Author Archives: Mitchell Polonsky | The Lir, Trinity College Dublin

As an outsider looking in, nothing seems more fundamentally representative of Irish culture than the Irish wake. Ubiquitous in Irish literature, music, theater, and storytelling, the celebratory assembly of the community following a death seems to encapsulate the social, cultural, … Continue reading →

Every so often I make an effort to take a walk to a Dublin neighborhood that lies outside the limits of my normal daily route straight through Dublin city center. On this particular day, I had decided to venture off … Continue reading →

1. Mám: Mountain pass. Mám Trasna fadó, The Old Pass. 2. Mám: Yoke. Faoi mhám an pheaca, under the yoke of sin. 2. Lit: Obligation, duty, function. 3. Mám: Handful. ~ mhilseán, of sweets. Scaipeann sé ina mhámanna é, he … Continue reading →