County Derry, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022…
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Should it surprise us that people
who lived so long ago
were engaged in magical practices?
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Hardly, and certainly not if we turn a critical eye
upon the nature of their monuments.
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But do the texts left to us say aught of all this?
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Why, of course they do, but only
if one can read between the lines.
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The artful amongst the Crafty Folk
are regarded as gods by the laity.
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Even though they too
die like mere mortals.
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But the Fomorians also
were renowned
for their men of art.
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And the ensuing battle between the two factions,
by some, is regarded as a purely magical one.
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Fomorian means ‘under-the-sea’.
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The banks of Lough Rea…
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While it is clear for all to see
what flies above the water,
lest ye be blind,
it is much more difficult to glean
what lies beneath.
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France & Vincent 
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