soon and that he barely escaped "the net" before the Germans "pulled it together." Some members of his unit, however, were not so lucky and were taken away to POW camps in the German Empire. In Paul Muldoon 1983 satirical poem Aisling, which was written in response to the 1981 hunger strike campaign by Bobby Sands and other incarcerated members of the Provisional IRA, the goddess Erin was recast to symbolize Anorexia. Other uses LÉ Aisling (P23) is a ship which was in the Irish Naval Service from 1980 to 2016. "Aisling" is a poem by Seamus Heaney from the collection North (1975). The acclaimed Irish author Ciaran Carson has said that much of his literature is based around the idea of the aisling, or dream vision. Aisling Ghéar by Breandán Ó Buachalla, a 20th century Aisling poet. Some believe the tune of Danny Boy is based on the ancient song of Aisling an Oigfear, the lyrics of Danny Boy resemble the viewpoint of a message from a Mother to a Son, the son she had to let leave and become part of the Irish diaspora. The maternal lyric's in the song being a metaphor for Ireland and the land they left behind them. In popular culture In the 2009 animated film The Secret of Kells, a main character is a girl of the Otherworld named Aisling with a cat called Pangur Bán. See also Aisling (given name) – includes a list of people with this name References External links Irish text of Gile na Gile by Aodhagán Ó Rathaille Irish text of Úirchill an Chreagáin, an 18th century aisling from Ulster Medieval roots of the name Aisling disputed Video of Breandán Ó Buachalla on YouTube explaining the Aisling poetic genre. Celtic goddesses Genres of poetry Irish goddesses Irish-language literature Irish language Irish words and phrases Jacobite poets Jacobite propagandists National personifications Personifications of Ireland Scottish Gaelic literature Tuatha Dé Danann