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“irish” + iris across the centuries

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iris 1 poem

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pre-1500 0 / 28 BCE 0 / 12 1500s 0 / 9 1550s 0 / 89 1600s 0 / 176 1650s 1 / 57 1700s 0 / 34 1750s 0 / 162 1800s 14 / 683 1850s 12 / 939 1900s 32 / 1115 1950s 0 / 15

Poems in 1900s · 32 with this theme Show all eras

A Connaught Lament
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A Connaught Lament

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

A Dead Girl To Her Lover
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A Dead Girl To Her Lover

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

A Song of Four Winds
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A Song of Four Winds

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

A Song of the Road
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A Song of the Road

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

An Invitation
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An Invitation

by Francis Ledwidge · English

Francis Ledwidge portrait

19 August 1887 - 31 July 1917 (~30)

Arrow Song
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Arrow Song

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Beg-Innish
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Beg-Innish

by J.M. Synge · English

J.M. Synge portrait

16 April 1871 - 24 March 1909 (~38)

Bright cap and streamers
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Bright cap and streamers

by James Joyce · English

James Joyce portrait

2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941 (~59)

Death
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Death

by Thomas MacDonagh · English

Thomas MacDonagh portrait

1 February 1878 - 3 May 1916 (~38)

Four Sisters
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Four Sisters

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Ghosts
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Ghosts

by Joseph Campbell · English

Joseph Campbell portrait

15 July 1879 - 6 June 1944 (~65)

Gold Song
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Gold Song

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

In a Cafe
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In a Cafe

by Francis Ledwidge · English

Francis Ledwidge portrait

19 August 1887 - 31 July 1917 (~30)

Irish Ivy
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Irish Ivy

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Jack O'Lanthorn
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Jack O'Lanthorn

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Jeu d'Esprit
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Jeu d'Esprit

by Francis Ledwidge · English

Francis Ledwidge portrait

19 August 1887 - 31 July 1917 (~30)

On a Birthday
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On a Birthday

by J.M. Synge · English

J.M. Synge portrait

16 April 1871 - 24 March 1909 (~38)

Saav's Lament
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Saav's Lament

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Song of the Fomoroh
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Song of the Fomoroh

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Dark Man
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The Dark Man

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Dinny Math
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The Dinny Math

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Irish in Gallipoli
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The Irish in Gallipoli

by Francis Ledwidge · English

Francis Ledwidge portrait

19 August 1887 - 31 July 1917 (~30)

The King of Ireland's Son
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The King of Ireland's Son

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Passing of the Shee
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The Passing of the Shee

by J.M. Synge · English

J.M. Synge portrait

16 April 1871 - 24 March 1909 (~38)

The Pixy Gleaner
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The Pixy Gleaner

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Shepherd of the Sea
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The Shepherd of the Sea

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Sister
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The Sister

by Francis Ledwidge · English

Francis Ledwidge portrait

19 August 1887 - 31 July 1917 (~30)

The Woman at the Well
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The Woman at the Well

by Joseph Campbell · English

Joseph Campbell portrait

15 July 1879 - 6 June 1944 (~65)

The Woman in the Shadow
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The Woman in the Shadow

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Yellow Bittern
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The Yellow Bittern

by Thomas MacDonagh · English

Thomas MacDonagh portrait

1 February 1878 - 3 May 1916 (~38)

The Young Girl
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The Young Girl

by Joseph Campbell · English

Joseph Campbell portrait

15 July 1879 - 6 June 1944 (~65)

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