EPISODE · Aug 21, 2009 · 44 MIN
DocArchive: Blackbird on the Boyne
from Documentary on One Podcast · host RTÉ
A portrait of Francis Ledwidge drawn from writings and reminiscences of his contemporaries. A war poet, he would go on to be known to some as "poet of the blackbirds" before dying under tragic ciumstances during World War 1. (Broadcast 1959)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A portrait of Francis Ledwidge drawn from writings and reminiscences of his contemporaries. A war poet, he would go on to be known to some as "poet of the blackbirds" before dying under tragic ciumstances during World War 1. (Broadcast 1959)
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