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Legacy
From the vivid imagery she speaks of in her poetry, Teresa Brayton, both a poet and a Novelist is described by some as "the poet of the homes of Ireland". Such scenes include the vivid imagery of the fireside chats, the sound of her latch lifting as neighbours in to visit at night from her poem "The Old Boreen" and about her home cooking and work from "When the leaves begin to fall". Such images can be compared to most Irish households and can depict a vivid picture to those reading her poetry.

Her poetry leaves a lasting sense of Irish beauty and community. This can be seen in such poems as "A Christmas Blessing" where Teresa speaks of "taking and giving in friendship" during Christmas. Since her passing Teresa has continued to keep an audience from overseas from Boston and New York primarily, this Is as a result of the reminder her poems give to Irish exiles of Irish traditions and music which was close to tyhem. one poem of which is "The Old bog Road" which set to music by Madeline King O'Farrelly from Rochfortbridge in county Westmeath. While her poems were more often serious, some portrayed an almost comical undertone tone. In an Irish times article on, Teresa's poetry was also said to have a racy feel to them.

Since Teresa Brayton's death in august 1943, a memorial in her home village of Killbrook erected by the former president of Ireland [| Éamon de Valera] during October 1959. The Memorial, a Celtic_cross (a form of Christian cross), located over Teresas grave in Clongcurry cemetery near Kilcook is a tribute to the poet's life, and what she set out to achieve, it's a reminder to others of the dedication she had to serve her country.