Heaney recites poem to mark EU enlargement
Award winning poet Seamus Heaney wrote Beacons at Bealtaine especially to mark the historic Day of Welcomes in Dublin.
He said May Day, known in Irish as Bealtaine, was traditionally a feast of fire.
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SUBSCRIBEAward winning poet Seamus Heaney wrote Beacons at Bealtaine especially to mark the historic Day of Welcomes in Dublin.
He said May Day, known in Irish as Bealtaine, was traditionally a feast of fire.
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