Sarah Poyntz was an Irish journalist and author. She is best known for her contributions over 24 years to ''

Country Diary ''Country Diary'' is a daily natural history column in the English newspaper ''The Guardian'', first published in November 1906. It is also now freely available on the newspaper's website. Past and present contributors include Pete Bowler, Arnol ...

'' describing The Burren, some of which were subsequently published in book form. Born in

New Ross New Ross (, formerly ) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. It is located on the River Barrow, near the border with County Kilkenny, and is around northeast of Waterford. In 2016 it had a population of 8,040 people, making it the ...

in 1926 she was educated at Loreto Abbey in

County Wexford County Wexford ( ga, Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (''Uí Ceinns ...

and University College Dublin (UCD). She initially worked as a teacher in England, and was appointed Head of the English Department at the

Perse School for Girls The Stephen Perse Foundation is a family of independent schools in Cambridge and Saffron Walden for students aged 1 to 18. The Foundation is made up of 3 nurseries (2 in Cambridge and 1 in Saffron Walden, Essex) for ages 1–5, 2 Junior Schoo ...

in Cambridge, but took early retirement due to ill health. In 1986 she moved to

Ballyvaughan Ballyvaughan or Ballyvaghan () is a small harbour village in County Clare, Ireland. It is located on the N67 road on the south shores of Galway Bay, in the northwest corner of The Burren. This position on the coast road and the close proximity ...

and in 1987 she began writing for ''Country Diary''. In 2006 she wrote a book on the villages of The Burren. She retired from writing in December 2010, at the age of 84. She died on 14 September 2020.Sarah Poyntz obituary
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1926 births 2020 deaths Alumni of University College Dublin Writers from County Wexford Irish women journalists The Guardian journalists People from Ballyvaughan {{Ireland-writer-stub