Poem

(5) 'We were down at the end of the street, I suppose'

Title	(5) 'We were down at the end of the street, I suppose'
Author	Billy Ramsell

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 #1173

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Leabhar na hAthghabhála: Poems of Repossession
Date of Publication	2016
Publisher	Bloodaxe Books (England)
Page Number(s)	233

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 HR & Weapons of Mass Destruction (incl. nuclear)
War / Genocide Referenced	War: Second World War
Irish Context	WW II (Ireland) Other
Languages	English
Original Language	Irish
Original Poem	(5) ‘Muid thíos, is dócha, ag bun na sráide’
Original Author	Conleth Ellis
Genre	Part Of Lyric Sequence
Medium	Print Anthology
Notes	The first-person speaker reminisces about his childhood and carefree play in August 1945 and contrasts that innocence with the horror that took place in Hiroshima. The contrast between the peaceful Irish setting and the bombing of Hiroshima is unsettling. This excerpt is the fifth section from a lyric sequence entitled 'Seabhac ag Guairdeall', which translates into English as 'Hawk circling'.

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