have to love the Irish cynicism. <\/p>\n

Maybe she forsaw the bane cyclists would be to Irish motorists today!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reference:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.irishidentity.com\/geese\/stories\/bulfin.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The barmaid said to the biker Bulfin “God speed all bikers and give them sense” Left him bemused and me amused As I read here of her words so many hears since. She saw not the joys of the bicycle then What would she make of motorbikes now Who race …<\/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":[476,54,3429],"tags":[4410,4412,4411,4413],"class_list":["post-4960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1916-easter-rising","category-ireland","category-lesser-known-ireland","tag-bike-rider","tag-cycling","tag-cyclist","tag-william-bulfin","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-1i0","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4202,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/babys-birth-remembered\/","url_meta":{"origin":4960,"position":0},"title":"Babys Birth Remembered","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"10th December 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Baby's birth remembered: The snow falls on the ground. 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