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Tomás Ó Cárthaigh, Page 12

Heading to the Horizon

Written on hearing a talk about doing the Camino, when heading out the walker told us his favourite part was looking at …

Exile Prepares to Walk to Connaught

When Oliver Cromwell took over Ireland, his infamous decree of “to hell or to Connaught” was enacted. Popularly thought to be all …

The Old Tongue of the Fishermen

Its spoke no more on boggy field By peasants who live under roofs of thatch Who smoke piped tobacco and drink buttermilk …

Dream, Rebellion, Reality, Dream

The Bastille stormed, and those who died On the streets for the cause of freedom… Was it worth it when it was …

Reflections on Orange Day

As the Orange Day celebrations passed off without much incident in the North of Ireland, an unprecedented event happened “in Connaught” as …

Those Folk in their High Towers

They look down on those below: Who look up at them Who live in their high towers… Blight to the eye Seen …

Black Swan on the Claddagh

The black swan still swims on the Claddagh, showing example to our people as times of heightened tensions have seen attacks on …

Horsemen Awaited at Bunlahy

Background – Sean Mac Eoin told of a Tracey family related to him that had two brothers in the fight at Granard, …

When Words Fail, Silence Speaks Best

The war hawks screamed “Where are your words Now that ours have fallen?” But silence spoke loudest A simple prayer Of grief …

Kings of the Sun of Sacred Bloodline

A work in progress reflecting on the death of the Sun King, its relationship to the modern Sangreal legends, and the connections …

Gheluvelt

One of the quirks behind Gheluvelt was not alone was our Donegal freind of Longford extraction in the field, but it was …