My Poems

1 THE STONE AGE ECHOS: THE FUTURE’S CHAPTERS, SENT

In Ireland’s ancient mists, a tale unfolds,
Of Stone Age souls, where history molds,
A canvas blank, in nature’s rugged embrace,
As Mesolithic whispers paint their grace.

2 CROSSING DOGGER BANKS: WHICH REFLECTS OUR DANCE WITH THIS PART IN HISTORY

In the mists of time, where legends intertwine,
A tale of ancient Ireland, we seek to define,
In Stone Age’s hush, a mystery’s descent,
The origins of a people, their journey’s intent.

3 Doggerland: Landscapes TransformED, ETCHED IN LAND AND SEA

In the southern North Sea’s watery sheen,
A tale of ancient lands, a realm unseen,
Doggerland once stood, a bridge of yore,
Connecting shores, where history did explore.

4 MOUNT SANDEL: A TESTAMENT TO THOSE WHO PAVED THE WAY

Upon the ancient soils of Mount Sandel’s grace,
In the Mesolithic era’s quiet embrace,
A tale unfolds, a story to be told,
Of lives in distant eons, a world of old.

5 CEIDE FIELDS: A SYMPHONY OF HISTORY WHERE DREAMS RESIDE

In County Mayo’s embrace, a tale unfurls,
Ceide Fields, where ancient history swirls,
Neolithic settlers, pioneers in their stride,
Cultivating the land where dreams reside.

6 CARROWMORE MEGALITHIC CEMETARY: WHERE TIME HAS LEFT ITS SILENT TRACE

In County Sligo, where legends dwell,
A megalithic tale to tell,
Carrowmore’s ancient, mystic spell,
Where history’s secrets, softly swell.

7 LOUGH GUR: STANDS FOREVER AS A GUIDE

In County Limerick’s embrace of green,
Lies Lough Gur, a sight unseen,
A mirror of time, reflecting the past,
A treasure trove of stories amassed.

8 NEOLITHIC PERIOD: (4000 BCE - 2500 BCE)

In ancient Ireland’s realm of old,
A tale of change and stories told,
The Neolithic era’s grace,
A shift in time, a new embrace.

9 NEOLITHIC ECHOS: SWEEP SOFTLY IN COUNTY ANTRIM’S MYSTIC EMBRACE

In lands of old, where time entwines,
Neolithic echoes softly chime.
Hills rise up, with tales untold,
In County Antrim’s mystic fold.

10 CREEVYKEEL: WHERE NEOLITHIC WHISPERS RISE

In County Sligo’s embrace, a treasure lies,
Creevykeel’s Neolithic whispers rise.
An ancient site with stories deep,
A masterpiece of secrets to keep.

11 BRONZE AGE: (2500 BCE - 500 BCE)

In Ireland’s ancient tapestry unfurled,
The Bronze Age’s saga, a realm of gold,
From Neolithic’s embrace to bronze’s fire,
A tale of growth, a worlds aspire.

12 NEOLITHIC HILL OF SLANE: A BRIDGE THROUGH TIME

In Antrim’s land, a mound does rise,
Where ancient echoes softly sigh.
The Hill of Slane, a timeless tale,
A Neolithic realm unveiled.

13 BRONZE AGE WHISPERS: SECRET STONE CIRCLES AND HILL FORTS

In days of old, the Bronze Age reigns,
A time of mysteries, a land of gains.
In Ireland’s heart, a tale unfolds,
Of stone circles and hill forts’ holds.

14 THE HIDDEN WHISPER: THE WONDERS OF ANCIENT NEWGRANGE

In ancient lands of Celtic lore,
Where mystery dwells, at Newgrange’s door.
A passage grave, with secrets untold,
A sacred place, from days of old.

15 IRON AGE: (500 BCE - 400 CE)

In Ireland’s ancient tapestry unfurled,
The Iron Age’s tale of strength and world,
From Bronze’s reign to iron’s embrace,
A chapter marked by change and grace.

