Poem
Mórtas Cuimhne
| Title | Mórtas Cuimhne |
|---|---|
| Author | Pádraig Breandán Ó Laighin |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ní Iontas go bhFuil an Spideog ag Gearán | 2011 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2010
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Ní Iontas go bhFuil an Spideog ag Gearán |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2011 |
| Publisher | Coiscéim (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 16 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Paratext Text | Cathair na hAithne, an Ghréig Bealtaine 2004 |
| Notes | This poem likely refers to the occupation of Greece under the Turks / Ottoman Empire, which began in the mid-fifteenth century and continued until the early 1800s, when a war of Independence was fought against the Ottoman Empire (1821-1832). Tensions between Greece and Turkey remained strained until this day. The 'pleats' referred to in the poem likely refer to the pleated Fustanella skirt worn ceremonially by Southern European men, and still worn by the Grecian Evzone Presidential guard. As the speaker mentions in the poem, the 400 pleats in the Fustanella skirt are supposed to represent the 400 years of Ottoman rule. |
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