{"id":2764,"date":"2016-06-12T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=2764"},"modified":"2016-06-12T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T06:30:00","slug":"whisht-held-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/whisht-held-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Whisht Held Well"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Whisht
Whisht – for a people fond of talking, we keep quiet when we want to about the things we should talk the most about…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Hoult yer whisht”<\/strong>
\n~ keep quiet about that<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A whisht held well, held for too long
\nSo none could tell of the wrong and the wronged
\nSilence not alone deafened all to cries but struck dumb
\nA judgemental society about those on the bottom rung
\nBy birth, by breeding, by belief
\nPride took their pride, dignity, like a thief
\nVictims, survivers, words cannot describe
\nWhat they went through as church bells rang singing that faith here does thrive
\nSilent that evil moreso in the hearts it is wrought
\nOf the talking tongues who are silent on sins of folk of the cloth
\nFor their keep beat to labour little more than a slave
\nImprisoned for life for love, their baby in the grave
\nMore gave birth after rape and though known his name
\nIt was coveres up to be respectable and she got the blame
\nThe quiet village street she through the window does see
\nHe goes to the chapel to pray, and to prey is still free
\nHeavens full of angels of the Magdalene Home
\nHell has cast out its demons to make way for the Men of Rome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Hoult yer whisht” ~ keep quiet about that A whisht held well, held for too long So none could tell of the wrong and the wronged Silence not alone deafened all to cries but struck dumb A judgemental society about those on the bottom rung By birth, by breeding, by …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[234,136,55,54,1],"tags":[2357,2901,944,913,2897,2345,2900,2898,2899,143],"class_list":["post-2764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","category-catholic-church-scandals","category-current-affairs-in-ireland","category-ireland","category-uncategorized","tag-abortion","tag-culture-of-silence","tag-de-valera","tag-garda","tag-illegitimate-birth","tag-ireland","tag-john-charles-mcquaid","tag-magdelene-homes","tag-mother-and-child-homes","tag-single-mothers","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-IA","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2439,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/carol-for-christmas-for-our-times\/","url_meta":{"origin":2764,"position":0},"title":"Carol for Christmas for Our Times","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"18th December 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It was the greatest love for earth that God has ever shown It was the greatest love unknowing that mankind has ever known The awaited Christ child was born in Bethlehem to a girl of fifteen years In a humble manger, within a stable, over which a star appears No\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Catholic Church Scandals"","block_context":{"text":"Catholic Church Scandals","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/ireland\/catholic-church-scandals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Church at Christmas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Church-at-Christmas.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Church-at-Christmas.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Church-at-Christmas.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Church-at-Christmas.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Church-at-Christmas.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3597,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/suffer-little-children\/","url_meta":{"origin":2764,"position":1},"title":"Suffer Little Children","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"4th March 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many will say to Me on that day, \u2018Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?\u2019 23 Then I will tell them plainly, \u2018I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness.\u2019 \u25c4 Matthew 7:23 They\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Abortion"","block_context":{"text":"Abortion","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/abortion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The burial site of the children in the Tuam Mother and Baby home","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/The-burial-site-of-the-children-in-the-Tuam-Mother-and-Baby-home-259x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":75,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/ferryman-and-his-fare\/","url_meta":{"origin":2764,"position":2},"title":"Ferryman and His Fare","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"8th June 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Again, this is from a pro life point of view, and not intended to provoke a debate on the choice argument and issue. 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