The Lepers’ Squint They call it the Lepers’ Squint: The hole in the cathedral’s north wall, In the Holy Spirit Chapel Tucked away left of the organ pipes, Where mediaeval lepers pressed To peer in at the service, Queued for the bread of heaven. They call it the hole in the wall: The…
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Tim Cunningham outside No. 2 St. Johns Square
Mrs. Kirby A protestant lived in our house. We rented the place downstairs, She had a room on top. I knew she was different Because people said she was a protestant As if she has measles Or came from the North Pole. Once when we giggled in church, The woman behind said That…
Tim Cunningham on Mathew Bridge
The Singers and the Dancers (You shall have singing and dancing enough.’ – Sheriff Francis Lloyd, Limerick, 1798) Another summer morning on Mathew Bridge, Another thrush trilling her repertoire And the same sun dancing on the Shannon As it surges towards the sea. A different tune those centuries ago When singing was…