The Fairies, by William Allingham – Top Irish Poem
This weeks top Irish poem is number 69: The Fairies, by William Allingham This lovely poem is a look at the mystical and mistevious faries. While he published a great …
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Cill Chais By Aodhagán Ó Rathaille(An Irish Poem)
This weeks poem Cill Chais from my list of top 100 Irish poems is number 44. I am picking these poems every week at random and sharing the meaning behind …
A Cradle Song Py Padraic Colum – Top Irish Poem
This week in my weekly top Irish poem it is number 81 called “A Cradle Song” by Padraic Colum. O men from the fields, Come gently within. Tread softly, softly …
The Fisherman By W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) Irish Poem
This weeks poem in my top 100 Irish poems list is “The Fisherman” by W.B Yeats. It comes in at number 52 on the top 100. This lovely poem “The …
The Host Of The Air By W. B. Yeats – Including Analysis
This weeks poem from my list of top 100 Irish poems is number 97 titled “The Host Of The Air” by W.B. Yeats Now let’s get to the top Irish …
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 …
A Christmas Childhood By Patrick Kavanagh
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 …
Mirror in February A Poem By Thomas Kinsella
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 – Top Irish Poems
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 …
The Great Hunger by Patrick Kavanagh – Full Poem And Facts
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 …
Padraig O’Conaire – Gaelic Storyteller, by F.R. Higgins – Top Irish Poems
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 …
Top 100 Irish Poems Ranked And Analysis Of Each Poem
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 …
EPIC by PATRICK KAVANAGH, 1938 – Top 100 Irish Poems
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 …