Poem

Stille Nacht

Title Stille Nacht
Author Seán Ó Leocháin

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Scannán gan Fuaim 2011 Print View Details
Ar Áit na mBonn 2019 Print View Details
Publication Instance Details #1168
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Ar Áit na mBonn
Date of Publication 2019
Page Number(s) 3
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print
Paratext Text Oíche Nollag 2014
Notes This short poem describes the famous Christmas ceasefire of 1914, when fighting paused on the Western Front during World War I. In this poem, the speaker is a soldier on the Front, describing the relief of the short ceasefire, and how the warring sides put aside their differences for a short time on Christmas Night, 1914.
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