Father and Son by F.R. Higgins: An Irish Poem About Losing a Father
“Father and Son” is F.R. Higgins’s best-known poem. This poem comes in at number 89 on the top 100 Irish poems list. Who Was F.R Higgins? Well, it seems that …
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The Meeting of the Waters by Thomas Moore: Poem, Melody and Meaning
This week I picked number 65 from the top 100 Irish poems list. It is a wonderful and warm poem about friendship and nature by Thomas Moore. While this is …
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 …
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 …
June by Francis Ledwidge: Poem and Meaning
Another week another great Irish poem. As we come into May I felt a poem about summer or at least the start of summer would be the best fitting. Summer …
Cill Chais (Kilcash): The Irish Poem and Its Meaning
This week’s 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 …
Famous Irish Poets: The Greatest of All Time, in Order
A chronological guide to the greatest Irish poets, from the bardic schools and the great Irish-language poets to Yeats, Heaney and today’s best, with dates, why each matters and the poems to start with.