Cùil Lodair

Publication Instance Details #125

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	War HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies Indigenous Rights (incl. culture & language)
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	I mbliain a chomórtha, 1996
Notes	This poem describes the Battle of Culloden, 1746, the final battle of the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The battle was a rout for the Jacobite forces and effectively put an end to the rebellion. In this poem, the speaker describes the commemoration of the battle in Scotland. It is a sombre occasion, and the speaker recalls how the Scottish Gaels were mown down in the battle like grass under a lawnmower. The victory of the Government forces under Cumberland at Culloden led to a heavy cost being extracted from the native peoples of Scotland, with further suppression of their language and culture.