Dear Kerry, Palatine Friends, Please enjoy this limerick adapted from, "A Palatine's Daughter" version. It tells of my great-grandparents rendezvous. Oh, how nice if I knew that more than the names and places were true! ) W.L.Mc. ________________ A PALATINE DAUGHTER at COUNTY KERRY by Walter L. McElligott <[email protected]> One day, walking home to "Ballymac"* at County Kerry, My heart leapt high and my spirit warned, "Don't tarry." I rushed through Tarbert in my horse and buggy On the road to Sallowglen was a smilin' Palatine lass. The lovely maiden FITZELLE did question me at last Her, Gaelic brogue did ask, "Pray what is your name? Of that I told and the dwelling of which I came. Oh, Sire MCELLIGOTT, dare you me accompany? To Blackbriar where my good folk await for me? For of all the Munster lads did I ever see You're the very first squire to ever plaze me." I drew her up to my side, our lips touched twice over "If to your home with you I go, will you be my lover? Do not be afraid of that, I'll wed you and no other. I'll leave my kindred, my father and my mother. I'll give to you my fortune, your silver is no bother." "This song I sing to all married men and sweethearts gay, Heed this true promise going forth to you all this day Tis how I got a house and land, my darling from her mother Her hair is black as any sloe, her skin as fair as fair can be. Of all the fine Irish maids my blue eyes did ever see This child of yore was the very first to e'er plaze me. "And now my song is ended, For I married this Kerry lass Together in passion our Irish days did joyously pass." *"Ballymac" is Ballymacelligott Parish Copyright Walter L. McElligott <[email protected]> All U.S.A. & international electronic & print rights reserved to author, March 2001 ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.