An Trodaí agus dánta eile

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An Trodaí agus dánta eile
The Warrior and other poems
Dairena Ní Chinnéide
ISBN 1905560036
Cló Iar-Chonnachta 2006

Is í an Trodaí príomhcharachtar an chnuasaigh seo, bean atá ‘lán de laigeacht agus fíochmhaireacht in aon turas’. Bean í a shantaíonn an grá ach atá mímhuiníneach; bean í atá dúshlánach ach atá ag iarraidh go dtuigfear í; bean nua-aimseartha í a thuigeann tábhacht an traidisiúin. Tá aithne ar Dhairena go forleathan as a cuid oibre le Raidió na Gaeltachta. Tá neart tagairtí sa chnuasach seo dá ceantar dúchais i gCiarraí; luaitear go háirithe an Blascaod Mór agus Corca Dhuibhne.

An Trodaí agus dánta eile – The Warrior and other poems is a bilingual poetry collection from Dairena Ní Chinnéide. In it, she introduces the persona of The Warrior / An Trodaí, a woman who is ‘lán de laigeacht agus fíochmhaireacht in aon turas’ ‘full of weakness and fierceness at once’. The Warrior is a woman of contrasts. She craves love but fears betrayal; she is defiant but seeks to be understood; she is a modern woman who appreciates the importance of tradition. Dairena is well-known for her work with Raidió na Gaeltachta and this collection contains many references to her native Kerry, in particular an Blascaod Mór and Corca Dhuibhne.