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Ronan Sheehan at the West Port Book Festival

Ronan Sheehan (born 1953) is an Irish novelist, short story writer and essayist.^[1]. He founded the Irish Writers Co-operative in the 1970s^[2] and received the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 1984.^[3] Until 2005 he was a practising lawyer in Dublin, specialising in copyright law.^[4] ^{[dead link]} He has translated works by Catallus into English.^[5]

Sheehan was educated at Gonzaga College, and University College Dublin, and the Incorporated Law Society. Neil Jordan, the Irish film-maker, called his Foley's Asia, "A meditation on arms, oppression and empire, [offering] a unique insight into [the] Irish and Indian colonial experience".^[3]

Fiction

The Tennis Players (Dublin, Co-Op Books, 1977);
Boy with an injured eye (Tralee, Brandon Books, 1983);
Foley's Asia (Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1999).^[3]

References

^ Irish Writers Online
^ Biography and bibliography, Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c Foley's Asia at Lilliput Press. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.
^ Centrum Latinitatis CV for Ronan Sheehan
^ The Irish Catallus Westport Book Festival. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.

[1] Irish Writers Online

[2] Biography and bibliography, Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.

[lilliput-3] Foley's Asia at Lilliput Press. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.

[4] Centrum Latinitatis CV for Ronan Sheehan

[5] The Irish Catallus Westport Book Festival. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.

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 [[image:RonanSheehan.jpg|right|thumb|Ronan Sheehan at the [[West Port Book Festival]]]]
-'''Ronan Sheehan''' (born 1953) is an [[Ireland|Irish]] novelist, short story writer and essayist.<ref>[http://www.irishwriters-online.com/ronansheehan.html Irish Writers Online]</ref>.  He founded the ''Irish Writers Co-operative'' in the 1970s<ref>[http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/s/Sheehan,R/life.htm Biography and bibliography], Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.</ref> and received the [[Rooney Prize for Irish Literature]] in 1984.<ref>[http://www.lilliputpress.ie/listbook.html?oid=2732890 Lilliput Press]</ref> {{dead link}}  Until 2005 he was a practising lawyer in Dublin, specialising in copyright law.<ref>[http://www.centrumlatinitatis.org/letteratura/ronan/Ronan_curriculum.pdf Centrum Latinitatis CV for Ronan Sheehan]</ref> {{dead link}} He has translated works by [[Catallus]] into English.<ref>[http://www.centrumlatinitatis.org/letteratura/ronan/indice.htm Centrum Latinatis Catallus project]</ref> {{dead link}}
+'''Ronan Sheehan''' (born 1953) is an [[Ireland|Irish]] novelist, short story writer and essayist.<ref>[http://www.irishwriters-online.com/ronansheehan.html Irish Writers Online]</ref>.  He founded the ''Irish Writers Co-operative'' in the 1970s<ref>[http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/s/Sheehan,R/life.htm Biography and bibliography], Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.</ref> and received the [[Rooney Prize for Irish Literature]] in 1984.<ref name="lilliput">[http://www.lilliputpress.ie/listbook.html?id=58 Foley's Asia at Lilliput Press]. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.</ref>  Until 2005 he was a practising lawyer in Dublin, specialising in copyright law.<ref>[http://www.centrumlatinitatis.org/letteratura/ronan/Ronan_curriculum.pdf Centrum Latinitatis CV for Ronan Sheehan]</ref> {{dead link}} He has translated works by [[Catallus]] into English.<ref>[http://westportbookfestival.org/news/2009/07/30/the-irish-catullus/ The Irish Catallus] Westport Book Festival. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.</ref>
+Sheehan was educated at [[Gonzaga College]], and [[University College Dublin]], and the Incorporated Law Society.
-[[Neil Jordan]], the Irish film-maker, called his ''Foley's Asia'', "A meditation on arms, oppression and empire, <nowiki>[offering]</nowiki> a unique insight into <nowiki>[the]</nowiki> Irish and Indian colonial experience".<ref>[http://www.lilliputpress.ie/listbook.html?oid=2732890 Lilliput Press Quotes]</ref> {{dead link}}
+[[Neil Jordan]], the Irish film-maker, called his ''Foley's Asia'', "A meditation on arms, oppression and empire, <nowiki>[offering]</nowiki> a unique insight into <nowiki>[the]</nowiki> Irish and Indian colonial experience".<ref name="lilliput"/>
 ==Fiction==
 * ''The Tennis Players'' (Dublin, Co-Op Books, 1977);
 * ''Boy with an injured eye'' (Tralee, Brandon Books, 1983);
-* ''Foley's Asia'' (Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1999).
+* ''Foley's Asia'' (Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1999).<ref name="lilliput"/>
 ==References==