Project Tag: Poems inspired by the Irish coast

Dooghmakeen Beach 31st October 2018 Concentric, lines in sand, pools between the tides, ancient sleeping stones. Ribbons and […]

Killiney Beach 26th August 2017 Light leaving the stones, people let the sea to be, To wash the […]

Meeogahane Pier 24th August 2017 The Currachs rest, sleeping seaweed wears the oceanic gloss. Salt water teases, each […]

Ballyheigue, Beach 24th August 2017 A crack in the darkness laid silver on to the bay. Seaweed debris […]

Whitestrand 23rd August 2017 A wall, a wall, no immigrants call, the waves erode the present to reveal […]

Quilty 23rd August 2017 Below the cliff, strata of the old world rises through the sand. Life hangs […]

Hellwick Beach 7th August 2017 Down the steps, a haon, a dó, a trí, spectators sit on high. […]

Kelly’s Bay 15th August 2017 A coffee stop, a place to sit and sip, hidden beneath the wall […]

Brittas Bay 9th August 2017 The sun tried to stay and the wind would not leave. The sea […]

Ballyquin Beach 7th August 2017 Under trees, following the verdant stripe, wheel tracks to the sea. Where the […]

Stradbally Cove 7th August 2017 The river feeds silver and gold, passing gaping pirate caves. A seaweed line […]

Kinnago Bay 18th April 2017 The daily pilgrimage leaves swirling prayers and seaweed offerings on the golden […]

Seafield, Co. Clare 23rd August 2017 Bovine curiosity, silent watchers, chewing on the dunes. Flags slap, safety assured, […]

Dog’s Bay 20th February 2017 The horse shoe of white calms the wild waters in a sandy […]

Coral Beach, Mannin’s Bay 20th February 2017 Blanket of cold coral white from the Sea God’s palace […]

Fanore Beach 29th April 2017 Across the dunes dotted with gentian blue, to where the shades of grey […]

Laytown 15 th August 2017 A wide open sand, the retreated sea far away, languishing seaweeds clinging for […]

Ballyvoney Cove Seaweed creatures abandoned on the sea-worn shore, sepia ribbons tangle  on the shingle bed. The […]

Tower Bay Cove 15th August 2017 A precarious downward climb led me to a secluded cove, embraced by […]