Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

This concerns the age old question of literature. There might be questions about the character of many people whose literature has been on courses for the past 100 years. This is different, however, because it is a current case involving a person living in this country. Students must answer one question about the poet, which could cause difficulty. The merit of the poetry is not at issue because it is recognised nationally and internationally.

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