Ronan Sheehan (born 1953) is an Irish novelist, short story writer and essayist. He was an early member of the Irish Writers' Co-operative (founded in 1974 by
Fred Johnston,
Neil Jordan
Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. His first book, ''Night in Tunisia (short story collection), Night in Tunisia'', won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian ...
and
Peter Sheridan
Peter Sheridan (born 1952) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. He lives in Dublin. His awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. In 1980 he was writer-in-residence in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and his short film, Th ...
) and its Secretary from 1975 to 1983.
He received the
Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature was created in 1976 by the Irish American businessman Dan Rooney, owner and chairman of the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers franchise and former US Ambassador to Ireland. The prize is awarded to Irish writers aged ...
in 1984.
[Foley's Asia at Lilliput Press](_blank)
Retrieved: 2011-10-17. Until 2005 he was a practising lawyer in Dublin, specialising in copyright law.
He was the General Editor of the Catullus Project to translate works by
Catullus
Gaius Valerius Catullus (; 84 - 54 BCE), often referred to simply as Catullus (, ), was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry, focusing on personal life rather than classical heroes. His s ...
into English and Irish.
The Irish Catullus
West Port Book Festival. Retrieved: 2011-10-17.
Sheehan was educated at Gonzaga College
Gonzaga College SJ is a voluntary Catholic boys' secondary school in Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1950, Gonzaga College is under the trusteeship of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), one of five Jesuit secondary schools in Irela ...
, and University College Dublin
University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...
, and the Incorporated Law Society.
Neil Jordan
Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. His first book, ''Night in Tunisia (short story collection), Night in Tunisia'', won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian ...
, the Irish filmmaker, called his ''Foley's Asia'', "A meditation on arms, oppression and empire, ffering/nowiki> a unique insight into he/nowiki> Irish and Indian colonial experience".
Works
* ''Tennis Players'' (Dublin, Co-Op Books, 1977), .
* ''Boy with an injured eye'' (Tralee, Brandon Books, 1983), (Hardcover), (Paperback)
* ''Foley's Asia'' (Dublin, The Lilliput Press
The Lilliput Press is an Irish publishing house. It was founded in 1984 by Antony Farrell, in County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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, 1999), .
* ''The Irish Catullus: One Gentleman from Verona'' (A.& A. Farmar, 15 April 2010), .
References
External links
Sheehan's entry at ''Ricorso''
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Irish novelists
Living people
1953 births
People educated at Gonzaga College
Alumni of University College Dublin
Irish male novelists