Padraic Colum : Longford Writer and Riot Inciter
Padraic Colum was one of Longfords most famous modern literary figures. The son of a workhouse master, he grew up in the …
Fishermens Tales
Castiglione’s advise on this, well known to Yeats, was literally taken to heart. The courtier must create an image of the beloved …
One Trick Pony
The one trick pony does its dance A dance we all enjoy But the other ponies that do more than dance It …
What the Virgin at Knock Really Would Say If She Could Speak
My Son, he is Angry, with those who done wrong, Especially those who done so while hiding behind His name, God will …
Discovering the writings if Betjeman, and the argument over Muses in Poetry
I have recently come across the work of the writer John Betjeman, who heretofor I had only known for his political activities, …