#Zozimus

by Patrick Ryan on Feb 24th, 2025 - 123 Views

The Life Of ‘Oul Zoz Patrick Ryan takes a look at one of Dublin’s most colourful characters, and the Liberties most famous sons.  He was named in memory of a pious Palestinian, according to WB Yeats “the last gleeman . . . being alike poet, jester, and newsman of the people”... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Feb 17th, 2025 - 130 Views

Zozimus Ireland’s Last Gleeman and the Bard of Dublin’s Liberties Few figures capture the spirit of Dublin’s storied streets as vividly as Michael J. Moran, better known as Zozimus. Born around 1794 in the heart of Dublin’s Liberties, Zozimus rose to fame as a street rhymer whose passionate...