by Marshall Begel

“Nearly 13,000 recently issued Irish passports are being recalled… missing the letters ‘IRL.'”
—The New York Times

For wary travelers who fear a
holiday away from Éire,
a typo’s raising ire and
reducing trust in Ireland.

Those public workers must’ve felt sick
on the day they issued Celtic
passports that neglect to tell
the holder hails from IRL.