A01=Marie Heaney
Author_Marie Heaney
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Folklore
Legends
Mythology
Product details
- ISBN 9780571175185
- Weight: 210g
- Dimensions: 130 x 15mm
- Publication Date: 22 May 1995
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'These legends are the action-packed stories - of ancient heroes, huge battles, attempted invasions, prophecies and spells, clashes between the underworld and the real world, abductions, love affairs and feasts - which have fascinated the Irish mind for more than 2,000 years . . . Most of them have an extraordinary, stark narrative sweep, with a marvellous sense of detail . . . Heaney writes directly and fluently . . . with great tact and skill.' Sunday Times
Marie Heaney was born in County Tyrone and began her teaching career in schools in Northern Ireland. She and her family moved to Dublin in 1972 where she still lives.
As well as Over Nine Waves she has also written The Names Upon the Harp, a book of Irish legends for children (Faber, 2000, illustrated by P. J. Lynch) and as an editor with Townhouse Publishing in Dublin has produced several anthologies, including Heart Mysteries, a personal selection of Irish poetry.
Marie Heaney has also contributed to newspapers and journals and has written for radio and television.
