Poem
Na Murúcha i mBun Oibreacha Innealtóireachta
| Title | Na Murúcha i mBun Oibreacha Innealtóireachta |
|---|---|
| Author | Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cead Aighnis | 1998 | Print Collection | View Details |
| Feis agus Cead Aighnis | 2015 | Print Collection | View Details |
| The Fifty Minute Mermaid | 2007 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #724
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Cead Aighnis |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1998 |
| Publisher | An Sagart (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 115-116 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Details
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| Genre | Part Of Lyric Sequence |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This sequence of poems, 'Na Murúcha a Thriomaigh', makes use of the international folk tale of the mermaid to construct an allegorical world in which the merpeople have left the water and now live uneasily among humankind on earth. In this poem, the speaker describes the merpeople's affinity for safety and security, leading them to work on vast engineering projects. The speaker describes the fear the merfolk have of an impending 'flood' that could wipe out everything again and alludes to climate change and greenhouse gases in this context. The Great Famine and Irish cultural loss is often understood to be implicit in this sequence of poems. |
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