The Rising of the Moon
Jack SheehanEssays about politics, history, and culture in Ireland, the U.S., and beyond.
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There But for Fortune
Phil Ochs died this week, 50 years ago.1 The last year of his life was cruel, undignified, unworthy of his gentle self. He was 35 years old, the same age I turn this year. He was born in El Paso, a Texan like Alan Lomax. Like Lomax, he took...
Employment History
At the end of last year I wrote that 2026 was unlikely to be any better politically. Since then the U.S. and Israel have launched an unspeakably idiotic and morally vile war on Iran. I wrote this month about the lack of a coherent protest m...
2025 in Reading
An Fear Marbh (Inis Tuaisceart), Co. Kerry, (Jack Sheehan, January 2025)
In late December 2016, I posted a video on Facebook (Facebook!) of a live performance of “Heavenly Father” by Bon Iver at Sydney Opera House with the caption that I h...
Goodbye to Old Gav
I’ve had a quiet few months, writing-wise, but LitHub did republish one of my essays on Palestine. Elsewhere, I wrote a long feature on three types of anti-republicanism for a very handsome new Irish magazine called An Clogán, which you can...
All for Palestine
Gaza, August 2025 (Alessio Mamo/The Guardian)
Move him into the sun–
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unseen.
Always it woke him, even in France,
Until this morning and this snow.
If...
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Irish writer, historian, and photographer from Dublin, living in Brooklyn. Bylines: Baffler, Washington Post, Irish Times, Guardian, etc. Represented by Tyler Monson at Sterling Lord Literistic. Contact/Commissions [email protected].
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