Poetry of Mairead Tuohy Duffy
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About the Author
Mairead Tuohy Duffy is a Kenmare woman, whose
first love is her native Kerry and now her adopted city, Dublin. She took
early retirement from teaching, as Principal, in Sth. Dublin, to give
all her time to writing.
In 1992, her book,"From the Roughty to the Liffey was published ,describing
her life as a student in Coláiste Íde, Dingle and in Carysfort
T.C., Blackrock and her life as a teacher in Wicklow, Offaly, Dublin.
In 1996, she published a romantic story, fiction, entitled"Dublin
Janine" the story of a young Dublin girl, growing up in the sixties.
In 1997, her book of poetry, entitled "Poetical Memoirs of a Kerry
woman" was published and in 2000, her favourite book, "Angels
over Ireland", which led to her being asked to run an angel retreat
in Derry.
To date, her poems, and stories and articles, both in Irish and English
have been published in various papers and magazines and booklets. Three
of her Irish poems were published in "Bí ag caint" by
the late Máire Ní Chéilleachair, in 1993 for the
Junior Cert Irish Exam.
She describes poetry,as medicine and spiritual healing at all times and
hopes it will console and help all who read it.
