Heirloom Gerard Smyth Junior Cycle Poetry

Detailed notes on the poem Heirloom by Gerard Smyth. Suitable poem for the Junior Cycle poetry studies.

Summary: The poem Heirloom by Gerard Symth is about how someone might have felt leaving their homeland (Ireland) to travel to America. It is told from the perspective of a family member looking at a postcard of a relative who emigrated to America many years prior. This caused the speaker of the poem to reflect on the experience of the family member on their journey.

Theme: Emigration, Family, Adventure, Travel,Difficulty, Hardwork, Reflection