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Seán wrote both in Irish and English, but Irish was his primary language and he wrote poems in it of many kinds – Fenian poems, love poems, drinking songs, satires and religious poems. [ 6 ] In 1728 Tadhg wrote a poem in which there is a description of the members of the Ó Neachtain literary circle: twenty-six people are mentioned, mostly ...
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]
This is a list of notable poets with Wikipedia pages, who were born or raised in Ireland or hold Irish citizenship. Abbreviations for the languages of their writings: E: English; F: French; I: Irish (Gaeilge); L: Latin; R: Russian
She began writing in Irish after co-founding the Éigse Carlow Arts Festival [1] [6] in 1979. [7] [8] [9] She has published sixteen books to date, including twelve collections of poetry. She was awarded an Oireachtas Prize for Ag Mealladh Réalta, and won the Farmgate Café National Poetry Award in 2023 with Medea's Cauldron. [4] [10] [11] [12]
"An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman" is the opening line of a category of joke cycle popular in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The nationalities involved may vary, though they are usually restricted to those within Ireland and the UK, and the number of people involved is usually three or sometimes four.
) is an Irish poem dated to the late 16th century. The poem has been described as: an ode to Turlough Luineach O'Neill which gives a great deal of information on the preparations for battle, despite almost nothing been said about the actual fight .. [It has] "the patron play[ing] the central role in a set piece on "Arming the Hero" which has ...
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."