Poem

Máistir Dána

Title	Máistir Dána
Author	Louis de Paor

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Agus Rud Eile De	2002	Print Collection	View Details
Agus Rud Eile De: And Another Thing	2010	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #610

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Agus Rud Eile De
Date of Publication	2002
Publisher	Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	4-5

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	War
War / Genocide Referenced	War: Vietnam War
Irish Context	Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned Colonization and Colonial Legacy (Ireland) The Troubles/Sectarian Tensions (Ireland)
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The speaker of the poem describes a previous teacher he had, who didn't believe in lying to children about the realities of war and bloodshed. Several military engagements and characters are mentioned in the poem; the Battle of Lepanto, Don John of Austria, The Charge of the Light Brigade, and the Siege of Athlone. Notably mentioned is the Vietnam War, as well as Bloody Sunday in Derry, 1972. There is a mythological reference to 'Ferdia's Ford', which refers to the battle between Cúchulainn and Ferdia during Queen Meadhb's invasion of Ulster.

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