Poem

Trí Bhealach Siar

Title	Trí Bhealach Siar
Author	Gréagóir Ó Dúill

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
GarbhAchadh	1996	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #2367

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	GarbhAchadh
Date of Publication	1996
Page Number(s)	32-37

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 HR & Environment Genocide
War / Genocide Referenced	War: First World War Genocide: Holocaust
Irish Context	Colonization and Colonial Legacy (Ireland) Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned The Troubles/Sectarian Tensions (Ireland) Political Independence (Ireland)
Languages	Irish
Genre	Lyric Sequence
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	Three-part poem detailing three methods of travelling west in Ireland: on the canal, by the train, or on the road. The speaker of the poem considers the context of these three methods of 'travelling west', commenting several pertinent issues: the Irish colonial past, Irish Independence, the Holocaust ('Arbeit Macht Frei' is mentioned), and the Balkan troubles (most likely World War I). There are also oblique references to 'bayonets' and 'fasces' which might refer to World War I and II in a subtle way.

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