An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by W.B. Yeats: Meaning and Analysis
Well, I hope you are having a good week. Today I picked number 32 from the top 100 Irish poems list. Once again the famous W.B Yeats makes it into …
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The Circus Animals’ Desertion by W.B. Yeats: Meaning and Analysis
This week it is number 51 on my top 100 Irish poems list. Yet again, Yeats makes an appearance. This poem, however, is unique in that it was the last …
Bean Sléibhe ag Caoineadh a Mhac by Pádraig Pearse: A Mother’s Lament
This week I picked number 66 from the top 100 Irish poems list. This is a sad and powerful poem written in Irish by Padraic Pearse. But don’t worry if …
An Old Woman of the Roads by Padraic Colum: Poem and Meaning
This weeks top Irish poem is number 11, “An Old Woman of the Roads” by Padraic Colum. A lot of people refer to this poem as a simple poem. But …
Broken Dreams by W.B. Yeats: His Poem for an Ageing Maud Gonne
This week I picked another great Irish poem from W.B. Yeats. It comes in at number 77 on the top 100 Irish poems list. Rather than sharing the analysis and …
The Fool by Pádraig Pearse: Meaning and Analysis
This week I picked a top Irish poem from the later half of the top Irish poems list. You can see the top 100 Irish poems list here. If you …
Canal Bank Walk by Patrick Kavanagh: Meaning and Analysis
I have really enjoyed reading a new Irish poem every week! I hope you have as well. If this is your first time stopping by my top Irish poems list …
Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney: Meaning and Analysis
Another week, another top Irish poem. This week, it is another Seamus Heaney poem. It comes in at number 60 in the top 100 Irish poems list. In fact, Seamus …
Ecce Puer by James Joyce: The Poem He Wrote When His Grandson Was Born
This week’s top Irish poem is a short but sad poem. The death of James Joyce’s father and the birth of his grandson sparked James Joyce’s return to poetry. The …
Dublin by Louis MacNeice: Poem and Meaning
This week’s poem comes in at number 63 on the top 100 Irish poems list. It was written by Louis MacNeice (1907-1963). Brilliant use of imagery and he really transports …
The Mother By Pádraig Pearse – His Final Poem Before He Was Executed
This weeks top Irish poem comes in at number 25 and is a very sad poem. But although sad a truly timeless poem. The back story is that on May …
I See His Blood Upon the Rose: Poem, Meaning and Plunkett’s Story
The full text of Joseph Mary Plunkett’s I See His Blood Upon the Rose, as printed in the 1911 and 1916 editions, with its meaning and the story of his Kilmainham wedding to Grace Gifford.
Blackberry-Picking by Seamus Heaney: Meaning and Analysis
Another week another top Irish poem. The Irish poem Blackberry-Picking comes in at number 47 on the list of top 100 Irish poems. I think, so far, this is the …
Anois Teacht an Earraigh by Raifteirí: Irish Text and Meaning
Another week another top Irish poem. This week it is number 50 which is a poem in Irish. Don’t worry, my notes below explain what it means in English. Anois …
The Wild Swans at Coole by W.B. Yeats: Meaning and Analysis
Hello, hello thank you for stopping by. Today I have a great Irish poem again from William Butler Yeats. In this poem, Yeats is sitting by a lake watching the …