Caisleáin sa Spáinn

Publication Instance Details #891

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	War
War / Genocide Referenced	War: Spanish Civil War
Irish Context	HR-related International Involvement (Ireland) Other
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	I bhfad siar i leabhar na gcuimhní tháinig mé ar charn de phictiúirí corraitheacha scanrúla. Cogadh Cathartha na Spáinne ba chúlra leo. Ní réitíonn na cuimhní sin leis na tuairimí a léitear sna nuachtáin sa lá atá inniu ann. Ba iad Franco agus an Bhriogáid Éireannach laochra an Phobail thiar. Sin mar is cuimhin liomsa é, agus chomh fada is a bhaineann sé liomsa, sin fírinne na filíochta.
Notes	The speaker of the poem highlights his own interpretation of the events of the Spanish Civil War, that are now contrary to what most people think about that war, i.e. Franco was the hero, protecting Spanish Catholics, and so was Eoin O'Duffy, who went to Spain with a band of Irishmen to support his side in the Spanish Civil War. The speaker describes O'Duffy's journey as a holy 'crusade' to assist Franco. There is an acknowledgement in the poem and paratext, however, that opinions on this conflict have now changed, and the speaker's use of the conditional tense in the final section of the poem highlights that what was expected of O'Duffy and his men - that they would return in glory - did not quite come to pass.