THE CELTIC CONNECTION • OCTOBER  1991
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The Celtic Word
Continued from Page 2
For thy share of the feast, With gifts and with tribute, For thy share of the treasure, Pulset of my love.
For they share of the chase, Up the face of the Beinn-a-cheo; For they share of the hunting, And the ruling over hosts.
For they share of palaces, In the courts of kings; For they share of Paradise, With its goodness and its peace.
The part of thee that does not
grow at dawn, May it grow at eventide; They part of thee that does not
grow at night, May itgrowatridgeof middle-day.
The three palmfuls
Of the Secret Three,
To preserve thee
From every envy,
Evil eye and death;
The palmful of the God of Life,
The palmful of the Christ of
Love,
The palmful of the Spirit of Peace.
Triune of Grace
Who says these things to their babies when they are bathing them? Not long ago, we were those people who said in words these deep and shining things.
Let me introduce myself.
My name is Kathleen Williams Marney. I am a Celt, among other things, so I'm told. My grandfather was Welsh, and a miner. But he was born on a wagon train moving from Texas to New Mexico, and was a foreman in the Santa Rita Pit — a huge open-pit copper mine in Southern New Mexico. My grandmother was Irish, Olive Carey. She attended a convent
school in New Mexico, and was known for being the best horsewoman in the state.
On the other side are the Andersons, among whom are drunkards and poets, also said to be related to both the James and the Dalton gangs of Missouri.
My husband, Cyril Marney, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of Glaswegian parents. The name Marney, however, is traced to O'Mahoney, of Ireland, and was likely changed when the family migrated to Scotland during The Great Famine in Ireland.
We live here, my husband, my seventeen-year-old daughter and I, in this benign and bountiful country.
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Next issue we'll travel back to a story which originates around the time of the birth of Christ— a story so unusual, so audacious, so outrageous—a story which both charms and shocks the sensibilities, but which says something so primal, you'll wonder why you never heard it before!
And we will see, in the words of T.W. Rolleston that "The Celt did not systemize the unknown, but let it shine for a moment through the opaqueness of this earth and then with-drewthengleam before we understood what we had seen." Or, perhaps, this tickling of the subconsciousness is the real work of these stories.
I find these stories come to me as a completion, like an illuminating dream of something deep inside I've always really known.
Irish Cultural Centre Needed
Our Cover Logo Artist
Cora Healy-Tobin , who designed The Celtic Connection logo, began her artistic career in Cork, Ireland where she was born. She is a graduate of Hornsey College of Art, London, England, majoring in Heraldic Illuminated Art and Calligraphy. She furthered her studies at Whitelands College, University of London, England, University of Calgary, Alberta and she taught at the University of Alberta, Canada.
She has been commissioned by the Governments of Canada and Alberta to do official scrolls for the Pope's visit and scrolls for European royalty, also for the retirement of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Cora created the dedication scrolls for the XV Winter Olympic Games which were signed by the Prime Minister, President of the L.O.C. and other VIP's.
The artist's work hang in Lake Placid, USA, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Alberville, France, Rome and London. Her work is also in corporate offices in Ireland, England, Australia and the USA.
Photo by Robert Aiken
PHOTO
The serenity of this Christ figure from a 7th century bronze Irish plaque shows the Celtic view of God as a noble victor even in the ultimate adversity of the cross.
Christ's Is the sea Christ's is the harvest in the granary of Christ May we all be gathered up
To all our friends:
As this is the first issue of The Celtic Connection, we would like to thank all the Associations and Societies within the Federation for supporting our efforts over the past two years. All the Associations and Societies feel there is a worthwhile challenge ahead to support our Federation, so that we may allgro wand benefit from all aspects of Irish culture in British Columbia.
Our aim is to provide an Irish Cultural Centre for Irish activities and events in Vancouver or in adjacent suburbs. We have explored the possibility of buying property, but at today's prices this is out of the question. However, if there is a reasonably priced property for rent, we would rent. On the other hand, if there is agenerous benefactoron Vancouver who would like to donate such a dwelling, we would gladly take care of it for all to enjoy.
We, in the Federation are greatly impressed with the co-operation, enthusiasm and the general mood of goodwill that is evident throughout the Associations and
JIM ROCHFORT
Photo by Robert Aiken
Societies. We also value the hard work which has gone on in Vancouver in years past. These Association and Societies have their ground work well on the way, so let us all move ahead together in our new endeavours by supporting the aims of the Federation in the future.
Jim Rochfort, President, The Federation of Irish,Associations and Societies of B.C.
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