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Agallamh beirte (Irish for "conversation of two people") is a form of Irish-language spoken poetry, [1] wherein two people recite a dialogue in verse, often rhyming. Tones are typically humorous and satirical. [2] It is often part of Irish-language culture events and competitions, such as Oireachtas na Gaeilge. [3] [4]
Irish humorous poems (1 C, 2 P) S. Irish satirical poems (3 P) Y. Poetry by W. B. Yeats (44 P) Pages in category "Irish poems" The following 69 pages are in this ...
In addition to John Hewitt, mentioned above, other important poets from Northern Ireland include Robert Greacen (1920–2008) who, with Valentin Iremonger, edited an important anthology, Contemporary Irish Poetry in 1949. Greacen was born in Derry, lived in Belfast in his youth and then in London during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Irish syllabic poetry, also known in its later form as Dán díreach (1200-1600), is the name given to complex syllabic poetry in the Irish language as written by monastic poets from the eighth century on, and later by professional poets in Ireland and Gaelic Scotland.
Gerry Murphy was born in Cork City in 1952. [1] His work is witty, openly intellectual and often satirical and is "highly, self-consciously literary". [2] " Much of the most recent work displays intense absorption of the Roman classics either through direct reference or employment of the pithy epigram."
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"The Boys of Barr na Sráide" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Sigerson Clifford (1913–1985). It is named after a street (Irish: Barr na Sráide, meaning 'top of the street') in Cahersiveen in County Kerry, Ireland. Clifford was born in Cork city, though both his parents came from Kerry.