Sarah Poyntz

Sarah Poyntz
Born 1926
New Ross, Ireland
Education University College Dublin (UCD)
Occupation Writer

Sarah Poyntz is an Irish journalist[1] and author. 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]

She retired from writing in 2010 at the age of 84.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Country Diary: Sarah Poyntz". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Poyntz, Sarah (2000). A Burren Journal. Tír Eolas. ISBN 1-873821-13-1.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Deegan, Gordon (2011-01-28). "Columnist who gave her readers glimpse of the Burren calls it a day". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  4. ↑ Poyntz, Sarah (2006). Burren Villages. Mercier Press. ISBN 978-1-85635-674-9.
  5. ↑ "Tales of the Burren, and other places". The Irish Times. 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2011-09-04.