16 GAELIC REFLECTIONS: A LEGACY IN VERSE AND VALOR

In the mists of time, where legends are born,
The Gaels emerged, with spirit adorned,
From Ireland’s isle to Scotland’s rugged land,
Their Gaelic origins, a heritage grand.

17 ECHOES OF CELTS: A TAPESTRY OF TIMELESS PRIDE

In the land of ancient lore, where legends dwell,
Where Celts roamed wild and tales would swell,
A people proud, with hearts of fire,
They danced with nature, to the music of their lyre.

18 TRIBAL KINGDOMS EMERGE: CELTIC ART BLOSSOMS

In ancient times, where shadows cast,
Celtic tribes emerged, a tapestry vast,
Bound by lands and lineage’s trace,
A tribal dance, a distinct embrace.

19 EARLY CHRISTIAN PERIOD: (5TH CENTURY - 9TH CENTURY)

In Ireland’s ancient, misted dawn,
A sacred age began to spawn,
Early Christian’s fervent flight,
A transformation of faith’s pure light.

20 CHRISTIANITY’S FOOTPRINT: THE LEGACY OF ST. PATRICK’S QUEST

In ancient times, a tale unfolds,
Of Saint Patrick’s mission, as history holds.
Born in Britain, captured, then set free,
A destiny in Ireland, a mission to decree.

21 HILL OF SLANE: MEETING THE ENDLESS SKY

Upon the Hill of Slane so high,
Where legends meet the endless sky,
St. Patrick walked in ages past,
A vantage point where faith was cast.

22 Clonmacnoise And Glendalough: Monastic Whispers in The Breeze

In Ireland’s ancient lands, a tale unfolds,
Of monastic dreams and stories old.
Clonmacnoise and Glendalough, their names renowned,
Two beacons of faith where history’s found.

23 The Celtic Cross: The Eternity of The Sun And The Halo

In Ireland’s heart, a cross does stand,
A symbol woven by masterful hand.
Celtic Cross, a tale to tell,

24 Viking Age: (795 CE - 1014 CE)

In ages old, when seas did roar,
Vikings rose from northern shore,
A saga bold, of warriors true,
Their longships sailed; their spirits flew.

25 A SIGNIFICANT IRISH HISTORICAL CHAPTER: THE VIKING RAIDS AND THEIR SETTLEMENTS ALONG THE COAST

In the mists of time, a tale unfurls,
Of Vikings fierce, with sea’s wild swirls,
From Scandinavia’s distant shores,
They set their sights on Ireland’s moors.

26 The Contarf Battle: Where the Irish Legacy Prevailed

In days of old, on Clontarf’s shore,
A battle fierce, a clash of lore.
Two forces met, with destiny entwined,
A tale of power, of wills combined.

27 IRISH AND VIKINGS: A CHORUS OF CULTURES

In ages past, on Ireland’s shore,
A dance of cultures, a fusion to explore.
Vikings and Irish, intertwined fate,
A Hiberno-Norse culture, truly great.

28 NORMAN INVASION: (1169 CE - 1171 CE)

From England’s shores they set their sail,
A tale of Normans, wind, and gale,
Led by Strongbow, knights of might,
To Irish lands, a fateful flight.

29 Castle Chronicles: The Tall and Feudal Bonds

In ages past, a tale unfolds,
Of castles strong and knights of old.
In medieval times, a world anew,
Where castles rose and banners flew.

30 Lordship of Ireland: By Way of The Norman Conquest

In ages past, on Ireland’s shore,
A dance of cultures, a fusion to explore.
Vikings and Irish, intertwined fate,
A Hiberno-Norse culture, truly great.

31 TUDOR CONQUEST: (16TH CENTURY)

In history’s tapestry, a chapter unfurls,
The Tudor Conquest, with banners and pearls,
A turning point in Ireland’s embrace,
A story of power, a change of space.

32 ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH CONTROL: DISGUISED WITHIN THE GAELIC SUPPRESSION AND PROTESTANT IMPOSITION

In Ireland’s land, a grand design,
A plan to shape, control, define,
English and Scots, with purpose bold,
A tale of dominance, to be told.

