Poem

An Cine Daonna

Title	An Cine Daonna
Author	Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Citeal na Stoirme	1991	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #627

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Citeal na Stoirme
Date of Publication	1991
Publisher	Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	49-50

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	HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies Racism/anti-Semitism/Sectarianism Forced Labour (incl. slavery & child labour) Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance
Irish Context	Colonization and Colonial Legacy (Ireland)
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The speaker of this rhyming poem ponders the nature of the human race, its different skin colours, all created by God. However, the speaker cannot understand why so many people live in deprivation and hunger, when the rich live in palaces and enslave people. Of special note is the verse in which the speaker discusses European colonialism of Africa, and references the force and violence used by the white man to repress and control the natives and their traditions. The speaker references how such things also happened in Ireland - people were dispossessed of much, unsure of where the next meal would come from. Reflecting on his Christian beliefs, the speaker asks God to help humans be equal, regardless of their skin colour.

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