The Sally Gardens by WB. Yeats, believed to be set near Sligo at the banks of the river at Ballysadare.Trees were grown there to provide thatching materials for local cottages. These trees were referred to as ‘Sally Tree’May have been of the Salix species,
Ireland an Island of Literature, music and the arts. So then it is not Surprising that almost all of the 1916 leaders were poets or were involved in journalism Tom Clarke: Poet, Retailer, Founder of Newspaper Irish FreedomPH. Pearse Poet, Playwright, Journalist, Teacher and LawyerJames Connolly Socialist, Worker’s Rights Activist, Trade Union LeaderThomas […]
Through Kinvara, and on to the BurrenNeo glacial limestone spanned, from zenith to eyeAssume character, genius- stone stage arranged,Decadent staircase, adorns the landscape of ClareCalm, serene, inviting, and still… Adorning Ireland’s West Coast for thousands of years
Easter Rising 1916 Poetry Sad Heart of an Irish Rebel ‘Why Do Ye Torture Me?’ Revered poet, rebel, lawyer and visionaryDeparted, not dissolvedYour ink, though arid and dustyEcho of equality and justice endureYour august literary talent, Rebel Poet, So driven to save your country, willing to die for your cause,I wish your young heart did […]
‘That justice can rise upAnd hope and history rhyme.’By Seamus Heaney The Art and history of Poetry We understand Poetry to be the art of conveying a thought, a memory or even a concept, through the medium of the written or spoken word, either in a free or structured style.Poetry of course predates literacy, and […]
‘There is more than glass between the snow and the huge roses.’ My poetry Blog this week is all about snow and snow poetry.At the beginning of February, I Welcomed in Spring, with a spray of daffodils and St Bridget’s crosses and the Pagan wheel of seasonal festivals Poetic with a Spring Snowfall I have […]
Have you ever flicked through the pages of your Irish Passport? When you carry your Irish passport across oceans and continents, not only do you carry poetry in your heart, but it is proudly engraved on the proof of your identity. Take WB Yates on a journey with you, Irish poetry travels well and is […]
Feel the magic of Spring, The Beginning of Spring The Pagan Wheel of Seasonal Festivals Spring Poetry
Things can only get better, Brighter days ahead, 2 weeks in though we can be forgiven for having some doubts
A famous Irish Blessing- Go n-éirí an bóthar leat This blessing has been carried in song and in music across oceans by Irish emigrants and shared throughout the world Listen Listen to Nathan Carter & the High Kings Give heart rending meaning to these words