The Penguin Book of Irish VerseBrendan Kennelly "In this fine selection Brendan Kennelly has chosen to emphasize the fusion of Irish and Anglo-Irish poetry, with the beauty of many Gaelic poems rendered into eloquent English by Frank O'Connor"--Back cover. |
Contents
JONATHAN SWIFT 16671745 The famous Dean | 38 |
A Note To The Second Edition | 40 |
ANONYMOUS 8th century attributed to St Patrick | 47 |
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Aghadoe Aileen aroon Art O'Leary Ballyshannon Barmecides beauty beneath birds blood bones breast breath Brendan Kennelly bright Christ cold Cows Dark Rosaleen dead death deep Dolmen dream Dublin earth eyes F. R. Higgins face father flowers Frank O'Connor girl glory gone grave green grey grief hair hand head hear heart heaven hills Ireland Irish Irish poetry King Kinkora land leave light live look Lord Lough Derg Lynott morning mother mourn never night o'er once Patrick Kavanagh poem poet poetry poor priest Queen Meave rose round sigh sing sleep song soul stone sweet tears Tethra thee There's thou thought Tirawley translated by Frank tree Twas vengeance voice W. B. Yeats W. R. Rodgers wave weep Welshmen of Tirawley wild wind women wonder Yeats young youth