Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist and political activist. He is considered by many to be the essence and soul of The Easter Rising of … Continue reading OTR Celebrates Spring with Irish Poets
I was about four years old when my mother introduced to me to “The Fairies” by William Allingham. I recall my concern over poor little Bridget, until I reasoned … Continue reading OTR Celebrates Spring with Irish Poets
Today is the first day of spring. What better way to welcome spring than by declaring it, thanks to UNESCO, to be World Poetry Day? William Butler Yeats, considered to … Continue reading OTR Celebrates Spring with Irish Poets
March 17, 2013 is officially St. Patrick’s Day. OnTheRoad is celebrating this auspicious event by thumbing through Charles Gidley’s “The Book of Kells,” a remarkable resource for those, like … Continue reading Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Arthur William Edgar O’Shaughnessy, 1844 – 1881 William Edgar O’Shaughnessy’s career may have been as an assistant in the British Museum, but his true love was literature. Epic of Women … Continue reading OTR Celebrates Irish Poets
Today is International Women’s Day. OTR celebrates this auspicious moment with America’s Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines by Gail Collins. This book lives up to … Continue reading OTR Celebrates International Women’s Day
March belongs to the Irish poets. Ireland’s dramatic landscape, history, language and people have granted richness and dignity to their poetry. There are so many remarkable poets and poems to … Continue reading OTR Celebrates Irish Poets
