1892 One of Tony’s favourite poems on the opposite page that he often recited in a theatrical Voice
I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray, I hear it in the deep heart's core. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight's all a-glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet's wings. I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made; Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee, And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
By William Butler Yeats
THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE Celebrating The Life Of Tony Gaughan... Tony loved words, loved literature, linguistically influenced and boastful.
THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE
He loved to travel the green fields of Ireland and the roads that took him West to where he was born in 1951. His travels brought him to sail the Shannon with Pauline and friends and dock at tiny villages nightly to listen to the traditional sound of his native ceoil agus craic. Tony enjoyed fishing and what he hooked was brought home to cook and feast upon, to which he shared the recipe for all to taste. A natural and master chef who served as many as 12 or 14 course meals around a welcome table. While his guitar playing was hard on the ears we took turns to endure it, having satisfied ourselves with his lavish meals and fine wines. His motto, “In vino veritas” (the truth is in the wine)