Poem

Íomhánna de Rolihlahla

Title	Íomhánna de Rolihlahla
Author	Claire Dagger

Instances of Publication

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Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Thar an gClaí Teorann	2004	Print Collection	View Details

Translations

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Title	Author	Collection/Anthology	Year	View Details
Cornford	Paddy Bushe	Ó Choill go Barr Ghéaráin	2013	View Details

Publication Instance Details #1676

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Thar an gClaí Teorann
Date of Publication	2004
Publisher	Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	19-20

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies Death Penalty/Unlawful Detention/Incarceration Democracy/elections/public participation Racism/anti-Semitism/Sectarianism
Irish Context	Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	*Sleá an Náisiúin - Umkhonto we Sizwe, eite mhíleata den ANC
Notes	This poem describes the legacy of Nelson Mandela - using his original forename of 'Rolihlahla', which faded after he became more widely known as Madiba in later years. The poem references the militant arm of the African National Congress, Mandela's long imprisonment in Robben Island, and his fight to make South Africa a freer and more humane place through democracy, after his release from prison. The speaker of the poem describes seeing him in 'Inis Ealga', a poetic name for Ireland.

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