the Glens against the Glens of the O’DONOGHUE. On an eminence, the centre
of the earth, rises the FELDALTAR of saint Barbara. Black candles rise
from its gospel and epistle horns. From the high barbacans of the tower
two shafts of light fall on the SMOKEPALLED ALTARSTONE. On the ALTARSTONE
Mrs Mina Purefoy, goddess of unreason, lies, naked, fettered, A chalice
resting on her swollen belly. Father Malachi O’FLYNN in A lace petticoat
and reversed chasuble, his two left feet back to the front, celebrates
camp mass. The reverend Mr Hugh C Haines love M. A. In A plain cassock
and mortarboard, his head and collar back to the front, holds over the
CELEBRANT’S head an open umbrella.)
Father Malachi O’FLYNN: INTROIBO ad ALTARE DIABOLI.
The reverend Mr Haines love: To the devil which hath made glad my young days.
Father Malachi O’FLYNN: (Takes
from the chalice and elevates
A
BLOODDRIPPING host) corpus MEUM.
The reverend Mr Haines love: (Raises high behind the CELEBRANT’S petticoat, revealing his grey bare hairy buttocks between which A carrot is stuck) My body.
The voice of all the damned:
Htengier Tnetopinmo Dog Drol eht rof,
Aiulella!
(From on high the voice of Adonai calls.)
Adonai: Dooooooooooog!
The voice of all the blessed: Alleluia, for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth!
(From on high the voice of Adonai calls.)
Adonai: Goooooooooood!
(In strident discord peasants
and townsmen of orange and
green factions
sing Kick the Pope and Daily, daily sing
to Mary.)