No-one comes here now with currachs
\nRowed by men old and young
\nBringing the turf to and from the islands
\nSerenaded by the Gaelic tongue
\nThat itself is rarely spoken
\nAs the cars whizz on by
\nProgress, and the endless march of time
\nBlithely given as the reasons why…<\/p>\n
The video was recorded for Longford Writers Group contribution to Poetry Day, Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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