Tears Of The Irish. Poem by Michael Cochrane
Tears Of The Irish.
They came across the Irish sea on cattle boats, fleeing hunger at every door.
The potato blight rottted the fields and took two million lives.
To Glasgow's Broomielaw they arrived from County Mayo, Dublin and Donegal they carried hope despite their ills.
Through the poverty they grew, to work with Irish hands, to build the ships of the Clyde, and with courage keep the irish culture alive with song and words, and worship the faith.
Michael Cochrane ©️ 2026
A wonderful poem of resilience, courage and great faith. Well presented and inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
Of course, my pleasure! Thank you for sharing your poetry here with all of us!
Lovely piece! All that the Irish people have had to go through is very sad. May God bless them and help them!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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