Poems · Punchestown

The Sights and Sounds of Punchestown

In the beginning there was ChristmasThen there was EasterAnd then there was PunchestownThe festival of festivalsThe town closedThe priest from the altar"Today is Walking SundayThis is the fifth Sunday after EasterThis is the first Sunday before Punchestown Walking SundayWomen with pramsChildren and picnicsWalking to Punchestown.The day for inspecting the racecourseThe two-mile race for boysThe six-mile… Continue reading The Sights and Sounds of Punchestown