Brendan Hamill
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For the Australian association footballer see: Brendan Hamill (footballer)
Brendan Hamill (b. 1945, Belfast
, Northern Ireland
) is a poet and writer.
He was born in Belfast and grew up in West Belfast
. His family home was on the Whiterock Road facing the City Cemetery. He worked for several years in England before returning to Northern Ireland to study for a degree in English
at the New University of Ulster
. He subsequently worked for several years as a teacher in Kilcullen, County Kildare and in Belfast. He spoke at the Launch of ‘The Literature of the Troubles Project’. He read at the Belfast literary festival celebrating poet Padraic Fiacc
.
His work has been published in a wide range of newspapers and magazines including Phoenix, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Times and the Irish Press; his poems have been read on both the BBC
and RTÉ
.
Brendan Hamill (footballer)
Brendan Hamill is a football player currently playing for the Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-Club career:...
Brendan Hamill (b. 1945, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
) is a poet and writer.
He was born in Belfast and grew up in West Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. His family home was on the Whiterock Road facing the City Cemetery. He worked for several years in England before returning to Northern Ireland to study for a degree in English
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
at the New University of Ulster
University of Ulster
The University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland...
. He subsequently worked for several years as a teacher in Kilcullen, County Kildare and in Belfast. He spoke at the Launch of ‘The Literature of the Troubles Project’. He read at the Belfast literary festival celebrating poet Padraic Fiacc
Padraic Fiacc
Padraic Fiacc is an Irish poet, and member of Aosdána, the exclusive Irish Arts Academy.- Biographical information :...
.
His work has been published in a wide range of newspapers and magazines including Phoenix, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Times and the Irish Press; his poems have been read on both the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and RTÉ
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
.