Seamus Heaney: Nobel Prize-Winning Irish Poet Dies at 74
August 30, 2013
Seamus Heaney was an Irish poet and playwright. Born on April 13, 1939, in Castledawson, County Londonderry, he grew up on a farm.
His work, including Death of a Naturalist and North, explored rural life and the Troubles. He translated Beowulf and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995.
He taught at Harvard and Oxford. Heaney died in Dublin on August 30, 2013, at age 74.
Achievements: Nobel Prize in Literature (1995).
Birth: April 13, 1939 - Castledawson, Northern Ireland.
Profession: Poet.
Interesting Facts: His last words reportedly were in Latin: Noli timere, do not be afraid.