Anne Casey Sydney Irish Poet
Idir Oispidéal Galair agus Teach na mBocht Between the Fever Hospital and the Poorhouse Anne Casey The bilingual poem below was commissioned as part of the Red Room Poetry Fellowship 2022 and was...
View ArticleMiddleton’s Irish connection
by Dymphna Lonergan Memorial to Pennington Migrant Hostel (1949-1985) Monumentaustralia.org.au Within three weeks of arriving at Pennington Hostel in Woodville (all very English names), I was startled...
View ArticlePoems of Rembrance by Michael Patrick Moore
Two more poems from Michael Patrick Moore reminding us of friendship and loss and love during this month of remembering Fire Side Conversations(For Joe) Shades of colourRainbow like stillOccupy our...
View ArticleThe poetry of trans-Atlantic Eamonn Wall
by Jules McCue The poetry of trans-Atlantic Eamonn Wall A Gaelic Heritage (Amazon.com.au) In his ground-breaking book, The Hidden Ireland, Daniel Corkery discusses the hidden places and secret worlds...
View Article‘Fairytale of New York’ Shane McGowan
A Tribute by Dymphna Lonergan “Shane MacGowan” by peelandstick is licensed under CC BY 2.0. In December 2019, there was a discussion on nationalpost.com about Shane McGowan’s lyrics for ‘Fairytale of...
View ArticleEamonn Wall: transatlantic poet part two
by Jules McCue ‘YOUR RIVERS HAVE TRAINED YOU’ And so it was that Eamonn Wall, a young man from Enniscorthy, found his way on the move as a trans-Atlantic traveller, the novelty of the road and new...
View ArticleA Book Review: Cnámha Scoilte Split Bones Julie Breathnach-Banwait
by Dymphna Lonergan Conamara born and bred and now an Australian resident, Julie Breathnach-Banwait has made her mark in writing Irish language poetry for such Irish publications as Aneas, Comhar,...
View ArticleCúinne Dhátheangach Bilingual Corner
by Dymphna Lonergan New Irish/ Irish English words in the Oxford English Dictionary The OED’s Release Notes in 2022 in include many new Irish language words used in Irish English. Here are a few:blas,...
View ArticleNew activities to see in Dublin: a traveller’s tale
by Dymphna Lonergan My first trip back to Dublin since the pandemic, and I was keen to experience any new activities. I found three: a Seamus Heaney Exhibition; 14 Henrietta Street; and a Vintage Tea...
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