Beautiful Love Poem: I Shall Not Die For Thee By Douglas Hyde
This week I have another beautiful Irish love poem. This poem reflects a sense of liberation and self-realization. It speaks of someone who has come to terms with a failed …
Irish Poetry
Fand Yields Cúchulainn To Emer – A Famous Irish Love Poem
Starting off from my 12 Irish love poems list, I picked one of the most enchanting Irish love poems called Fand Yields Cúchulainn To Emer. The central figure is none …
12 Most Beautiful Irish Love Poems For Weddings, Valentine’s Day And More
I previously really enjoyed my top Irish poems list. I featured a new Irish poem every Friday on my weekly dose of Irish. And now, as we move into summer …
15 Irish Love Quotes And Poems Guaranteed To Melt Their Heart 🥰
Irish people are one of the most romantic, and you will find so many of these Irish love quotes and poems used around the world. There are literally countless Irish …
On An Apple-Ripe September Morning by Patrick Kavanagh
Since completing my top 100 Irish poems list, I have been looking for other Irish poems to include, and I came across this lovely gem of an Irish poem by …
7 Inspiring St Patrick’s Day Poems, Ballads And Prayers
Looking at my St Patrick’s day countdown, I can see that it is just over a month until St Patrick’s day 2023! You are likely reading this before St Patrick’s …
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 …
An Bonnan Bui(The Yellow Bittern) Irish Poem, by Cathal Bui Mac Giolla Ghunna
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 …
Why Is Friday The 13th Superstitious And Where Did It Come From?
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 …
An tEarrach Thiar, by Máirtín Ó Direáin Irish Poem
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 …
Valparaiso, Irish poem – By Padraig de Brun
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 …
The Night Of Women’s Christmas(Oíche Nollag na mBan), by Seán Ó Ríordáin
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 Splendour of God, By Joseph Mary Plunkett – Irish Poem
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 …
A Disused Shed in Co Wexford, by Derek Mahon – Meaning And Full Poem
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 …
Raglan Road – Video, Song And Poem by Patrick Kavanagh
The Raglan Road poem, or On Raglan Road as it is more commonly known, is one of the most well-known Irish poems. By the ever-so-descriptive Patrick Kavanagh. His Irish poems …