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'''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 was the General Editor of the Catullus Project to translate works by [[Catullus]] into English and Irish.<ref>[http://westportbookfestival.org/news/2009/07/30/the-irish-catullus/ The Irish Catullus] |
'''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 was the General Editor of the Catullus Project to translate works by [[Catullus]] into English and Irish.<ref>[http://westportbookfestival.org/news/2009/07/30/the-irish-catullus/ The Irish Catullus] [[West Port Book Festival]]. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.</ref> |
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Sheehan was educated at [[Gonzaga College]], and [[University College Dublin]], and the Incorporated Law Society. |
Sheehan was educated at [[Gonzaga College]], and [[University College Dublin]], and the Incorporated Law Society. |
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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 was the General Editor of the Catullus Project to translate works by Catullus into English and Irish.[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]
Works
- 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]
- The Irish Catullus: One Gentleman from Verona (A.& A. Farmar, April 15, 2010), ISBN 9781906353193.
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 Catullus West Port Book Festival. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.