All Is Fair in the War of an Election
Background – James Bannon of Fine Gael in Longford got questioned today by Garda (police) about removing voting leaflets belonging to Sinn …
Chicago May – the Mary Ann Duignan Story…
Not for her the toil of the cold hard soil The neighbours angry word, the calling agent of the landlord The …
Not Fit To Fly The Red Flag
Together we fought as Irishmen Against the classes and the Crown Anglo, Scot and Gael together We fought and won, took an …
Cursing the Unlucky Stars
My luck is all right from time to time But crisis I always find Finds me more the more I seek to …
Birds Sing
The birds sing among the boughs The wind blows soft upon the face Life is hard on the best of days Hard …
Civilians Slain – An Empire Saved
The sight of the Dillon family emerging from their house waving a white flag in Moore Street being shot down by snipers …
Lovers of Bazdara
A Pashtun (Afghan) love story, of a couple who fell for each other at first sight, but were destined not to be …
Blessed Are Those Whose Transgressions Are Pardoned
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. ~ Psalm 32:1 A boy in the army served Oath of …
The Camera Steals the Spirit
The elders spoke against the box Covered with the cloth That painted pictures on the glass And they wanted not Their picture …
My Way Is In The Sand Flowing
” My way is like the sand flowing between the shingle and the dune” The sand it flows on the seashore Here …
Fishermens Tales
Castiglione’s advise on this, well known to Yeats, was literally taken to heart. The courtier must create an image of the beloved …
One Faith Under Two Flags
One faith under two flags fought in Galway The Gloucester’s guns roared as shells rained from Athenry to Castlegar The Men of …
Truth Told in All Tongues
The truth is told in all tongues To all folk in each and every land Spoken in the way and outlook of …
Memories of Your Mother
For Liam O’ Roirdan of the Blackwater Poetry Group on the passing of his mother. The group does a day of verse …
Lovers of the Lakes of Tears
The Imilchil wedding festival is an annual gathering of the Berber peoples so betrothals can take place. Unlike other Islamic societies, Berbers …
At The Age for This
I’m at the age for this The funerals: all to common now I dont go to them all anymore To commiserate with …
Phonecalls Never Made
I meant to ring but never did He normally did but never did The unspoken though that silent hid Told the truth, …
Iron Trees and Iron Eejits
The darkening sky: they stand there Arms reaching, turning in the wind as ease As if a dance upon the spot A …
Ireland Is Not For Sale
Background: As with Tara, where our heritage was torn up to be sold for profit, there is the same happeneing at the …
Blood Spilled for the King of Spain’s Daughter
One upmanship, greed, and piracy… a tale of the O’Driscoll clan of pirates of the Irish south coast… The Helen of Troy …