Poetry

Touch the Blind Man and other poetry from Finbar Furey

Denise Foley — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0500

Finbar Furey shares another talent with www.irishphiladelphia.com.

The Cobbler Boy by Father Michael Doyle

Jeff Meade — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:35:16 -0500

At the 33rd Annual Philadelphia Ceili Group Festival, Camden's Father Michael Doyle read selections from his poetry--including this one about his childhood in Ireland.

Father Michael Doyle's Poetic Praise for Father John McNamee

Jeff Meade — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:28:01 -0500

The first night of the 33rd Annual Philadelphia Ceili Group Festival was devoted to the spoken word. One of the featured presenters was Father Michael Doyle, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Camden, N.J. He read a poem he composed in honor of his close friend Father John McNamee, pastor of St. Malachy Church in North Philadelphia.

Father John McNamee's Poem, "Homecoming," from "Donegal Suite"

Jeff Meade — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:00:00 -0500

The Giant’s Causeway on a windswept afternoon, and a bar where old men sit around a fire.

"Old Days," by Joseph McGarrity

Jeff Meade — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:00:00 -0500

This poem is from "Celtic Moods and Memories," written by Philadelphia Irish republican and Tyrone native Joseph McGarrity.