Monthly Archives: November 2020

John Donne # Kevin Barry # Dusty & Walter Spanghero Fox cubs at play In sad Knockanure A vixen sits still A pigeon to lure Cutting my logs I reopened the day When me and my dogs Passed on our … Continue reading →

Fungie # Terence MacSwiney. Soft weeping willows Tickle the Boyne The clash of the ash And Rose of Mooncoin Fungie has vanished Our dear dolphin friend God’s speed on your travels Till we meet again Six weeks of lockdown We’re … Continue reading →

Fingers in The Jam # Dolores # Mick Collins & More A crew of green angels On the MV Kerlogue Survivors rejoiced They saw Tír na nÓg Stardust and moonlight In dear Portavogie Sipping hot port With shipwright and fogey … Continue reading →

Matt Connor # Bunratty Castle # Bressie Margaret Mc Curtain To J C McQuaid She made herself clear And history was made It’s Mental Health Day Darkness to Light With troopers like Bressie The future looks bright Offaly’s Matt Connor … Continue reading →

Freddie # Jimmy Kennedy # John Lennon Hay ropes being turned In sheds in Drumshanbo Then in to the fire Strong tea and fresh sambos O’Reilly from Meath Was singing Matt Hyland Diving for crabs A mile off Clare Island … Continue reading →

Derek Mahon # Eddie Van Halen # Barney The commander in chief Has met with corona It has no respect For rank or persona Poet Derek Mahon Walked through the gate A list of fine poems We shall ruminate The … Continue reading →

Síoda # Finbar & The Green Fields of France. Sun in September A gift from above To a wondrous creator We send out our love A gorgeous Burnese The passing of Síoda I hear a lament Played by O Ríada … Continue reading →

Ruth Bader Ginsburg # Sam Bennett # Andy Ripley Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dropped her last gavel Exalted on high The truth to unravel Lynhams turn fifty My old local shop Serving a Taoiseach And spiffing ice pops Sam Bennett the … Continue reading →