Poem

Aimhirgin Inniu

Title Aimhirgin Inniu
Author Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
An Dealg Droighin 1981 Print Collection View Details
An Dealg sa bhFéar: Dánta 1968-1984 2011 Print Collection View Details
An Fhilíocht Chomhaimseartha: 1975-1985 1987 Print Anthology View Details

Translations

Connected translations of this poem.

Title Author Collection/Anthology Year View Details
The Mermaid Smooring the Fire Paul Muldoon The Fifty Minute Mermaid 2007 View Details
The Mermaid and her House Paul Muldoon The Fifty Minute Mermaid 2007 View Details
Publication Instance Details #688
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology An Dealg sa bhFéar: Dánta 1968-1984
Date of Publication 2011
Publisher Cló Iar-Chonnachta (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 30
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
Irish Context
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes 'The folk reference in the poem is 'Aimhirgin', the Milesian character who was supposed to have colonized Ireland as the first of the Gaels. Here, Aimhirgin is imagined as a bringer of malevolence and death: Thalidomide, nuclear mushroom clouds and incarceration are all connected with him. There is a telling reference to 400 people being killed in a jumbo jet explosion. This could refer to a bombing or terrorist attack, but the context is not clear. The 'other' category in the Irish Context refers to the Thalidomide scandal. Thalidomide was an anti-nausea drug widely prescribed to pregnant woman which caused severe physical deformities in the unborn child and led to a significant amount of disability and deformity in Irish children. Amnesty International is mentioned in the poem. Paratext in other publications is not present in this publication.
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