The History of The Irish...Worldwide
Anne Casey's Blog – August 2019 Archive (2)
I Will Arise and Go -- A Poem by Anne Casey
I will arise and go
(After William Butler Yeats)
My people are a migrant clan
Prospering not by hook or crook or craft
But by diligent labour and an easy charm
Flung from one small corner
Across every wind-tossed sea
Mountaintop to valley floor
To lay a thousand roadways
Or stand on…
Added by Anne Casey on August 8, 2019 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment
An Uneasy Halfway -- Where Am I Really From?
This year marks an uneasy halfway for me—I have been in Australia for as long as I lived in Ireland. So where does that leave me? The truth, I have come to realise, is somewhere in between. In Australia, I am regarded as Irish. My accent, parlance, even my ‘writing voice’ are often differentiated as such.…
Added by Anne Casey on August 8, 2019 at 10:30pm — No Comments
Latest Blog Posts
Most Popular Blog Posts
Blog Topics by Tags
- Poetry (4)
- Ireland (3)
- Literature (3)
- News (3)
- Women (2)
- home (2)
- Arts (2)
- Australia (2)
- Diaspora History (2)
- Living History (2)
- West (1)
- bereavement (1)
- emigration (1)
- family (1)
- grief (1)
- heritage (1)
- history (1)
- literature (1)
- poetry (1)
- 19th (1)
- Atlantic (1)
- Book (1)
- Century (1)
- Clare (1)
- Famine (1)
- Grief (1)
- Guilt (1)
- Heritage (1)
- History of Ireland (1)
- Irish (1)
- IrishTimes (1)
- Loss (1)
- Mother (1)
- Poem (1)
- Reading (1)
- Travel (1)
The Wild Geese Shop
Get your Wild Geese merch here ... shirts, hats, sweatshirts, mugs, and more at The Wild Geese Shop.
Irish Heritage Partnership
Adverts
Extend your reach with The Wild Geese Irish Heritage Partnership.
Congrats to Our Winners
Top Content
Videos
© 2024 Created by Gerry Regan.
Powered by
Badges | Report an Issue | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service
