Muintir Magellan

Publication Instance Details #1864

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	Displacement/Forced Migration
Irish Context	Minority/refugee rights (Ireland) Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	Beannaigh an longsa, a Chríost cháidh, an tsíon, an tonnsa 's an tír; bíd t'aingil 'na gcléith dar gcóir 's roinn mar scéith ndaingin dín. Muiris mac Dáibhí Dhuibh Mhic Gearailt, Beannaigh an longsa
Notes	The speaker of the poem describes the people of 'Magellan' and 'Vasco de Gama' in Ireland. Both of these men were Portuguese explorers who made their fame by travelling the world. The speaker of the poem describes, thus, Portuguese immigrants to Ireland, who are now employed in doing the work that Irish people won't - in this case, slaughterhouse work, often undertaken by immigrants an vulnerable individuals. The paratext is a poem by Muiris Mac Dáibhí Dhuibh Mac Gearailt, a poet who was born in the 16th century. The excerpt used as paratext here refers to the blessing of Christ for a boat, and protection of angels before sea storms. This likely ties back to the themes of displacement and expedition in the poem.