About the Poem 'On Raglan Road' was written by a 40 year old Patrick Kavanagh for a young 22 year old medical student, Hilda Moriarty. It was first published in the Irish Press newspaper in 1946 under the title ‘Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away’. The song we all know as Raglan Road combines the lyrics of Kavanagh poem to the air of the song ‘The Dawning of the Day’. Kavanagh approached , Luke Kelly, from the Dubliners, in the Baily Bar in Dublin in 1966 and asked him w...
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About the Poem 'On Raglan Road' was written by a 40 year old Patrick Kavanagh for a young 22 year old medical student, Hilda Moriarty. It was first published in the Irish Press newspaper in 1946 under the title ‘Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away’. The song we all know as Raglan Road combines the lyrics of Kavanagh poem to the air of the song ‘The Dawning of the Day’. Kavanagh approached , Luke Kelly, from the Dubliners, in the Baily Bar in Dublin in 1966 and asked him w...
'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' - by William Butler Yeats (S1E3)
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'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' - by William Butler Yeats (S1E3)
About the Poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree’ is one of W. B. Yeats’s first great poems. The poem conjuring up a longing to go back to nature and live a self-sufficient life, and examines the themes of nature peace, wisdom and truth. Written over 130 years ago – it appears more relevant today than ever – but will let you make your own interpretation. __________________________________________ About the Poet William Butler Yeats, more commonly known as, W.B. Yeats, was born in Dublin,...
My Poetry Readings with Declan Walsh
About the Poem 'On Raglan Road' was written by a 40 year old Patrick Kavanagh for a young 22 year old medical student, Hilda Moriarty. It was first published in the Irish Press newspaper in 1946 under the title ‘Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away’. The song we all know as Raglan Road combines the lyrics of Kavanagh poem to the air of the song ‘The Dawning of the Day’. Kavanagh approached , Luke Kelly, from the Dubliners, in the Baily Bar in Dublin in 1966 and asked him w...
