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Land begins with a mapmaker, his son, and an enchanted well that changes their lives forever on the western peninsula of Ireland.
Maggie...
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The Lake Isle of Innisfree
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
I will arise and go now, for always nigh
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― The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
― The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
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So does nobody care about Ireland?"
"Nobody. Neither King Louis, nor King Billie, nor King James." He nodded thoughtfully. "The fate of Ireland will be decided by men not a single one of whom gives a damn about her. That is her tragedy.
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― The Rebels of Ireland
― The Rebels of Ireland
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