Gertrude Elizabeth Heron Shane (née Hine; 5 February 1877 – 19 March 1951) was an

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and

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born in

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and who lived much of her life in

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. Among her best-known works is "Wee Hughie", a poem about a boy's first day at school.

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) *''The Collected Poems of Elizabeth Shane Vol 1'' (1945) *''The Collected Poems of Elizabeth Shane Vol 2'' (1945)

References

External links

Elizabeth Shane on Google Books
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shane, Elizabeth 1877 births 1951 deaths Irish women poets 20th-century Irish poets 20th-century Irish women writers Irish classical violinists