Eileen Sheehan, (Born Eileen Flynn) is an Irish poet based in

Killarney Killarney ( ; , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Killar ...

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. She was born in the nearby village of Scartaglin in 1963. Her poetry is written from a benevolent

pagan Paganism (, later 'civilian') is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Christianity, Judaism, and Samaritanism. In the time of the ...

perspective. Her work has been published in several journals and anthologies, including ''

The Stinging Fly ''The Stinging Fly'' is a literary magazine published in Ireland, featuring short stories, essays, and poetry. It publishes two issues each year. In 2005, ''The Stinging Fly'' moved into a book publishing with the establishment of The Stinging ...

'', ''The Kerry Anthology'', ''Breacadh'', and she was featured in ''I Am Of Kerry''. She has won both the

Listowel Listowel ( ; , ) is a heritage market town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the River Feale, from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,794 according to the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the third large ...

Writers’ Week inaugural Poetry Slam 2004, and The

Brendan Kennelly Timothy Brendan Kennelly (17 April 1936 – 17 October 2021), usually known as Brendan Kennelly, was an Irish poet and novelist. He was Professor of Modern Literature at Trinity College Dublin until 2005. Following his retirement he was a prof ...

Poetry Award 2006. Her book of poetry, ''Song of the Midnight Fox'', was published in 2004. She is on the Poetry Ireland Éigse Éireann Writers in Schools Scheme and is currently employed by

VEC teaching Creative Writing at Killarney Technical College.

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