2017 – Looking back on the Year that Was
The year ended in December with my Christmas Reflection in the Galway Eye rounding off a successful year in the arts, which …
Santa’s Sleigh Got Taken Down By A Windmill
Santa’s sleigh got taken down by a windmill Flying out near Daingean Christmas Eve He was drunk after drinking all the brandy …
Christmas Dream of the Banagher Garda Sergeant
The Sergeant dreamt yet another Christmas morning To find in the stocking he had hung It was another few lumps of coal …
Even Bold Children Have Their Uses
There was once a little boy Who his mother would always scold Though he was her pride and joy He was always …
Lady Christmas on the Moor
You have heard of Father Christmas, even Mrs Christmas his alleged wife… but you will not have heard of Lady Christmas… for …
Soldiers Death Announced By Spirits Unseen
Christmas Eve, House hushed, the lonesome cry echoed through the frosty air It was said to be but an owl by all …
Babys Birth Remembered
Baby’s birth remembered: The snow falls on the ground. Lights are lit: bells peal, I listen to the sound. Belfast of the …
Betrayal of the Brothers Grimes
In the wake of the 1798 Rebellion, the brothers Grimes, all of whom were executed by the British, were betrayed by a …
Half the World
The crazed vanities of man Who cannot see all are the same Thinks the other the source of his ill That he …