A Farewell to Poetry by Gabriel Fitzmaurice reviewed by Fred Johnston in Books Ireland. Irish bards and musicians had a habit of composing ‘farewells’. Turlough Carolan gave
A Farewell to Poetry: selected Poems and Translations by Gabriel Fitzmaurice (Currach Press, €19.99) reviewed by Seamus Cashman. The title of this collection invites echoes
Mythical Irish Beasts reviewed by Cahir O’Doherty. Mark Joyce’s superbly illustrated new book Mythical Irish Beasts is a wild ride through Irish mythology. Once in a
An extract from Michael A. Conway’s review of Achill: The Island in The Furrow. There is an intimate connection between poetry and origins. Poetry has the capacity, for