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Today’s Poem: The Woman of Three Cows

Today’s Poem: The Woman of Three Cows

An Irish poem for the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day

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Execution of Robert Emmet in 1803 (Wikimedia Commons)

Justin Blessinger is professor of English at Dakota State University and a long-time teacher of Irish and English literature: a man of words and a man of his hands, working in his spare time on computerized mechanical devices for the disabled. His thoughts moved recently to the relative invisibility of James Clarence Mangan, and Poems Ancient and Modern suggested he write up a note for our readers, since St. Patrick’s Day is this coming Sunday, March 17.

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