Dinnseanchas

Publication Instance Details #921

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
Irish Context	Irish Language/Culture Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned The Troubles/Sectarian Tensions (Ireland) Colonization and Colonial Legacy (Ireland)
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The speaker of this poem describes the naming techniques of the Gaeltacht areas of Ireland, and how the distinctive language and culture of those areas lend themselves to place names in these regions. Comparatively, the speaker describes the much more delineated place names of Belfast, which retain names based on the exploits and personas of the British empire: Cromwell, Ireton, Jerusalem Street, India Street, Palestine Street, Cairo Street. The speaker also acknowledges the fall of the British Empire, describing the place names as the jewels of an empire that no longer exists. There is a reference to sectarian tensions in the poem, when the speaker describes recognizing one's own nation in the city from the colour of the footpaths.