Elizabeth Shane
Appearance
Elizabeth Shane | |
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Born | Gertrude Elizabeth Heron Hine 5 February 1877 Belfast, Ireland |
Died | 19 March 1951 (age 74) Annalong, County Down, Northern Ireland |
Occupation | violinist, poet |
Language | English, Mid-Ulster English |
Period | 1921–45 |
Gertrude Elizabeth Heron Shane (née Hine; 5 February 1877 – 19 March 1951)[1] was an Irish poet, playwright and violinist[2] born in Belfast and who lived much of her life in County Donegal.[3][4] Among her best-known works is "Wee Hughie", a poem about a boy's first day at school.[5][6]
Bibliography
- Tales of the Donegal Coast and Islands (1921)
- By Bog and Sea in Donegal (1923/24)
- Piper's Tunes - From Donegal and Antrim (1927)
- The Preserving Pan (play, 1933)[7][8]
- The Collected Poems of Elizabeth Shane Vol 1 (1945)
- The Collected Poems of Elizabeth Shane Vol 2 (1945)
References
- ^ http://www.hidden-gems.eu/belfast%20-%20shaneelizabeth.pdf
- ^ Bourke, Angela (13 November 2017). "The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing". NYU Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Collins, Lucy (8 June 2012). "Poetry by Women in Ireland: A Critical Anthology 1870-1970". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ The Irish Times (Monday, February 19, 1934)
- ^ http://www.digitaltheatrearchive.com/archives/1886