Heaney describes the circumstances that led him to leave Belfast for Wicklow
Throughout his career, Seamus Heaney has often been asked about leaving Belfast in 1972. In this interview, he describes the circumstances that led to him leaving his job at Queen's University to live and write in Glenmore, Co. Wicklow. He says he is still confused about the motions he went through and had a number of options open to him. But he wanted to test himself as a writer, so "decided to walk into uncertainty".
| Title: | Writer in Profile: Seamus Heaney |
| Clip Duration: | 00:03:10 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | Walking Into Uncertainty |
| Series Title: | Writer in Profile |
| Information: | ‘Writer in Profile’ was a weekly television interview with a well-known Irish writer. The series was produced by James Plunkett and mainly presented by Augustine Martin. |
| Local Keywords: | Seamus Heaney, Poet, Poetry, Literature, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, Glenmore, Wicklow, Aindréas Ó Gallchóir |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Arts and Culture |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Aindréas Ó Gallchóir (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | Telefís Éireann |
| Production Year: | 1976 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | 94D00010 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
