Idle Thoughts – Lough Atalia Walk During COVID Epidemic
Every street is a skateboard park The cars no longer rule The teenagers whizz in their own odd way past There is …
Remembering Mothers Pilgrimage in Modern Times of Pestillance
That church to while my mother went On pilgrimage way back then: Dedicated to St Anne, mother of Mary In an age …
The Wide Word Beyond the Door
One good thing about #covid19 is that we should be able to get a bit of writing done. Here’s a reflective piece #InternationalPoetryCircle
Saint Patrick and the Plague of the Pubs
The pubs are shut – it’s not the guards – and we have no parade Coronavirus is on the rampage, it has …
Future English King on Galway’s Streets
The royal visit to Galway brought mixed feelings – they are a nice couple, but is it too early to welcome British Royals where their forces killed our heroes?
Poor Scholar of Today
What to me is Gael and Gall?– “Poor Scholar of the Forties”, Padraic Columb Little Greek or Latin is taught nowScholars of …
No Dancing From The Easter Sun
Musings in verse on the current issues of consent, and the Ulster Rugby scandal. The Scots Law judgement of “Not Proven” would …
No Difference Between Us – Save8Rally in Dublin – Blog
https://t.co/WgE4tXPaoG — Tomás Ó Cárthaigh (@tomasocarthaigh) March 10, 2018 “Theres no difference between us” said a Protestant from Donegal, who while chatting …
Ireland – Is It But a Notion?
As the Catalan Independence movement is crushed for now by Spain, we remember the Irish declaration of 1919… the events of the …
1798 Thinking
“Thats 1798 thinking” ~ Longford phrase meaning its an old fashioned notion and idealist, unlike modern reality To think like we did, …