Irish poetry is beautiful and fun way to learn about Irish heritage with kids. So below is a traditional Irish poem along with some nontraditional fun poems for the kids to sing along with a free pritnable to go with it. Hope you all have a great St Patricks day. Be sure to scroll to the bottom for more fun ideas to do with your kids. The Lake Isle of Innisfree I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee; And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet’s wings. I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey, I hear it in the deep heart’s core. -W. B. Yeats Treasure Hunt St. Patrick’s Day … Continue reading Irish Poem Free Printable + Five Little Shamrock Song