John Montague fonds

Kinsella, Thomas, 1928-2021

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Thomas Kinsella was born on May 4, 1928, in Inchicore, outside Dublin, Ireland to John Paul and Agnes (Casserly) Kinsella. He earned a diploma in public administration from University College Dublin and entered the Irish civil service in 1946, writing poetry in his spare time. During this period he met three people who influenced much of his life: Eleanor Walsh, a radiology student, whom he married in 1955; Liam Miller, publisher at Dolmen Press; and the composer Seán Ó Riada. Thomas and Ellen h...

Beckett, Samuel Barclay, 1906-1989

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Samuel Barclay Beckett was born on Good Friday, April 13, 1906, in Foxrock, Ireland, near Dublin. He studied modern languages at Trinity College in Dublin and graduated in 1927. The following year, Beckett went to Paris, where he quickly became acquainted with a group of avant-garde artists, including James Joyce. There, Beckett taught English at the École Normale Superieure in Paris for two years before returning to Trinity College to teach French in 1930. He left Trinity College after one year...

Odonnell, Peadar

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Irish author, editor and politician. O'Donnell was born in 1893. He was an executive in the Irish Republican Army from 1922 to 1932. He later helped edit the magazine, THE BELL and wrote several novels. From the description of Peadar O'Donnell Collection, 1947-1975. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 36296606 ...

Moore, Brian, 1921-1999

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Dolmen Press

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The Dolmen Press was founded by Liam Miller at Drumcondra in 1951. It started as a small private press, using a hand press, with the intention of issuing works by Irish poets. In the early days of the press, some poets such as Thomas Kinsella, set up the type themselves. In 1954, the press was moved to Glenageary. In 1958, the printing shop was established in Dublin, due to their increased sources of work. The press moved to Portlaoise about 1980, and ceased in 1988, Liam Miller having died shor...

Miller, Liam

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Murphy, Richard (Richard John)

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Irish poet and author. From the description of Richard Murphy interview : typescript, ca. 1980. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 50550358 ...

McGahern, John, 1934-2006

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Irish Academy of Letters

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Skelton, Robin.

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Robin Skelton was born at Easington, East Yorkshire, England. He received a B.A. and M.A. from Leeds University and taught English Literature at Manchester University from 1953 to 1962. In 1963 he and his family emigrated to Canada, settling in Victoria. He was appointed Associate Professor of English at the University of Victoria that same year and later founded the University of Victoria Department of Creative Writing. He continued to publish books of poetry, fiction, the occult and literary c...

Iremonger, Valentin

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Plunkett, James, 1920-2003

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Jordan, John, 1930-1988

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Resident of Woodstock (Shenandoah Co.), Va. From the description of Papers, 1815-1845. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41395602 ...

Hutchinson, Pearse

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Daiken, Leslie, 1912-1964

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Weber, Richard, 1932-

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Higgins, Aidan, 1927-....

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Aidan Higgins, born in County Kildare, Ireland, is an Irish novelist, influenced in his work by modernists such as James Joyce, Brian O'Nolan and Samuel Beckett. In 1955, Higgins went to London for a time, where he continued to write novels, short stories, radio plays, and documentaries. He also spent time in South Africa and Germany. His published works include "Felo De Se" (1960), "Langrishe, Go Down" (1966), "Balcony of Europe" (1972), "Images of Africa: Diary, 1956-60" (1971), "Scenes from a...

Montague, John Stanley

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Montague was a prominent member of the Carthage mob that would murder Joseph and Hyrum Smith in 1844, according to Sheriff Backenstos; see History of the Church VII: 144. From the description of John Montague (Carthage mob member) promissory note, 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 368052121 This fonds relates to The Dolmen Miscellany Of Irish Writing, originally to be entitled The Tower, which was proposed after a poetry reading in February 1961. The Irish Academy of Lett...

Liddy, James, 1934-2008

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McIntyre, Thomas J., 1915-

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Thomas J. Mclntyre collected for the Smithsonian Institution African Mammal Project in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, during the 1960's. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_682_pid_EACP679 ...