Bona Na Croin
(Back home in Bangor again)

So, as a follow-up I've been preparing some designs of mine for apparel wear. One of which, though not to safest to display were I live, has some design ideas;


Bona Na Croin by *Illahie

Bona na Croin - Collar nor Crown

I've been wanting to edit this design and make it into a t-shirt. Thing is, I can't display this one too much, due to the troubles. Wearing it here would be equivalent to being the only deer allowed to be shot during the season on the entire island, and wearing a bulls-eye. Especially now since the 11th&12th of July are coming up and tension is running high.

But I want to get it made for conventions outside of Northern Ireland, and I would love to have the poem printed on the back as well.

Thing is, I want to know the name of the author of the poem (click the image to view the poem as well). I know it was a poem from around the 19th century by the Fenian rebels.. but whom wrote the infamous "Bona na Croin" poem?

Does anyone have any ideas? I'd like to give the person proper credit