Poem
Deoch an Mhairbh
Title | Deoch an Mhairbh |
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Author | Críostóir Ó Floinn |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
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Seacláidí Van Gogh | 1996 | Print Collection | View Details |
Translations
Connected translations of this poem.
Title | Author | Collection/Anthology | Year | View Details |
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Love Song Amid the Slaughter | Paddy Bushe | Crann na Teanga/The Language Tree | 2018 | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #331
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology | Seacláidí Van Gogh |
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Date of Publication | 1996 |
Publisher | Coiscéim (Ireland) |
Page Number(s) | 58 |
Publication Overview
Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
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No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Details
Human Rights Issues | |
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War / Genocide Referenced | |
Irish Context | |
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Genre | Short Lyric |
Medium | Print Collection |
Notes | The speaker of the poem describes a drink from a 'dead man' in this poem. This came about when swapping stories with a barman in Brussels, whose father fought in World War I. The speaker of the poem shares that his Uncle Tomás had also fought in World War I with the Munster Fusiliers, and never received a proper burial after the slaughter at Passchendaele in Belgium. In memory of Tomás, the barman gives him a drink on the house. |
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