8/13/2023 0 Comments Be thou my vision![]() ![]() As far as man was concerned, music like Rop tú mo Baile and Slane were dead–nothing more but irrelevant fragments from antiquity. In God’s timing, He took what the world ignored and made it into something beautiful. Supposedly, Patrick defied this decree and Logaire was so fascinated by Patrick’s faith in God (as well as his willingness to risk his life in defying a powerful king) that Logaire allowed Patrick to continue his missionary work in Ireland. Legend holds that High King Logaire of Tara had decreed that no one in his kingdom could light a fire until he kicked off the pagan spring festival with a ritual fire on Tara Hill. Patrick is said to have lit his famous Easter fire in 433 AD. “Slane” is named for a hill in County Meath, Ireland, where St. In 1905, Mary Elizabeth Byrne translated the poem into English, and in 1912, Eleanor Hull versified the text of “Be Thou My Vision.” In 1927, David Evans set the hymn to the tune “Slane” (an old Irish folk tune) and published it in the Church Hymnary. Though Dallan was killed by pirates who broke into his island monastery, his poetry lived on for centuries in the Irish monastic tradition. ![]() Dallan, who was a descendant of the legendary High King Colla Uais, was a famous Irish Christian monk, poet, and scholar who is believed to have penned “Rop tú mo Baile” (Be Thou My Vision). The word “dallan” means “little blind one,” and Dallan earned this nickname after supposedly losing his sight from intense study. Dallan’s original name was Eochaid Mac Colla. ![]()
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