Elizabeth Shane Explained
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
- Book: Bourke, Angela. The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing. 13 November 2017. NYU Press. 9780814799079. Google Books.
- Web site: My Wee Donegal Library . 2013-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130719191933/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/mydonegalbooks.htm . 2013-07-19 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . digitalcommons.colby.edu . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928085544/http://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3351&context=cq . 28 September 2015 . dead.
- Web site: Wee Hughie . 2013-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116051239/http://www.moneydarraghps.org/Recitations/weehughie.htm . 2013-01-16 . dead .
- Book: Collins, Lucy. Poetry by Women in Ireland: A Critical Anthology 1870-1970. 8 June 2012. Oxford University Press. 9781846317231. Google Books.
- The Irish Times (Monday, February 19, 1934)
- Web site: Digital Theatre Archive.
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