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Wedding, the Strangerâ â âher lacy, gloved fingers, the netting/ that shivered over her face, but/ did not conceal the spark from sheen-lidded/ dark, pupils. Uncles, brothers, nephews, fathers/ paused, suspended in a dream some remembered,/ or thought they did. Believing in MarilynâŠâŠ.â The meditative atmosphere of âThe world is mineâ finds a true counterbalance in OâDonnell's acute social sense (an Elizabeth Bowen-like sharp eye for the needles in human discourse), Thus, the consoling world of nature, seasons, travel, that might satisfy a lesser talent completely are but a backdrop to OâDonnell's complex sense of human politics: the grandeur, or grand hauteur, of ânationalâ poets in âAn Irish Lexicon,â all are examined and made to sing by this beautiful lyricist."
141:. There she gained a degree in German and philosophy and an MA in German studies, followed by a First Class Hons Higher Diploma in education, which she used to become a language and drama teacher. In 2019 she was conferred with a PhD in Creative Writing from UCC. She is married to Martin Nugent, former Assistant Headmaster of Clongowes Wood College. They have one daughter, Anna O'Donnell Nugent. They live in
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Tribune (1988â1991). During that period, her literary output increased. She became a regular contributor to The Irish Times, The Irish Independent and RaidiĂł TeilifĂs Ăireann (RTĂ) as well as to various literary journals.
133:, and transferred to Monaghan to become Town of Monaghan Co-op's first Catholic General Manager in 1947. Her Monaghan-born mother Maureen (née Macklin) trained in nursing in Belfast and was an accomplished singer. O'Donnell was educated at St. Louis Secondary School, Monaghan and attended college at
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Library in Monaco. Her work has been translated into Hungarian, for which she was co-recipient of the 2012 Irodalmi Jelen Award for Translation. Most recently, her poetry has been translated into Brazilian Portuguese and her short stories into Spanish (in Argentina). The work
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