Elizabeth Shane

Irish poet

Elizabeth Shane
Born	Gertrude Elizabeth Heron Hine 5 February 1877 Belfast, Ireland
Died	19 March 1951 (age 74) Annalong, County Down, Northern Ireland
Occupation	violinist, poet
Language	English, Mid-Ulster English
Period	1921–45

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]

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

^ http://www.hidden-gems.eu/belfast%20-%20shaneelizabeth.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Bourke, Angela (13 November 2017). The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814799079 – via Google Books.
^ "My Wee Donegal Library". Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
^ "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)
^ "Wee Hughie". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
^ Collins, Lucy (8 June 2012). Poetry by Women in Ireland: A Critical Anthology 1870-1970. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781846317231 – via Google Books.
^ The Irish Times (Monday, February 19, 1934)
^ "Digital Theatre Archive".