Heaney reads a poem about the violent death of his second cousin.
Heaney wrote an elegy, 'The Strand at Lough Beg', after his second cousin Colum McCartney was shot and killed in 1975. In this extract, he reads a later poem from 'Station Island' that deals directly with the violence of this death.
| Title: | Death of a Cousin |
| Clip Duration: | 00:03:24 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | "He Had Gone When I Looked to Meet His Eyes" |
| Series Title: | Appraisal |
| Information: | ‘Appraisal’ was a radio arts magazine, presented by Des Hickey. It was first broadcast on 23 February 1972, in a weekly slot on Radio Éireann. According to the RTÉ Guide, it aimed to “give a general flavour of what is happening in the theatre, in music, dance, cinema, mime, poetry and even books throughout the whole country” (16 May 1986, p. 12). It used a large panel of experts to review and discuss work. ‘Appraisal’ was incorporated into ‘The Arts’ in 1973, becoming a fortnightly programme until 15 October 1980, when it reverted to weekly. It ended on 8 September 1988. The accompanying image of Seamus Heaney appeared on p.10 of the RTÉ Guide on 12 April 1996. |
| Local Keywords: | Seamus Heaney, Poet, Poetry, Literature, Northern Ireland, Troubles, Colum McCartney, Station Island, The Strand at Lough Beg, Des Hickey |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Arts and Culture |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Des Hickey (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ Radio One |
| Production Year: | 1984 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | BB3237 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
