foscal

Updated: May 2, 2025

There is an old Irish melody unsurpassed in pathos, simplicity, and beauty named in Irish "Tha ma mackulla's na foscal me," -or in English, "I am asleep, and don't waken me."

William Carleton - The Poor Scholar: Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of: William Carleton, Volume Three