From Dingle up to Derry (And it’s all with thanks to Gerry) My order book is filling by the day I’m the Ballymurphy Knitter I got a mention on the Twitter I’ve a week...
Category: Poems
Murrisk Abbey
It’s a quiet place to be Where ghosts whisper their long lost secrets And how the lost generations Gather to catch the news That they never tire of hearing It’s wild and rugged...
A Limerick for the day that’s in it…….
There once was a country which saw The benefit of siding with grá They returned from all over From Durban to Dover And delivered a very big Tá
May 2015
What does it take to garner sense By saying yes to the Marriage bill Not viewing through an intolerant lens And lack of human care, until You’ve sucked the life blood from your...
The Ballad of Mary Lou
My Friends I have a story, a tale I need to tell About my young life in a warzone, in the place that’s known as hell To be a true Republican you must march...
The Ballad of Gerald and Lisa
Where were you when Jack was shot, From on that grassy knoll? And where were you when Packie saved Timofte’s well hit ball? Did you stop to have a look When the Berlin wall...
Beanzie’s Lament
What have they done to my beloved Raheny? It’s all Cock and Bull and so damn unseemly When did our village become such a town? Why did they tear the memories down? Once...
