THE GRAIGUENAMANAGH BUS

Story ID:	2275
Written by:	Veronica Breen Hogle (bio, contact, other stories)
Organization:	Irish Cultural Events
Story type:	Poem
Writers Conference:	$500 2007 Family Memories Writing Project
Location:	Graiguenamanagh Co. Carlow Ireland
Year:	1963
Person:	Charlie Piggot and Johnny Hickey

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Posted 06/10/2007 19:42 | Reply

What a lovely story this poem tells, not of the loss but of what the bus meant to all and of the men on it. I have loved all your mother's poetry, Veronica. Am always so pleased when you post another. I leave for my trip to Ireland on June 16th. Will spend 3 days in England and then to Ireland on the 20th (our 43rd anniversary that day!). We should be there traveling around the country for about 2 weeks. I'm quite excited about seeing the land where my great-grandparents came from.
Nancy

Posted 06/10/2007 20:28 by Veronica Breen Hogle | Reply

Dear Nancy, I appreciate your comments about my mother's poems. She could make up a poem at the drop of a hat. The Graiguenamanagh Bus was like a live village on wheels. I'll be eager to hear about your trip to Ireland. I think you'll love it. Veronica

Posted 07/19/2007 21:45 by Veronica Breen Hogle | Reply

I'm so honored that this poem is in The Hall of Fame. Charlie and Johnny will always be remembered. This bus was like a living village on wheels, everyone talking, bikes, parcels stacked safely and the yellow baby chicks cheeping. Charlie knew how to turn the wheel as we swung around narrow corners, under low branches and bounced over bridges. Veronica