Family and friends of Seamus Heaney gathered in Nun’s Cross Church, Killiksey, last night, Sunday October 13, for the dedication of a plaque in memory of the celebrated poet. The Nobel Laureate was connected to the area through the nearby Glanmore Cottage where he lived with his wife Marie for five years in the 1970s.
He maintained a close connection with the area and visited regularly as he sought inspiration for his poetry. He bought the cottage when it went on the market in 1988 and divided his time between Dublin and Wicklow.
Last night’s service was attended by Marie Heaney and the couple’s son Christopher along with his wife Jenny McCrohan and their daughter Anna Rose. Welcoming them, the Vicar the Revd Ken Rue noted that the Heaney family had been very generous to the church.
The dedication took place after the Wicklow and Killiskey Harvest Thanksgiving Service. The Vicar was joined by the Archdeacon of Glendalough, the Ven Ricky Rountree, who preached and dedicated the plaque and the new Parish Priest of Ashford, the Very Revd Eamonn Crosson,
who read the Gospel.
A number of Seamus Heaney’s poems were read during the …read more
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