Rencontre avec Marie Heaney

Author Marie Heaney will talk about Celtic culture, illustrated by readings from Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legends (1995), in which she skillfully revives the glory of ancient Irish storytelling from the great pre-Christian sequences to the more recent tales of the three patron saints Patrick, Brigid, and Colmcille. She was born in County Tyrone and began her teaching career in Northern Ireland. As well as Over Nine Waves she has written The Names upon the Harp (2000), a book of Irish legends for children and, as an editor with Townhouse Publishing in Dublin, has produced several anthologies including Heart Mysteries (2003), a personal selection of Irish poetry.