Writers inspired by Achill Island, Ireland : Index
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Heinrich BollGerman novelist Heinrich Böll, winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize for Literature, visited Achill regularly during the 1950s and 60s. His book 'An Irish Journey' provides an enduring picture of life on Achill Island in the 1950s. Heinrich Boll's cottage in The Valley, near Dugort, is now a retreat for artists and writers.
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Ernie O'MalleyCastlebar born Ernie O'Malley was a key figure in the 1922-23 Irish civil war before turning to matters of Irish art and culture. His memoirs have become classics of revolutionary literature. Ernie O'Malley later settled at Burrishoole Lodge, between Newport and Achill, and was a frequent visitor to Achill Island and to Catherine Walston's cottage at Dooagh.
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J.M. Synge
Writer and playright J.M. Synge experienced island life on the west of Ireland while on the Aran Islands in the late 19th century. His work strongly influenced many artists and writers working on Achill, and his drama 'The Playboy of the Western World' has strong links with Achill.
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Graham Greene
British novelist Graham Greene visited and stayed on Achill Island with his mistress, Catherine Walston, in the late 1940s. The story of the relationship between Graham Greene and Catherine Walston was made into the film 'The End of the Affair' by Neil Jordan in 1999. Graham Greene finished several of his novels in Walston's cottage in Dooagh, Achill.
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Further reading
The Singing Flame
by Ernie O'Malley
On Another Man's Wound
by Ernie O'Malley
Raids and Rallies
By Ernie O'Malley
Ernie O'Malley
By Richard English
The Third Woman
by William Cash
Achill Island
Learn all about Achill, inspiration for these writers, from the Achill247 web site.
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