Sarah Poyntz | |
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Born | 1926 |
Died | (aged 93)
Ballyvaughan, Ireland |
Education | University College Dublin (UCD) |
Occupation | Writer |
Sarah Poyntz (1926 – 14 September 2020) was an Irish journalist and author. [1] She is best known for her contributions over 24 years to Country Diary describing The Burren, some of which were subsequently published in book form. [2]
Born in New Ross in 1926, she was educated at Loreto Abbey in County Wexford and University College Dublin (UCD). She initially worked as a teacher in England, and was appointed Head of the English Department at the Perse School for Girls in Cambridge, but took early retirement due to ill health. [2] In 1986 she moved to Ballyvaughan and in 1987 she began writing for Country Diary. [3] In 2006 she wrote a book on the villages of The Burren. [4] [5]
Poyntz retired from writing in December 2010, at the age of 84. [3] She died from cancer on 14 September 2020, at the age of 93. [6] [7]
Sarah Poyntz | |
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Born | 1926 |
Died | (aged 93)
Ballyvaughan, Ireland |
Education | University College Dublin (UCD) |
Occupation | Writer |
Sarah Poyntz (1926 – 14 September 2020) was an Irish journalist and author. [1] She is best known for her contributions over 24 years to Country Diary describing The Burren, some of which were subsequently published in book form. [2]
Born in New Ross in 1926, she was educated at Loreto Abbey in County Wexford and University College Dublin (UCD). She initially worked as a teacher in England, and was appointed Head of the English Department at the Perse School for Girls in Cambridge, but took early retirement due to ill health. [2] In 1986 she moved to Ballyvaughan and in 1987 she began writing for Country Diary. [3] In 2006 she wrote a book on the villages of The Burren. [4] [5]
Poyntz retired from writing in December 2010, at the age of 84. [3] She died from cancer on 14 September 2020, at the age of 93. [6] [7]