Guest speaker - R贸is铆n Sheehy
14 Nov 2018
R贸is铆n Sheehy visited UCC recently to speak to Creative Writing students as part of the MA in Modern Irish.
R贸is铆n wrote 'Sn谩mh na Saoirse,' a play about the drowning of Domhnall Criomhthain agus Eibhl铆n Nic Niocaill off the coast of the Blasket Island in 1909. She spoke about the sources she used, how she developed the story from a poem she wrote, and the challenges involved in adapting the story for stage. R贸is铆n was awarded the Stewart Parker/BBC Northern Ireland Prize earlier this year.