AndourwoolthatwassoldinRomeinthetimeofJuvenalandourflaxandourdamaskfromtheloomsofAntrimandourLimericklace，ourtanneriesandourwhiteflintglassdowntherebyBallyboughandourHuguenotpoplinthatwehavesinceJacquarddeLyonandourwovensilkandourFoxfordtweedsandivoryraisedpointfromtheCarmeliteconventinNewRoss，nothinglikeitinthewholewideworld！WherearetheGreekmerchantsthatcamethroughthepillarsofHercules，theGibraltarnowgrabbedbythefoeofmankind，withgoldandTyrianpurpletosellinWexfordatthefairofCarmen？ReadTacitusandPtolemy，evenGiraldusCambrensis。Wine，peltries，Connemaramarble，silverfromTipperary，secondtonone，ourfar-famedhorseseventoday，theIrishhobbies，withkingPhilipofSpainofferingtopaycustomsdutiesfortherighttofishinourwaters。WhatdotheyellowjohnsofAngliaoweusforourruinedtradeandourruinedhearths？
AndthebedsoftheBarrowandShannontheywon’tdeepenwithmillionsofacresofmarshandbogtomakeusalldieofconsumption。
AstreelessasPortugalwe’llbesoon，saysJohnWyse，orHeligolandwithitsonetreeifsomethingisnotdonetoreafforesttheland。Larches，firs，allthetreesoftheconiferfamilyaregoingfast。IwasreadingareportoflordCastletown’s……
Savethem，saysthecitizen，thegiantashofGalwayandthechieftainelmofKildarewithafortyfootboleandanacreoffoliage。SavethetreesofIrelandforthefuturemenofIrelandonthefairhillsofEire，O。
Europehasitseyesonyou，saysLenehan。