song of ice and fire was written in 1991.
song of ice and fire was written in 1991.
when was song of ice and fire written?
1991
the nhl quarter-final between offaly and waterford took place at thurles on 14 april 1991. this was the first competitive inter-county game in which joe, billy and johnny dooley (with, respectively, 0-2, 0-1 and 0-4) got on the score-sheet together. a fourth seir kieran representative, liam coughlan, came on for jim troy when the lusmagh man was elbowed in the eye. joachim kelly's return from injury was a big boost to the underdogs, as a very enjoyable match went to extra time. waterford's training over the winter was supposed to give them the edge in this scenario, but it was offaly who advanced by 3-14 to 0-14. tipperary were the opponents in the semi-final, played at limerick, and were defeated by 1-7 to 0-7. five of offaly's starting forwards – joe dooley, johnny dooley, michael duignan, danny owens, and daithi regan – scored from play, with duignan netting the decisive goal four minutes from time. 22,749 patrons came to croke park on 12 may for the league final itself, and saw offaly become the tenth county to win the league (and the first new name since waterford in 1963). wexford were on top for much of the game, but had numerous wides from distance. offaly showed tenacity, power and raw courage, as they hunted in packs and got the most out of their own chances. with two goals from dathi regan (birr), it finished offaly 2-6, wexford 0-10.
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the last movement is dathi, named after tree that was the muse. the movement is slow and melancholy, featuring the flute as well as the bassoon. there is no gap between movements four and five.









































"dathi, which purportedly exercised authority over the poets, and was the last tree to fall, is the subject for the close of the piece. the bassoon soliloquizes as it ponders the secrets of the trees." - john williams









































section::::reception.
the five sacred trees