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Anne Le Marquand Hartigan
Anne Le Marquand Hartigan was an List of Irish poets, Irish poet, playwright, and painter. Personal life Hartigan trained as a painter at Reading University, England. She returned to Co. Louth, Ireland, in 1962 with her husband Tim Hartigan where they farmed and reared their six children. She lived in Dublin. Poetry Hartigan published seven collections of poetry: ''Unsweet Dreams'' (Salmon Poetry, 2011), ''To Keep The Light Burning: Reflections in Times of Loss'' (Salmon Poetry, 2008); ''Nourishment'' (Salmon Poetry, 2005); ''Immortal Sins'' (Salmon Poetry, 1993); the award-winning long poem with Anne's drawings, ''Now is a Moveable Feast'' (Salmon Poetry, 1991); ''Return Single'' (Beaver Row Press, 1986); ''Long Tongue'' (Beaver Row Press, 1982). Theatre Hartigan's theatre piece ''Beds'' was first performed at the Damer Hall, Damer Theatre in 1982 as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Hartigan's full length tragi-comedy ''I do like to be beside the seaside'' is set in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish People
The Irish ( ga, Muintir na hÉireann or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans also conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th century conquest and colonisation of Ireland brought many English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Ireland) and Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom). The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities including British, Irish, Northern Irish or som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
