Ireland’s Most Popular Song Is of Course About a Lost Love
Patrick Kavanagh would have loved it. In 2002, Russell Crowe was in London to give a tribute to receive a BAFTA award for A Beautiful Mind. In his acceptance speech, Crowe quoted a four-line poem, “Sanctity,” by the Irish poet:
To be a poet and not know the trade,
To be a lover and repel all women;