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29/08/2014
Seamus Heaney Stamps Unveiled
A commemorative stamp, featuring the late Seamus Heaney, has been issued in the Republic of Ireland.
The stamp was released on Thursday and features a black and white photograph of the poet.
A specially commissioned envelope was also unveiled, which has been inscribed with an extract of Heaney's famous 1969 poem, Bogland.
Michael Heaney, the poet's son, is quoted as saying: "The year since he died has been a sad time for our family, but this is not only a wonderful testament to his life and work, but also a reminder of the generosity and support people have shown since Dad's passing.
"We would like to express our deepest thanks and appreciation to everyone involved in bestowing this rare honour on the husband, father, grandfather and poet we miss so much."
Heaney, who was from L'Derry, died in August 2013 at the age of 74. He had been suffering from ill health.
(JP/MH)
The stamp was released on Thursday and features a black and white photograph of the poet.
A specially commissioned envelope was also unveiled, which has been inscribed with an extract of Heaney's famous 1969 poem, Bogland.
Michael Heaney, the poet's son, is quoted as saying: "The year since he died has been a sad time for our family, but this is not only a wonderful testament to his life and work, but also a reminder of the generosity and support people have shown since Dad's passing.
"We would like to express our deepest thanks and appreciation to everyone involved in bestowing this rare honour on the husband, father, grandfather and poet we miss so much."
Heaney, who was from L'Derry, died in August 2013 at the age of 74. He had been suffering from ill health.
(JP/MH)
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The funeral of poet Seamus Heaney has taken place at Sacred Heart Church in Donnybrook. President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Brian Friel joined his widow Marie and children Michael, Christopher and Catherine Ann for the funeral mass of the writer, who died unexpectedly in a Dublin hospital on Friday. He was 74.
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Heaney Accolade Is Second Irish Honour
The Co Londonderry poet and Nobel Laureate, Seamus Heaney has received a major national accolade, the David Cohen prize for literature. It was two in a row for Northern Ireland as the last winner was also Irish, the poet Derek Mahon. The David Cohen Prize for Literature, worth £40,000, is awarded every two years.
Heaney Accolade Is Second Irish Honour
The Co Londonderry poet and Nobel Laureate, Seamus Heaney has received a major national accolade, the David Cohen prize for literature. It was two in a row for Northern Ireland as the last winner was also Irish, the poet Derek Mahon. The David Cohen Prize for Literature, worth £40,000, is awarded every two years.
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Nobel Poet Laureate Seamus Heaney has been laid to rest in his hometown of Bellaghy in County L'Derry. The ceremony was carried out yesterday and followed an earlier funeral service at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Donnybrook, County Dublin. The 74-year-old poet, recognised as Ireland's greatest since W.B.
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