The Midnight Court Publication Date:30-Aug-15 While Frank O’Connor was known

While Frank O’Connor was known primarily as one of Ireland’s finest short-story writers

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The Midnight Court Publication Date:30-Aug-15 While Frank O’Connor was knownMany translations into English verse of Brian Merrimans celebrated eighteenth century narrative poem Cirt an Mhen Oche (The Midnight Court) have been made by Irish poets over the past two centuries. All translators have tackled the problem of being Irish poets working in English and drawing upon the Irish language tradition in various ways, as well as having to negotiate between Merrimans world and their own historical moments. This tension in