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  2. Katharine Tynan - Wikipedia

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    Katharine Tynan (23 January 1859 – 2 April 1931) [1] was an Irish writer, known mainly for her novels and poetry. After her marriage in 1893 to the Trinity College scholar, writer and barrister Henry Albert Hinkson (1865–1919) she usually wrote under the name Katharine Tynan Hinkson, or variations thereof.

  3. Tuireamh na hÉireann - Wikipedia

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    On "Tuireamh na hÉireann," Vincent Morley wrote that it was "arguably one of the most important works ever written in Ireland. Composed in simple metre, easily understandable and capable of being learned by heart, this poem supplied an understanding of Irish history for the Catholic majority (monoglot speakers of Irish who could neither read nor write for the next two hundred years)."

  4. Category:Irish poems - Wikipedia

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  5. Irish poetry - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Irish syllabic poetry - Wikipedia

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    The seven or eight syllable line typical of formal Irish verse is derived from an ancient Indo-European metrical tradition. The Irish combination of end-rhyme, internal rhyme and alliteration, however, derives ultimately from the example of late Latin hymns, as elaborated by Irish monks. Such rhyme first appears in Latin hymns of the third and ...

  7. We Have the 140 Best Irish Blessings and Favorite Irish ... - AOL

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    140 best Irish blessings for St. Patrick's Day. It's normal to hear various "season's greetings" around the holidays, and different types of "best wishes" and congratulatory statements when ...

  8. Ag Críost an Síol - Wikipedia

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    There are conflicting accounts of the origins of Ag Críost an Síol.. Some sources describe the poem as "traditional" or "an old anonymous prayer". [1] [2]Another source [3] says that it was in fact written in 1916 by Father Michael Sheehan (Micheál Ó Síocháin) of Waterford, a co-founder of Coláiste na Rinne, the Irish College in An Rinn, County Waterford, who later became assistant ...

  9. Mná na hÉireann - Wikipedia

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    "Mná na hÉireann" (English: Women of Ireland) is a poem written by Irish poet Peadar Ó Doirnín (1700–1769), most famous as a song, and especially since set to an air composed by Seán Ó Riada (1931–1971). Peadar Ó Doirnín lived in Forkhill in south Armagh, Ireland and is buried in Urnaí graveyard nearby in County Louth.