Destiny Followed Demands Sacrifice
Standing sentry where Sceine lies His love who died at sea Before Ameregin chanted the sacred verse So this Island of Destiny …
Wells of Tara
From Tara, where expanse can be seen, From the Irish sea, to the Shannons water Expanse of the Kingdom of Royal Meath …
Walking Tara
Where druids walked, I walked it too The footsteps of history Walked by soldiers, rebels, peasants and kings Walked by my poet …
Piecing together the JIGSAW for Mental Health in Offaly
Death walks among us. In every town and village in Ireland, in all communities, even the Irish Traveller community in which it …
Diur
The oak, strong and mighty, as is the warrior, In the face of the storm found, Fighting adversity, the winds, giving shelter …
Loose Lips
Oh those fools of no schools, all swords and big mouths Who stand as not planned and boast and drunkenly shout It …
2015 Siobhan English Horse Fair Calender, Tara Calling book, and Blackwater Poetry tribute anthology – some projects Hot Off of the Presses
From a calender of horses, to an anthology on the passing of a writer, and a book to save Tara, the writings …
All Fair at the Ballinasloe Fair
There was auld wans and young wans and all sorts of wild ones Piebalds and ponys, and big horses, small ones hands …
More Than Just Another Memory
To ride a horse is to ride the sky, Someone once said somewhere… Well I was not with horses raised, But I …
I Heard Not
Knowth Passage tomb is a site of history, not alone of prehistoric times, but of the Normans who held a fort here …
Life Itself For Sale
The water we drink is up for sale That falls free from the sky The frackers for profit pollute the groundwater Its …
Where the Sídhe Dance
The grass grows green where the Sídhe dance Unseen by men in the fog The mushroom circle is kissed by the dew …
Just Doing Our Job
The most farcical part of the attempted shut down of Banagher fair, was when John Boy Dolan got cautioned for selling HENS… …
Streets of Shame in 2014 – But Banagher Horse Fair Prevails
It was a scene of shame for the Gardaí in Banagher this past weekend, as on the the Saturday, en force they …
Battle of Bloody Banks
There is an Ulster saying “Dont dig too deep” into family backgrounds, as you would never know what you might find, and …
For Hand In Marraige A Castle Given – The Clononey Castle Story and Anne Boleyn
“He saught her hand in marraige long, But she scorned each advance, He knew not another wench she would be, So he …
Sleeping, I Did Not See the Dancing Sun
Sleeping, I, I did not see the dancing sun, That my grandfather claimed each Easter to see, That is what you miss …
Lessons Learned from Bog Bodies
We live – or try to- in this our failed republic, The joys and sorrows that that brings, I read an article …
Ogham Kenning
A “kenning” is a piece of poetry or prose used to remember the order of letters, alphabets or similar lists. A is …
Gates to the Gods
Gates to the gods, the people flocks, To worship at the waters pure, To leave tokens, offerings there… Take home some water …