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A butterfly dream

mediaeval · 2020-06-21 17:08:08

In a Mícheál Ó Siadhail poem, Timepiece, from his collection The Chosen Garden, is the following verse: I’d heard her tell the story of the sleeper’s soul: butterfly leaving his mouth to wander and return; when he woke his dream had been the insect’s journey. The “her” referred to is a woman from the Aran Islands. Does…

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In a Mícheál Ó Siadhail poem, Timepiece, from his collection The Chosen Garden, is the following verse:

I’d heard her tell the story of the sleeper’s soul:
butterfly leaving his mouth to wander and return;
when he woke his dream had been the insect’s journey.

The “her” referred to is a woman from the Aran Islands. Does anyone know any more about this story/legend? I cannot find it online.

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