by Nora-Jane Thornton, National Photographic Archive (and Unashamed Romantic) Closure, not the most romantic of sentiments, seems to be the message of this letter. It was written by the poet, Patrick Kavanagh in May 1945 to Hilda Moriarty, a young medical student whom he had met the previous year. In it he seems to acknowledge […]
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Luke Kelly,
May 1945,
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On Raglan Road,
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Poetry,
Unrequited Love,
Valentine's Day
Bean an Phoist says: A few weeks ago, I asked NLI staff to pick things they love in our collections (maybe also about love) and to write about them for Valentine’s Day. Those who weren’t nimble enough to avoid me since then, are included here. And there will be two other posts today – Honora […]
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Emma Lyons,
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Rosamond Praeger,
Sean O'Casey,
Sir John Leslie,
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