Seamus Heaney: A Tribute by a Brazilian living in Ireland for 42 years.

Authors

  • Patricia O’Flaherty

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v15i0.3586

Abstract

The life and works of our great Poet have been – and will continue to be – documented in journals and theses, books and blogs around the world. What follows is a simple but grateful testimonial of how meeting Seamus Heaney and his poetry helped me begin to understand this magical island and its people.


Keywords: Seamus Heaney; “Digging”; translation.

Author Biography

  • Patricia O’Flaherty
    Patricia O’Flaherty has got her Master in Education, (A Critical Exposition of Paulo Freire’s Philosophy of Education) at the University of Dublin, Trinity College 1971-1973, and her Advanced Certificate in Education ACE at Oxford University. She held the following positions at the School of Education, Trinity College Dublin: Lecturer and Supervisor, Pedagogy and Methodology (1973-2000); Director of CELTIC (Courses in English Language, Technology and Irish Culture) 1990-2000; Research Officer in Education (2001-2005). She was the first Brazilian to settle in Ireland (September 1971) and have published widely in her field of research.

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Published

2013-11-17

Issue

Vol. 15 (2013): ABEI Journal 15

Section

A Tribute to Seamus Heaney

How to Cite

O’Flaherty, P. (2013). Seamus Heaney: A Tribute by a Brazilian living in Ireland for 42 years. ABEI Journal, 15, 27-34. https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v15i0.3586