Ireland was a romantic place to me
Scene of summer holidays and free
Open air and mountain views
Turf fires burning wear no shoes
A paradise on earth and utterly
For others it was hell and misery
Magdalen laundries another history
The State bowed down before the Church
Many folk left in the lurch
And all because of blessed purity
Holy Ireland was a fantasy
Ruled by Rome as the Prods would say
Celibate clergy laying down the law
Do as I say or you’ll get what for!
These things have come to light – a blessed day
Brian Fahy
21 January 2023
+ Today I watched two films from RTE entitled Ireland’s Dirty Laundry. Good, well-balanced films they help us look at our history in a clearer light and to see how unwise it is to allow the Church to have such a dominant place in society. The Lord called us to be leaven in the dough, and not the baker of the bread!
Erris Poetry 