an fhéile
Nach do reub an cuan,
Nach do mhill mìle bliadhna;
Buaidh a’ Ghàidheil buan.
… the humanity
That the sea did not tear,
That a thousand years did not spoil:
The quality of the Gael permanent.
Somhairle MacGill-Eain
Sorley MacLean
1911-96

 

The exhibition shown in Archipelago is by courtesy and with permission of the Editors and of Proiseact nan Ealan,
whose generous assistance we gratefully acknowledge. The selections were chosen by all three editors.
Introduction © Malcolm Maclean.
Twentieth Century Irish Poetry © Theo Dorgan.
Poems, Translations, Artworks © contributors.


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