Ceacht nár foghlaimíodh i gceart

Publication Instance Details #1645

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	War Terrorism/War on Terror
War / Genocide Referenced	War: Global War on Terrorism War: Iraq War and Insurgency
Irish Context	The Troubles/Sectarian Tensions (Ireland)
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	This poem is describing a specific incident, recorded in world media, during which a man is questioned by soldiers about why a picture of the past president of the country is still hanging on his wall. Answering the soldiers, the man responds that he is 'still my president'. Enraged, the soldiers rip the picture down and destroy it. This incident is broadcast worldwide for all to see. It is likely that this poem is referring to an event in the Iraq War, after the deposition of Saddam Hussein. Images of Saddam were hung in many schools, public buildings, and homes. The speaker may be making reference to British troops, due to the reference to Northern Ireland, although the country, armies, and president in the poem are never explicitly named.