Paul Durcan

Where was Paul Durcan born?

• London

• Dublin

• Westmeath

• Carlow

Why was Paul Durcan often left unhappy as a child?

• His relationship with his father

• His relationship with his teachers

• He kept getting injured

• He was overweight

Where was Paul Durcan made go for three years against his will?

• England

• America

• Mental hospital

• Work on a construction site

Who is Pearse in the Poem the girl with the keys to Pearse's cottage?

What are the two main themes of the poem?

• Love

• Death

• Emigration

• Nature

Do you think Padraig Pearse would be happy with the way Ireland turned out from how Durcan describes it in the poem?

• Yes

• No

• Can't decide

Do you think that Cait Killann had a choice in going to America at summers end?

• Yes

• No

Although the way that Durcan describes Connemara sounds idyllic, do you think it has much of a future?

• Yes

• No

• In some ways

What is Padraig Pearse famous for writing?

• The proclamation

• The plough in our stars

• A number of famous poems

Explain what you think Durcan means by 'Cosmic Peace' in stanza 2?