Sarah Poyntz
Sarah Poyntz | |
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Born | 1926 |
Died | 14 September 2020[1] Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare |
Education | University College Dublin (UCD) |
Occupation | Writer |
Sarah Poyntz was an Irish journalist[2] and author. She is best known for her contributions over 24 years to Country Diary describing The Burren, some of which were subsequently published in book form.[3]
Born in New Ross in 1926 she was educated at Loreto Abbey in County Wexford and University College Dublin (UCD). She initially worked as a teacher in England, and was appointed Head of the English Department at the Perse School for Girls in Cambridge, but took early retirement due to ill health.[3] In 1986 she moved to Ballyvaughan and in 1987 she began writing for Country Diary.[4] In 2006 she wrote a book on the villages of The Burren.[5][6]
She retired from writing in December 2010, at the age of 84.[4] She died on 14 September 2020.[7]
References[]
- ^ "The death has occurred of Sarah Poyntz". rip.ie. 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Country Diary: Sarah Poyntz". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Poyntz, Sarah (2000). A Burren Journal. Tír Eolas. ISBN 1-873821-13-1.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Deegan, Gordon (28 January 2011). "Columnist who gave her readers glimpse of the Burren calls it a day". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ Poyntz, Sarah (2006). Burren Villages. Mercier Press. ISBN 978-1-85635-674-9.
- ^ "Tales of the Burren, and other places". The Irish Times. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ Sarah Poyntz obituary
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