When You Are Old – A Poem By William Butler Yeats
This week’s poem is number #7 on my list of top Irish poems. It is a fantastic short one by the great William Butler Yeats. It also makes an appearance …
This week’s poem is number #7 on my list of top Irish poems. It is a fantastic short one by the great William Butler Yeats. It also makes an appearance …
While previously I had picked a random poem every week from my top 100 Irish poems, this week I had to handpick this fantastic poem called “A Christmas Childhood” once …
Tis the season to be jolly and merry and these Christmas facts will blow you away. I took a look around and found some of the most interesting facts I …
The day dawns, with scent of must and rain,Of opened soil, dark trees, dry bedroom air.Under the fading lamp, half dressed – my brainIdling on some compulsive fantasy –I towel …
In Memory Of My Mother by Patrick Kavanagh is a moving tribute to his mother by the great Irish writer Patrick Kavanagh. It is ranked number 12 on my list of top 100 Irish poems which I …
You visit Ireland for the first time, stop into an Irish bar, and are wondering, “just how do I say cheers in Irish!?”. Don’t worry; you are not the first …
Well, this week from my list of top 100 Irish poems I picked number 23 titled “The Great Hunger”. Keep in mind I know very little about Irish poetry and …
For many of us, 2020 was one of the hardest year imaginable. Virtually every industry was affected especially anyone who relies on live performances. I received a lovely email yesterday …
This week’s Irish poem is Padraic O’Conaire Gaelic Storyteller is a moving poem written by Frederick Robert Higgins. Higgins wrote it as a tribute to his friend after his …
Love Irish poems? Well, thanks to the Irish Times, I have a list of Ireland’s top 100 Irish poems for you today. Every week I will be picking a random …
I have lived in important places, times When great events were decided : who owned That half a rood of rock, a no-man’s land Surrounded by our pitchfork-armed claims. I …
There is an immense number of ways in which the Celtic knot, also known as the Irish knot, can be used. I have discussed this many times in my main …
My Facebook feed was overwhelmed with comments and posts on the latest trailer from Wild Mountain Thyme. The trailer of Wild Mountain Thyme has also baffled a lot of people …
Ireland has many famous Irish poets. In last weeks post, I shared this incredible 200-year-old poem from James Orr. From ancient Celtic symbols to famous Irish poets we have a …
Today I wanted to share a lovely Irish poem with you called the Irishman. While it dates back to 1884 it still resonates with me and I am sure with …