Tomás Ó Cárthaigh : Writing

Chicago May - the Mary Ann Duignan Story…

Chicago May - the Mary Ann Duignan Story…

A Poem by Tomás Ó C&a..


Delving into the family tree... a skeleton just dropped out of the closet!!! But its OK, shes not a cousin, just a cousin of a cousin!
Lovers of Bazdara

Lovers of Bazdara

A Poem by Tomás Ó C&a..


Pashtun (Afghan) love story, of a couple who fell for each other at first sight, but were destined not to be together, both dying of grief. Live the L..
Cursing the Unlucky Stars

Cursing the Unlucky Stars

A Poem by Tomás Ó C&a..


My luck is OK... just the bloody stars out of sync!
Fishermens Tales

Fishermens Tales

A Poem by Tomás Ó C&a..


Why do us poets write of the loves we never wom more than the ones that we did? This non rhyming poem - a rarity from me - explores the topic...
Truth Told in All Tongues

Truth Told in All Tongues

A Poem by Tomás Ó C&a..


All faiths contain a little truth. No faith knows all. If we learn from each other, we then piece all the parts of the truth together...
At The Age for This

At The Age for This

A Poem by Tomás Ó C&a..


Too many deaths, too many funerals, so much so Im giving them the slip
Bar Drunks and the Bards

Bar Drunks and the Bards

A Poem by Tomás Ó C&a..


We have a monthly event in Tullamore, the “Scene of the Rhyme”, and this month and last month was disturbed by a couple of drunks, who too..
Walking Past Adamnans Church in Birr

Walking Past Adamnans Church in Birr

A Poem by Tomás Ó C&a..


Its just another ruined church to some, but St Brendans Old Church in Birr is where a little known Irish saint wrote modern Europes first rules of war..
Carol for Christmas for Our Times

Carol for Christmas for Our Times

A Poem by Tomás Ó C&a..


The girl referenced in this is the girl who died in the grotto giving birth, shunned by the village for being pregnant and unmarried...
Truth Kills Kings

Truth Kills Kings

A Poem by Tomás Ó C&a..


Dedicated to Ashraf Fayyad, poet in Saudi Arabia who is being condemned to death. Mohammed Harbi in Egypt who is making a collection of poems as part ..