Jimeen can't seem to stay out of trouble - he just can't resist it, whether it's tormenting his sister, C�it, a night out 'on the Wren', trying to steal lobsters, or scouring the countryside for spies.A drowned cat, a drunken goose, the whole neighbourhood out searching all night - these are the results of Jimeen's pranks.Popular for years in the Irish language, this translation means that a whole new audience can join in the fun.

    His first volume of poems was published while he served, in 1915; two more were published posthumously, and were followed by this collection of complete works in 1919. He and five comrades had been killed by an exploding shell during the third battle of Ypres (July 1917). His poems reflect his love for his native rural countryside, tinged with loss arising from the war. From his frequent use of a blackbird motif, he was known as the "Poet of the Blackbird." Of him, the poet John Drinkwater wrote: "His poetry exults me, while not so his death.... to those who know what poetry is, the untimely death of a man like Ledwidge is nothing but calamity." - Summary by Nemo