A Poet and a Pantomime
James Kearney is an enigma of 19th century Dublin singing and songwriting, described variously as ‘a tinker from Clare’ and ‘a labourer from Limerick’. Songs attributed to him include ‘Courtin’ in the Kitchen’, ‘Paudeen Rhu, or A Tinker’s Travels’ (his […]
A Rare Sketch of a Dublin Street Poet
A Rare Sketch of a Dublin Street Poet (Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland) The tenement poets of 19th century Dublin are elusive beings, more likely to be mentioned in petty court cases than to be memorialised in […]