And on the heroes lying slain,

On Gavra’s raven-covered plain;

But where are your noble kith and kin,

And into what country do you ride?’

‘My father and my mother are

Aengus and Edain, and my name

Is Niamh, and my land where tide

And sleep drown sun and moon and star.’

‘What dream came with you that you came

To this dim shore on foam-wet feet?