John Moriarty (writer)
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John Moriarty (1938, County Kerry, Ireland – 1 June 2007) was an Irish writer and philosopher. He was educated in Listowel and at University College Dublin. He lived at the foot of Mangerton Mountain in northern County Kerry, and online at www.johnmoriarty.net.
His books include:
- Dreamtime (Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1994 - revised 1999)
- Turtle Was Gone a Long Time: Crossing the Kedron (1996)
- Horsehead Nebula Neighing (Lilliput, 1997)
- Anaconda Canoe (Lilliput, 1999)
- Nostos (autobiography) (Lilliput, 2001)
- Invoking Ireland: Ailiu Iath n-hErend (Lilliput, 2005)
- Slí na Fírinne (Slí na Fírinne Publishing, 2006)
- Night Journey to Buddh Gaia (Lilliput, 2006)
- One Evening in Eden (Lilliput, 2007) - a CD box set containing a collection of stories narrated by John.
A series of interviews of John by Joe Duffy on the RTE radio show 'Liveline' are available as an iTunes podcast here.
[edit] External links
- www.johnmoriarty.net
- Kerry poet and philosopher John Moriarty dies, aged 69 - IrelandOn-Line
- RTÉ lyric fm: Artszone - Denis Costello pays tribute to the life and work of John Moriarty, RTÉ 7th July 2007.
- RTÉ Radio 1: Dialogue - A tribute to John Moriarty, including a conversation (1998) with Andy O'Mahony about philosophy and his own pilgrim journey.
- Obituary, The Guardian - An obituary for John Moriarty written in 'The Guardian' newspaper, by Peter Clare. 30th August, 2007.
