Driving to Dendermonde
I drove past fields where cattle grazed The roads were long and straight I looked at scenes familiar unfazed My mood melancholy …
Fireside Tales Told at Halloween
Stories of North Longford families, Of folk then dead and gone – Were told to me when I was young By those …
The Plague Paths are Fading Now
The plague paths are fading now That were worn by feet Of folk who sought to avoid The people that they would …
John Darrell Boyd – Elegy on an Deceased Airman
One of the few of your clan, you died… Who fought in so many wars over the years – Your young bride, …
Reading a take on memory from a fellow North Longford writer
John Connell is from outside my families home village of Ballinalee. Author of “The Cow Book” – which was given a different …
We Are All Wanderers
Inspired by quotes from John Connell, author of “The Running Book”, who said to see our way through troubles including COVID19, we must never forget the beauty in life.