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The form developed out of an earlier, non-political genre which was essentially an Irish form of the French '' Reverdie '', in which the poet meets a beautiful, supernatural woman who symbolises the spring season, the bounty of nature, and love. The first and greatest of the aisling poets was Aogán Ó Rathaille . In his hands, the ''aisling'' is a powerful mode of political writing. In the 18th Century , the form became something of an empty formula and was deprived of much of its force. Towards the end of the century, Brian Merriman used the ''aisling'' form in his great comic poem '' Cúirt An Mheán Óiche''. Aisling is also a girl's first name in Ireland , meaning dream, vision or inspiration. EXTERNAL LINKS
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