❖ "I'm coming back to Ireland in the morning." — Moira O'Neill There are poems that find a man wherever he's got to, and put the miles he's travelled in plain sight. Moira O'Neill's "Back …
Christmas Day
I would like to wish all the readers of the website, a very Merry Christmas. We have people browsing from such countries as Ireland, England, Scotland, Germany, France, Holland, Italy, Asia, Canada, …
Ireland’s Ghost Ship
In the autumn of 1934, reports started appearing in the local Irish media of sightings of a ghost ship off the East coast of Ulster. The Belfast media picked up the story, and their headlines …
Cutting Turf
I haven't been around much of late. It's nice to get back online and have a chance to post some new material. By the way, I note there appears to have been an issue, during the past month, for …
The Ploughman Alone is King
Several hours last Saturday were spent, rather than writing up a weekend post, brushing out the flood in my house. I had turned on the bath and forgotten about it. I stepped off the sofa, to …
Poem – County Antrim
I hope that you are all keeping well. If you are struggling, please turn off the fear box. Don't let the tyrants, that rule this world, grind you down. Re One Irish Rover. Many thanks for all …