One Faith Under Two Flags
One faith under two flags fought in Galway The Gloucester’s guns roared as shells rained from Athenry to Castlegar The Men of …
Truth Told in All Tongues
The truth is told in all tongues To all folk in each and every land Spoken in the way and outlook of …
Memories of Your Mother
For Liam O’ Roirdan of the Blackwater Poetry Group on the passing of his mother. The group does a day of verse …
Lovers of the Lakes of Tears
The Imilchil wedding festival is an annual gathering of the Berber peoples so betrothals can take place. Unlike other Islamic societies, Berbers …
At The Age for This
I’m at the age for this The funerals: all to common now I dont go to them all anymore To commiserate with …
Phonecalls Never Made
I meant to ring but never did He normally did but never did The unspoken though that silent hid Told the truth, …
Iron Trees and Iron Eejits
The darkening sky: they stand there Arms reaching, turning in the wind as ease As if a dance upon the spot A …
Ireland Is Not For Sale
Background: As with Tara, where our heritage was torn up to be sold for profit, there is the same happeneing at the …
Blood Spilled for the King of Spain’s Daughter
One upmanship, greed, and piracy… a tale of the O’Driscoll clan of pirates of the Irish south coast… The Helen of Troy …
Restless Sídhe of Keeraun Hill
Keeraun Hill is a fairy fort, or ring fort, or Danish fort, call it what you will outside Banagher in County Offaly …
Those Who Fought on That Side
Many men faught not for Ireland But under another flag And of their deeds our folklore feeds Of them we like to …
On Sighting Sandy Row
Visiting Belfast back in 2008 we took a wrong turn, and drove by this mural by accident. While explaining the conflict to …
“Cá bhfuil siad Anois
Cá bhfuileadar anois, mic na hÉireann? ’s siad marbh, ina gcoladh innú i dteach Dé, Ach éireoidh siad san am atá le …
Bar Drunks and the Bards
Bards of today, heckled, by the critical ear That drinking, poetry does not want to hear Cant handle poetry, that they know …