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Poetry by Irish poet Michael O'Dea. (poems © Michael O’Dea, Dedalus Press, Amastra-n-Galar, Lapwing Publications)

Showing posts with label Cailleach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cailleach. Show all posts
Friday, October 19, 2018

She came to test me.*

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Did her hair flow bright as honey down her back?   Was the  wild  rose  the blossoming of her cheeks ?   Or ,  was her...
Monday, July 31, 2017

Cailleach and the Púca

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The Cailleach* stole apples from her rival Bríde and stored them till they were rosy-cheeked merry. They were in this condition when th...
Saturday, January 3, 2015

A Meeting with Winter

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The Cailleach is the goddess of   winter, Bríghde is her summer counterpart. A hag that can appear as a   beautiful young woman; she ca...
Saturday, March 2, 2013

The Cailleach

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Clay in her mouth, clothed in darkness, caged in stone. She speaks in the crumbling of mountains, creeping of oceans across c...
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