Heaney’s poetry is full of surprises. It would appear that he knew everything about the flail, but he seemed to refuse to give it a poetic voice. Continue reading
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Filíocht/Poetry/Gearrscéal/ Short Story: Hugh Curran, Colette Ní Ghallchóir, Colin Ryan, Tommy Fogarty.
At the cemetery, Canada geese nibbled grass as my nephew played ‘Danny Boy’ on his saxophone Continue reading
Scéalta Gaeilge/Béarla – Irish short stories with translations
One of the strengths of each story is the level of simple dialogue, such as would be a normal and natural conversation between family members for example. One could see this as a very useful tool for language learners, seeing language in the context of ordinary conversations. Continue reading
The Woman Who Fell Into A War
She skims over my skin, like a wire brush …. Continue reading
What’s on October/November and beyond
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Poetry/Filíocht Michael Boyle, Dymphna Lonergan, Julie Breathnach-Banwait
Níl i spéir gan scamall ach scéal gan focal ar bhileog fholamh. A cloudless sky is but an empty story on a blank page. Continue reading
What’s on September/October and beyond
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What’s on August/September and beyond
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Poetry/Filíocht: Michael Patrick Moore, Robyn Rowland, Julie Breathnach-Banwait
The Habit of Leaving by Robyn Rowland Commissioned by John Carty for his slow air/jig ‘Seanamhac Tube Station’ In the 1970–80s the Irish were the largest immigrant community in Britain. John grew up there and played in the pub, ‘The Good Mixer’. Multi-awarded Irish traditional musician on fiddle, banjo, flute and tenor guitar, he wanted … Continue reading
What’s on July/August and beyond
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