"The lake waves caught the concrete stilts of the Basilica"
Dublin Core
Title
"The lake waves caught the concrete stilts of the Basilica"
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. 12
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_0248
Coverage
54.609244,-7.871791
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
“The lake waves caught the concrete stilts of the Basilica
That spread like a bulldog’s hind paws. A Leitrim man
With a face as sad as a flooded hay-field,
Leaned in an angle of the walls with his rosary beads in his hands.”
That spread like a bulldog’s hind paws. A Leitrim man
With a face as sad as a flooded hay-field,
Leaned in an angle of the walls with his rosary beads in his hands.”
Original Format
Poems
Citation
Patrick Kavanagh, 1904-1967, “"The lake waves caught the concrete stilts of the Basilica",” Digital Derg: A Deep Map, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/267.