Elizabeth Shane

Gertrude Elizabeth Heron Shane (née Hine; 5 February 1877 – 19 March 1951)[1] was an Irish poet, playwright and violinist[2] born in Belfast and who lived much of her life in County Donegal.[3][4] Among her best-known works is "Wee Hughie", a poem about a boy's first day at school.[5][6]

Elizabeth Shane
BornGertrude Elizabeth Heron Hine
5 February 1877
Belfast, Ireland
Died19 March 1951 (age 74)
Annalong, County Down, Northern Ireland
Occupationviolinist, poet
LanguageEnglish, Mid-Ulster English
Period1921–45

Bibliography
  • Tales of the Donegal Coast and Islands (1921)
  • By Bog and Sea in Donegal (1923/24)
  • Piper's Tunes - From Donegal and Antrim (1927)
  • The Preserving Pan (play, 1933)[7][8]
  • The Collected Poems of Elizabeth Shane Vol 1 (1945)
  • The Collected Poems of Elizabeth Shane Vol 2 (1945)

References
  1. http://www.hidden-gems.eu/belfast%20-%20shaneelizabeth.pdf
  2. Bourke, Angela (13 November 2017). The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814799079 – via Google Books.
  3. "My Wee Donegal Library". Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. "Archived copy". digitalcommons.colby.edu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Wee Hughie". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  6. Collins, Lucy (8 June 2012). Poetry by Women in Ireland: A Critical Anthology 1870-1970. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781846317231 – via Google Books.
  7. The Irish Times (Monday, February 19, 1934)
  8. "Digital Theatre Archive".
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