The inalienable heritage, and other poems

A varied collection of poems that moves between narrative ballads and concentrated lyrics, exploring Irish landscapes, seascapes, and historical memory. Many pieces register close natural observation—boglands, coastal skies, and small wild flora—alongside formal interest in metre and musical lines. Several poems dramatize risky, intimate acts or past conflicts, while others dwell on illness, sleeplessness, and endurance, drawing philosophical reflections from nature. The volume balances storytelling energy with reflective, often elegiac verse about belonging, loss, and the persistence of memory.