A completely revised new edition of Douglas Hyde’s classic collection of the poems and songs of Raftery, known to generations of Irish-schoolgoers from the poem ‘Mise Raifteirí an File’.

The book is full of background anecdotes and ideas, written in Hyde’s accessible, entertaining style.

A best-seller in its day, this new volume is an attractive gift book for lovers of poetry and the Irish language.

Includes an introductory essay that puts Hyde’s work in context.