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St Patrick's Well & Magherakeel Monastic Site

  On a recent visit to Castlederg in County Tyrone I stopped at the small village of Killeter  (Coill Íochtair meaning "lower wood") which lies along the pilgrim trail leading to Lough Derg (St. Patrick's Purgatory) St. Patrick stopped at this well to quench his thirst before the walk to Lough Derg. So before winter gets its grip on the land I wanted to visit St. Patrick's well, locally know as Tober Patrick. Surrounded by beautiful country side. Fairly nearby is Magherakeel Monastic Site.

 Th...

Magpie poem

The Magpie




Two tone thieves gather like senators

or tenors, slightly tipping as if heavy bellied.

Green and purple smudged feathers glint

as the sunlight catches them.

They chatter on the trapeze of a fairy thorn.

Ever vigilant, a salmons glance towards glinting

treasures, presumed below in suburbs.


They come, silent now, a pilots precision

gliding towards the gold milk tops

shining like fools gold on the door step,

cute enough, they scan the house for noise,

I stand; still as an Oak tree.

Carefully they ...

Lughnasadh

As Lughnasadh on the end of August approaches I got to thinking of my late parents who never  missed the Ould lammas Fair in Ballycastle. They'd look forward to this from June and often talked about the sights they'd seen from Horses, musicians and bedding to tools  being sold. It was a sort of pilgrimage especially for my mother.  When they would return they'd often bring Yellow man a honeycomb rock or type of toffee and dulse; seaweed which I disliked but enjoyed the Yellow Man, very sweet ...

New poems published in Poeny Moon

My two poems and photographs are in Peony Moon, thanks to Editor Michelle Mc Grane xx

http://peonymoon.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/aine-macaodha-two-poems/

There are many writers on her lists and it's a great site with many links to others.

Gra
Aine

New poems published

My two poems and photographs are in Peony Moon, thanks to Editor Michelle Mc Grane xx

http://peonymoon.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/aine-macaodha-two-poems/

There are many writers on her lists and it's a great site with many links to others.

Gra
Aine

Aine Mac Aodha - Poetry & Lens: Review of Söylesi Üç Aylik Siir Dergisi / The Poet...

Aine Mac Aodha - Poetry & Lens: Review of Söylesi Üç Aylik Siir Dergisi / The Poet...: "Nesrin Eruysal (editor) (2009) Söylesi Üç Aylik Siir Dergisi / The Poetry of Islands (English and Turkish Language), Solyesi Poetry Review..."

The Guest House -- Rumi

The Guest House -- Rumi

Aine Mac Aodha - Poetry & Lens: My book on Amazon.com

Aine Mac Aodha - Poetry & Lens: My book on Amazon.com: "My book on Amazon.com A bit of shameless promotion i'm afraid!! Above is my book, 'Where the three rivers meet' now available on Amazon.co..."

St. Mary's Church of Magheraculmoney Parish And famine graveyard

The graveyard surrounding ST. Mary's Church at Ardess, near Kesh in County Fermanagh is a ancient pre-plantation graveyard and in a survey it is estimated that there is a total of 433 marked grave headstones, flat slabs and crosses. The oldest visible date is 1679 of both Catholic and Protestant which is unusual.  Some wonderful old celtic crosses and stump of a tree where hangings took place and excuted after the Maguire rebellion 1594. It is difficult to find so ask a local in the nearest t...

Ireland old and new photographs

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