"They come to Lough Derg to fast and pray and beg"
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Title
"They come to Lough Derg to fast and pray and beg"
Subject
Poetry--Twentieth Century--Patrick Kavanagh--Lough Derg
Description
The poetry of Patrick Kavanagh's 'Lough Derg', detailing a visit in 1941
Creator
Patrick Kavanagh, 1904-1967
Source
Kavanagh, Patrick, Lough Derg, p. 9
Publisher
Goldsmith Press, The Curragh, Ireland
Date
1978
Rights
Citation for the purposes of criticism
Format
Published poem
Language
English
Type
Poetry chapbook
Identifier
DD_0244
Coverage
54.6083, -7.8714
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Text
“From Cavan and from Leitrim and from Mayo,
From all the thin-faced parishes where hills
Are perished noses running peaty water,
They come to Lough Derg to fast and pray and beg
With all the bitterness of nonentities, and the envy
Of the inarticulate when dealing with the artist.”
Original Format
Poems