Ar Dheis Dé go Raibh a hanam
Remembering the fallen Irish of both world wars, who were forgotton due to the stigma of being in the British Army Their …
Written Beside a Stone to Paul Smith
The latest of the poems restored to the website, its from the “Dander in Dublin” series, from way back in 2010… Opposite …
Bones in the Sun
I was at a remembrance service for April 8th, a decade or more ago, – the commemorative day for victims of the …
Torn Down, Rebuilt, As All Must Be
Longford’s St. Mel’s Cathedral burned down one Christmas morning. The rebuild, the challenge to attempt it, has many correlations to real life, …
Not at the Races as Poetry in the Park gets lost in Athlone Triathlon
Poetry in the Park is an initiative in the cultural life of Athlone running for the past year or so that I …
Apron and the Veil
Some folk of faith their truth declare Sinner are we who on the square Meet as Brethren, in Lodge …
Yes It’s No
Tell them from Sparta, passer by Here, according to their laws, we won’t lie! Athens, to crush, the market seeks… They did …
Around the Bend
Around each bend, we do not know Unless we traveled before this way What lies ahead, what we must face, So it …
Out Dogs and More Along With You
In our home in Aughagreagh we used to have our share of the local sessions, where neighbours met up to party, tonight …
That Beats Banagher
They want the horse fair banished from the streets to a field Where they believe all horses should be Their spirit contained, …
Being the Sacrificial Lamb at Amusings, Amazing night at Scene of the Rhyme, Getting our Breath back after Body and Soul
Next up is the Valentia Island festival – as we in the Tullamore Rhymers Club sort out our line up Im not …
The Donkey and the Thistle
“Shy but willing, like an ass at a thistle” Longford saying about a person interested but hesitant and afraid to pursue what …
Walking Edenmore Bog
Across this moor in fear they fled As marched their comrades were in the roads below The lucky were their comrades dead …
Jolly Freemasons Clarifications of Confusions
A humerus explanation of masonry, of which I am a member, which in typical Carty fashion causes more confusion than clarification! There …
This Is What Death Looks Like
The wild stare as his last breath His weakened lungs struggled to make A gaping mouth as to breath He tries, his …
Two Dogs Having An Argument
By a pole scratching fiercely At another it starts to bark To be met with more doggy abuse Not heard since the …
Dutch Courage
All possibilities will reveal Themselves in the morning, waking Some will smile and what they find in bed Others in horror will …
God Is Not a Banker
This was written after the referendums we rejected were rerun… Votes cast ignored Desire to refer to electorate taken as affront This …
Before We Forgot
Before we forgot Thanks to dogma preached We worried not If sacrament we had reached Before sharing each other Neath the skies …
What Truth Lies Behind Irelands Tales?
The telling of each story on the listener casts a spell, They silent open mouthed listen to the tales the old folks …