Sarah Poyntz
Sarah Poyntz | |
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| Born | 1926 |
| Education | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Occupation | Writer |
Sarah Poyntz is an Irish journalist[1] and author. She is best known for her contributions over 24 years to Country Diary describing The Burren, some of which were subsequently published in book form.[2]
Born in New Ross in 1926 she was educated at Loreto Abbey in County Wexford 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 in Cambridge, but took early retirement due to ill health.[2] In 1986 she moved to Ballyvaughan and in 1987 she began writing for Country Diary.[3] In 2006 she wrote a book on the villages of The Burren.[4][5]
She retired from writing in December 2010, at the age of 84.[3]
References
- ^ "Country Diary: Sarah Poyntz". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ a b Poyntz, Sarah (2000). A Burren Journal. Tír Eolas. ISBN 1-873821-13-1.
- ^ a b Deegan, Gordon (28 January 2011). "Columnist who gave her readers glimpse of the Burren calls it a day". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ Poyntz, Sarah (2006). Burren Villages. Mercier Press. ISBN 978-1-85635-674-9.
- ^ "Tales of the Burren, and other places". The Irish Times. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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