Poem

Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2003

Title	Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2003
Author	Clíodhna Cussen

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Turasanna	2011	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #408

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Turasanna
Date of Publication	2011
Publisher	Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	39

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
No	No	No	No	No	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	War Terrorism/War on Terror HR & Weapons of Mass Destruction (incl. nuclear)
War / Genocide Referenced	War: Global War on Terrorism War: Iraq War and Insurgency
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	This poem references the beginning of the Invasion of Iraq by America and coalition forces, which began on the 20th of March, 2003, 3 days after the St. Patrick's Day mentioned in the title of this poem. There are mentions of explosives, war planes, and ships; the force amassed by the coalition is akin to a dragon, 'ready for slaughter'. The speaker of the poem addresses the coalition leaders bitterly at the end of poem, telling them to let the hounds off the leash.

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