{"product_id":"said-hanrahan-a-poem-about-farmers-praying-for-rain","title":"... said Hanrahan, A poem about Farmers praying for rain","description":"\u003cp\u003eSo Said Hanrahan.....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Poem was published in 1919 by an Irish Catholic Priest who had a church in rural Australia.  He used the pseudonym of John O'Brien  for his poetry.  O'Brien had a reputation and was famous as an Australian Bush Poet.  O'Brien was revealed  years later to be  Father Patrick Joseph Hartigan  when the Bush Poet's fame had grown across the country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe signature phrase from the poem used by Hanrahan   \"We'll all be rooned!\" became a part of Australian Pop Culture.  Another side note - the Bank Failure referenced in the second stanza refers to an event that occurred in Australia in 1890.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fatalistic outlook and sense of humor in this poem seems authentically Irish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalligraphy completed for St. Patrick's Day in March 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause this poem is rather long it is printed on 11\" x 17\" paper.  It is a numbered print on acid free, archival quality 110lb paper\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VanDuzerArt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48186671825027,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/0531\/2643\/files\/SaidHanrahan-1056x1632-96dpi.jpg?v=1789222217","url":"https:\/\/shop.vanduzerart.com\/products\/said-hanrahan-a-poem-about-farmers-praying-for-rain","provider":"VanDuzerArt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}