The Lake Isle of Innisfree, by W. B. Yeats – No 1 Irish Poem
W. B. Yeats is back once again! Around two years ago, or 100ish weeks, I set out to cover 100 Irish poems from the Irish times’ list. Writing as best …
W. B. Yeats is back once again! Around two years ago, or 100ish weeks, I set out to cover 100 Irish poems from the Irish times’ list. Writing as best …
Ah, my second last poem to cover in my top 100 Irish poems. I only have number one to cover next which I will share in my weekly dose of …
Ah, sure, tis the day we all fear, Friday the 13th! Haha, just jokes, but for many of us, when we realise that it is Friday the 13th, we tend …
Only three Irish poems left to cover on my top 100 Irish list from the Irish times. This Irish poem comes in at number 94 by the Irish poet Máirtín …
Welcome back. I am on my last few poems from the top 100 poems list! This week it is an Irish poem well initially written in English and later converted …
With Christmas coming up in a few weeks I felt the poem Oíche Nollag na mBan, by Seán Ó Ríordáin would be a great choice! This week I have selected …
The poem, the splendour of God, is a great Irish poem that comes in at number 75 on the top 100 Irish poems list. And yes, you guessed it, the …
My list of the top 100 Irish poems is getting shorter every week. Every week I publish a brief analysis of a random poem from this top 100 Irish poems …
Every week I am getting closer and closer to finishing my top 100 Irish poems list. I hope if you have been reading the blog since the start or from …
This week I have picked number 58 from the top 100 Irish poems list. It is a beautiful Irish poem about a new mother getting up in the middle of …
A wonderful Irish poem and popular song, “She Moved Through the Fair” by Padraic Colum (1881-1972). While initially it was written by Colum, it later got taken up by many …
This week I picked a powerful poem by Austin Clarke titled The Lost Heifer. This poem was published in 1936, and it was a time when Ireland’s nationalism was under …
This week, I chose number 27 on the top 100 Irish poems list for my poem choice—the tragic tale of the greatest poem ever composed in the Irish oral tradition. …
Another great poem by the incredible Patrick Kavanagh (1904 – 1967). A lovely Irish poem that has no break in its 14 lines. Kavanagh speaks about the thought and feeling of …
It is another week and another famous Irish poem! I hope you have been enjoying my weekly Irish poems. This week it is a poem, a song and a ballad …