Irish poetry
The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English . The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult
Faber Book of Irish Verse
The Faber Book of Irish Verse was a poetry anthology edited by John Montague and first published in 1974 by Faber and Faber [ 1 ] . Recognised as an important collection, [ 2 ] it has been described as 'the only general anthology of Irish verse in the past 30 years that has a claim
English poetry
The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture , and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry
William Butler Yeats
Yeats was born and educated in Dublin but spent his childhood in County Sligo . He studied poetry in his youth, and from an early age was fascinated by both Irish legends and the occult . Those topics feature in the first phase of his work, which lasted roughly until the turn of the century
Irish people
Argentina 500,000 [ 5 ] Mexico 300,000–600,000 [ 6 ] Other Regions Languages Irish , English , Ulster Scots , Shelta Religion Roman Catholicism (majority), Presbyterianism , Anglicanism , Methodism , (see also Religion in Ireland ) Related ethnic groups
Poetry
Poetry, and discussions of it, have a long history . Early attempts to define poetry , such as Aristotle 's Poetics , focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric , drama , song , and comedy . [ 1 ] Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition, verse form and rhyme , and emphasized
Irish literature
For a comparatively small island, Ireland has made a disproportionately large contribution to world literature in all its branches. Irish literature encompasses the Irish and English languages. The island's most widely-known literary works are undoubtedly in English . Particularly famous
Early Irish literature
It is unclear when literacy first came to Ireland. The earliest Irish writings are inscriptions, mostly simple memorials, on stone in the ogham alphabet, the earliest of which date to the fourth century. The Latin alphabet was in use by 431, when the fifth century Gaulish chronicler Prosper
British literature
small country, Ireland has made a large contribution to world literature in all its branches. The Irish literature that is best known outside the country is in English, but the Irish language also has the most significant body of written literature, both ancient and recent, in any Celtic
