Inniskeen Road: July Evening ...........................................254 Shancoduff ........................................................................258 The Great Hunger ...............................................................262 Advent ...............................................................................270 A Christmas Childhood ......................................................275 Epic ....................................................................................280 On Raglan Road ..................................................................284 The Hospital .......................................................................288 Canal Bank Walk ............................................................... 291 Lines Written on a Seat on the Grand Canal, Dublin ..........295
An Overview of the Themes in Patrick Kavanagh’s Poetry ................................................................................299
Important Features of Patrick Kavanagh’s Language and Style ............................................................................304 Writing About Patrick Kavanagh ........................................ 311
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Grandfather .................................................................................... 316 Day Trip to Donegal ........................................................................320 After the Titanic .............................................................................324 Ecclesiastes ....................................................................................328 As It Should Be ................................................................................332 A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford .......................................................336 The Chinese Restaurant in Portrush ...............................................343 Rathlin ............................................................................................347 Antarctica ....................................................................................... 351 Kinsale ............................................................................................355 An Overview of the Themes in Derek Mahon’s Poetry ...................359 Important Features of Derek Mahon’s Language and Style ............365 Writing About Derek Mahon ........................................................... 373