Hundreds sign books of condolences while fellow-poets pay tribute to Heaney.
On the day of Heaney's funeral, hundreds of people signed books of condolences in Dublin, Derry and Belfast. Reporter Helen Donohue says that people felt they knew him through his poetry. They describe him as modest, a gentleman, and someone who represented the good things in this difficult time for Ireland.
Heaney's poetry was read in schools today, including his poem 'Mid-Term Break', about the death of his brother Christopher while Seamus was away at school. Outside the Church of the Sacred Heart in Donnybrook, fellow-poets paid tribute. According to Gabriel Rosenstock, Heaney brought beauty and meaning back to our world. Anthony Cronin considers him "a very special and remarkable human being".
| Title: | Hundreds Sign Books of Condolences for Heaney |
| Clip Duration: | 00:02:31 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | A Modest Gentleman Who Represented the Good Things |
| Series Title: | RTÉ News |
| Information: | An RTÉ News report on the death of Seamus Heaney. |
| Local Keywords: | Seamus Heaney, Poet, Poetry, Literature, Death, Funeral, Condolences, Tributes, Mid-Term Break, Gabriel Rosenstock, Liam Carson, Anthony Cronin, Helen Donohue, Sharon Ní Bheoláin |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | News |
| Topic: | Arts and Culture |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Sharon Ní Bheoláin (Newsreader) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 2013 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | 13LTO28 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 (widescreen) |
| Language: | English (eng) |
