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Thread #53520 Message #828523
Posted By: belfast
17-Nov-02 - 02:54 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: The Man from God Knows Where
Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Man from God Knows Where
I share your admiration of this poem. It's a remarkable piece of work and I especially like the fact that this essential Republican text was written by a Protestant woman about Protestants. And it is strange to imagine that the places mentioned in the poem, Saintfield, Kilkeel etc. were once hotbeds of revolution and sedition. Ican't think of a narrative poem that I admire more.
I have no great opinion of the later work of Tommy Makem and I'll say no more than that.
Glad to hear that Tom Hickland and Sam Bracken are both alive and well.