Rebel Asleep
Pondering the sleeping rebels who fled after defeat at Ballinamuck in 1798 who sought refuge in Edenmore Bog
Betrayal of the Brothers Grimes
In the wake of the 1798 Rebellion, the brothers Grimes, all of whom were executed by the British, were betrayed by a …
Remembering a Country Girl
Verses pondering the life of May Ann Duignan (Degnan), aka Mrs May Churchill Sharpe, aka Chicago May, as I walked past her …
Death of and at Garristown and its Horse Fair
The sad and tragic story of the demise and the cause of the demise of Garristown Horse Fair, and as an apperant …
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 …
Ill Go Where Im Sent
Invitation received: all were excited Again their friends where they are twinned they would meet Its not a junket: this, this is …
Shed, Undrawn, Ballinamuck
I seek to draw a picture here A shed, roof caving in, Its gable end seen through the door By the artist …
Real Heros Never Boast, Being Dead
Silent they lie, neath clay, the slain… Speak not of deeds done, but remain In history, names unknown, Of battles fought, for …
Dont Kill the Plants
Background: The calamity that is Carty, no matter how bad his DIY (which is worse than my cooking!), the only thing worse …
Words Written at the Door of the Robin Gill Cottage
Today, none fear death, bar those that flee, From the aim of a hunters gun, Mere deer, who shadows make among the …
Killala Man, Remembered
He never went home. We know not his name… A man from Mayo… we pass where he sleeps, He who died for …
In Stone, Should His Name Be Set
Carve his name, place in stone each letter, To do so… now it is the time… The call, a campaign to start, …
Reaction and Reflection on Rebellion Re-enactment in Ballinamuck
Was it to be remembered that they took the sword Under the banner of green, the Oath and the Word, Against overwhelming …
Gardener Philosophers Discuss Gardens of God
Gardeners two, to each other spoke, over the garden wall, One whose garden was lovely and neat, the other bare attended at …
The Wrecking of Ballinamuck
In the years before the Famine, Greedy Lord Lorton, God damn the nyeuck* For the love of money and hatred of man …