"Beside St. Brigid’s Cross"
Dublin Core
Title
"Beside St. Brigid’s Cross"
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. 13
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_0249
Coverage
54.609083,-7.871620
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
“Beside St. Brigid’s Cross—an ancient relic
A fragment of the Middle Ages set
Into the modern masonry of the conventional Basilica
Where everything is ordered and correct—
A queue of pilgrims waiting to renounce
The World, the Flesh, the Devil and all his house.”
A fragment of the Middle Ages set
Into the modern masonry of the conventional Basilica
Where everything is ordered and correct—
A queue of pilgrims waiting to renounce
The World, the Flesh, the Devil and all his house.”
Original Format
Poems
Citation
Patrick Kavanagh, 1904-1967, “"Beside St. Brigid’s Cross",” Digital Derg: A Deep Map, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/268.