Poem

The war years

Title	The war years
Author	Peter Sirr

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Leabhar na hAthghabhála: Poems of Repossession	2016	Print Anthology	View Details

Publication Instance Details #1171

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Leabhar na hAthghabhála: Poems of Repossession
Date of Publication	2016
Publisher	Bloodaxe Books (England)
Page Number(s)	75

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	War
War / Genocide Referenced	War: Second World War
Irish Context	HR-related International Involvement (Ireland) WW II (Ireland)
Languages	English
Original Language	Irish
Original Poem	Blianta an Chogaidh
Original Author	Máirtín Ó Direáin
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Anthology
Notes	Poet's disillusionment with Irish neutrality during World War II, and the country's disconnection from European affairs during this time. The poet clearly sees this in terms of failure, opining that the Irish have left the next generation without the heritage of bravery or love.

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