Poetry from Ireland Calls
This was the poetry section of the Ireland Calls discussion boards and it served as a forum for members to exchange poems and share poetry.
There was a substantial membership of this group and many members submitted a variety of poems on all types of topics. Hardly any of these members would have previously been published but the standard of poetry and creativity was nevertheless very high.
Selection of Member's Poetry
Pat Gallinagh' Poetry
Who is Pat Gallinagh?Pat is the eldest son of two Irish immigrants, his mother was Mary Joyce from Mayo Abbey, Claremorris, County Mayo and his father from Ballyshannon in County Donegal. They met in America and lived most of their lives in Detroit, Michigan, where Pat was born.
Pat is proud of his Irish Roots and a number of years ago began writing an annual poem for St Patrick's Day. He has a love for poetry even though he never took classes in the subject, it was something that just came naturally. |
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He was a good high school football player and earned a full four year scholarship to Michigan State University. While there he played on two Big Ten and National Championship football teams in 1965 & 1966. In '66 he was selected to the Big Ten All-Academic 1st team and named 1st team Academic All-America. He played in the 1966 Rose Bowl and the 1966 Shrine North-South all star game in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. He graduated "With Honors" in 1967.