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August 2015

Bitter Sugar

The island of St. Croix has a Granard, Annally, Longford, Corn Hill, Cartys, Cartys Point, and Madame Cartys placenames. All very quant …

Arvagh

Provinces three by waters banks By war and history defined Men with quill drawing maps Each side to each outlined. Breiffne split …

Puff of Smoke and All Is Well

Everyone knows smoking is bad, and causes cancer. However, the blanket blame for all lung cancers on it ignores other possible reasons, …

#freethenipple

#freethenipple hashtag is getting a lot of coverage across Europe at the moment, and is a movement to support. At its root …

Flight of Mad Sweeney

He flies over where the Devil could not walk Singing his mournful song of despair The places he has been and all …

No Money in Saving Lives

The world in places a desert Where water does not flow, Water flows down so deep Where no mere well drilling rig …

1916 – A Futile Effort Betrayed

Was it for this that Theobald Wolf Tone Across his own throat drew the blade, His high ideals for which were fought …

Dark Brown Turf

In solidarity with the turf cutters. The latest of the poems restored to the website, this one was written a few years …