St. Patrick's Day - Ireland's Harp - Tara's Hall - EMBOSSED -1911 - shamrocks

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St. Patrick's Day - Ireland's Harp - Tara's Hall - EMBOSSED -1911: In the library of Trinity College, Dublin, there is preserved the fragment of an ancient Irish M S. which contains a description of the Banqueting Hall of Tamar or Tara, which is very curious. It states, "That the palace of Tamar was formerly the seat of Con, of the hundred battles; it was the seat of Art, and of Cairbre Liffeachar, and of Cathor Mor, and of every king who ruled in Tamar, to the time of Niall." "The harp that once through tara's halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on tara's walls As if that soul were fled. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er, And hearts, that once beat high for praise, Now feel that pulse no more! No more to chiefs and ladies bright The harp of tara swells; The chord, alone, that breaks at night, Its tale of ruin tells. Thus Freedom now so seldom wakes, The only throb she gives, Is when some heart indignant breaks, To shew that still she lives." - From Moore's Irish Melodies. This Divided Back Era postcard, mailed in 1911, is in good condition, but shows some edge wear, and a crease to the card's upper right hand corner. Julius Bien ©1908. No. 7401. St Patrick Series Number 7401.