Poem
An Mhurúch i nDeireadh a Saoil Thiar
| Title | An Mhurúch i nDeireadh a Saoil Thiar |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| An Guth 5 | 2008 | Print Anthology | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #767
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Feis agus Cead Aighnis |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2015 |
| Publisher | Cló Iar-Chonnachta (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 360 |
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 | |
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| Irish Context | |
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| Genre | Part Of Lyric Sequence |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This sequence of poems, 'Na Murúcha a Thriomnaigh', 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 sickness and death of the mermaid. The mermaid lies in the hospital bed, sour and resentful at the moment of her death. The speaker of the poem is unsympathetic to her plight. The Great Famine and Irish cultural loss is understood to be implicit in this sequence of poems. |
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