Poem

Tairngreacht Dhónaill Dhuibh

Title	Tairngreacht Dhónaill Dhuibh
Author	Séamus Barra Ó Súilleabháin

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Beatha Dhónaill Dhuibh	2016	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #944

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Beatha Dhónaill Dhuibh
Date of Publication	2016
Publisher	Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	73-77

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	Displacement/Forced Migration Gender-based violence Racism/anti-Semitism/Sectarianism Terrorism/War on Terror
Irish Context	Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned Economic Inequality (Ireland) Other
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	This poem is part of the story of 'Dónall Dubh', an invented dark character whose life story is described in this collection. In this poem, Dónall gives voice to racist and Islamophobic ideas - including that all refugees are Muslim terrorists, and that they will come to Ireland, rape women and girls, and crucify white people. Dónall's tone when speaking about Muslims is apoplectic, telling his companion that if ISIS got the chance, they would behead him. There are references in the poem to Irish Austerity, Jesus, Fionn MacCumhaill, and several Irish place names.

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