Poetic Obituaries: Most recently I heard him [John O'Donoghue] speaking

on the Marian Finucane show on RTE radio, where he spoke about the deep centre of Christmas and the space that it creates after all the hoo hah to discover that stillness within, often presenting itself as a sense of loss or longing. His most recent publication was a book of Blessings, a collection of his poems/prayers to mark different stages in our lives. The Blessing below is taken from an earlier book, 'Echoes of Memory' -GOSh.

Beannacht
("Blessing")

from Dew of Hermon: Death of John O'Donoghue

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