33 TUDOR PLANTATIONS: SOWING SEEDS OF DIVISION

In Tudor’s time, a policy was decreed,
A scheme to plant, to sow a foreign seed,
In Ireland’s heart, where Gaelic lords did sway,
The Tudor plantation, in the light of day.

34 DESMOND REBELLIONS: A GAELIC STRUGGLE

In Munster’s green, where legends take their stand,
The Desmond Raebellions, in Tudor’s land,
A Gaelic tale, a noble’s fiery quest,
Against English rule, they put to the test.

35 NINE YEARS’ WAR: A CHAPTER OF STRIFE

In Tudor’s grip, a tale unfolds,
Of Ireland’s strife, its stories told,
The Nine Years’ War, a tempest wild,
Where Gaelic hearts in rebellion smiled.

36 IRISH REBELLION AND CONFEDERATE WARS: (1641 - 1653)

In the mid-17th century’s hush of time,
A tale unfolds with prose and rhyme,
The Irish Rebellion, a fiery spark,
Engulfing lands in shadows dark.

37 IRISH RESISTANCE: ENGLISH OPPRESSION AND MILITARY CONFLICT

In Ireland’s ancient tale, a struggle profound,
Defiance ‘gainst rule-on history’s ground,
Uprising ‘gainst English, a battle untamed,
The Confederate Wars, where futures were framed.

38 The Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland: Brutal and Unforgiving Tactics

In history’s pages, a tale untold,
Of conquest fierce and hearts turned cold.
Cromwell’s name, a shadow cast,
A campaign brutal, of the past.

39 POLITICAL UPHEAVAL AND VIOLENCE: THE IRISH REBELLION AND CONFEDERATE WARS

In Ireland’s ancient realm, a time of strife,
When conflicts roared and shaped life’s fife,
The Rebellion and Wars, a turbulent tide,
In history’s tapestry, they ride.

40 RIVERS OF DESTINY: THE BATTLE OF BOYNE’S TALE

On Boyne’s banks, a tale unfolds,
A chapter of history, bravely told,
In Sixteen Ninety, the first of July,
Two forces clashed beneath the sky.

41 PENAL LAWS AND THE GREAT FAMINE: (17TH - 19TH CENTURY)

In history’s tapestry, a somber thread,
Two tales of woe, by fate’s hand led,
Penal Laws and Famine’s blight,
In Ireland’s heart, cast shadows bright.

42 IRISH CATHOLIC SUFFERING: RESULTS OF PENAL LAWS AND THE GREAT FAMINE

In Ireland’s chronicle, a tale of woe,
Where history’s currents harshly flow,
Two chapters told, distinct, yet twined,
Penal Laws and famine’s bind.

43 FAMINE’S GRIP: AN IRISH NIGHTMARE

In the land of green, where stories told,
A tale of sorrow, stark and cold,
The Great Famine’s shadow looms with dread,
A time when countless tears were shed.

44 SHADOWS OF SORROW: COFFIN SHIPS AND RESILIENT IRISH SOULS

Beneath the shadowed Irish sky, in famine’s cruel embrace,
A tale of sorrow etched, in hardship’s pained grace.
Eighteen forty-five, through fifty-two’s embrace,
Came the exodus, a desperate race.

45 The Irish Human Spirit: A Sight to Behold

Amidst the annals of history’s scroll,
A tale of trials and challenges unfold.
Penal Laws and Popery Acts did strive,
To quench the flame of the Irish alive.

46 Daniel O’connell: “The Liberator”

Born ‘neath Kerry’s skies on a summer morn,
Daniel O’Connell, The Liberator, was born,
From prominent stock, in discrimination’s thorn,
A champion rose, the Irish heart to adorn.

47 IRISH NATIONALISM: THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

In the emerald land, a fervent fire aglow,
A quest for freedom, in hearts did grow,
Irish Nationalism, its banner unfurled,
A tale of courage, through a changing world.

48 Robert Emmet: Synonymous with Irish Nationalism and Ongoing Independence

In Dublin’s streets, a fire burned,
A fervent heart, a lesson learned,
Born to privilege, yet a soul aflame,
Robert Emmet’s quest for Ireland’s name.