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Poem 3

– Trish Keane – Midnight shades Midnight shades of blue green reds and a hint of purple to stars of silver in moon lightof soft yellows clouds filled with dark shadows of the mist like rain Bold skys of September air the type that wouldn’t invite you sit down windows closed tightly around not lettingContinue reading “Poem 3”

Poem 2

– Trish Keane – Over fresh fallen pine cones my wheels long to tread Or through the park after night rains fell To see and feel the wind swept trees There leaves bow gentle to soften my face with it’s due To hear birds squabble and sweek The rustle of the long grass a feildContinue reading “Poem 2”

Poem 1

– Trish Keane – Warm winds blow across my face the soft breeze enveloped around my face Eyes closed and face held high a breath a hug of air for my lungs to refresh them Algiries kicking ins someone near is cutting grass My eyes start to stream as tho I was crying but theyContinue reading “Poem 1”

The Bridge

By Colette Powell Moore Us children sat on the wall at Emersons field looking up and down the street. We all had to be quiet, and not allowed to make noise. Siobhan said her granny heard “The Banshee” the night before. Silently we all turned out heads towards Hinny’s house, with the top half ofContinue reading “The Bridge”

The Letter

Excerpts from a letter written by a friend to my grandmother on 12th November 1941. They were both in their early 60s so were born in 1880. “Have you ever considered what to my mind is the poverty and inferiority of the present day education, not only in the National schools, but also in theContinue reading “The Letter”

The Wedding

Weddings are so different now than back years ago. Today a lot of young couples choose to have a Civil Ceremony in a Hotel or a Registry Office as well as the traditional Church Wedding. Turn the clock back 50 years ago, things were different for most of the Irish population. The prospective groom wouldContinue reading “The Wedding”

Kildare Cocooners

– Written by Finian Coghlan of the Kildare Nationalist – A Kildare artist is working in conjunction with Older Voices to provide portraits of, and for Kildare cocooners, as they continue to endure the trials of loneliness and isolation. ‘Older Voices’ – a social inclusion initiative of the Council’s LEADER Partnership – which works withContinue reading “Kildare Cocooners”

Phthisis

Bernard was my uncle, aged 32 on 17 th July 1955 when he died, he was the youngest of 10 children had a shop beside the Olympia Theatre, and his cause of death was “Phthisis”. He was not married and his sisters cared for him in their home in Dublin. As a child when IContinue reading “Phthisis”

The Prayer Book

I received my first prayer book on the day of my First Communion in 1958, and don’t know where it is now, but can see it as clearly as if it was yesterday, it had a white cover and I was so proud of it. I have many old prayer books in my house nowContinue reading “The Prayer Book”