Poem

Sos Cogaidh, Nollaig 1914

Title Sos Cogaidh, Nollaig 1914
Author Paddy Bushe

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Gile na Gile 2005 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #1898
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Gile na Gile
Date of Publication 2005
Publisher Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 40
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes The speaker of the poem describes the remarkable nature of the cessation of fighting during World War I at Christmastime, when some areas of the Western Front where British and German troops were fighting, observed a truce for Christmas. The speaker of the poem remarks that such a special event may never occur again.
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