I.xvi. 'A Shiver',

2005.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Contributors: McNeillie, Andrew, 1946-
Summary:Contains correspondence between Heaney and Andrew McNeillie (9-17 December 2004), concerning the proofing and publication of 'A Shiver' by the Clutag Press. Also included is an annotated photocopy of a proof copy of 'A Shiver', with title and contents pages, and the poems 'Hofn', 'Horace and Thunder', 'Helmet', 'Testimony: The Ajax Incident', 'Testimony: Anahorish 1944', 'The Aerodrome', 'A Shiver', 'Out of Shot', 'The Tollund Man in Springtime' and 'The Displeasure of Selefkides'.
In collection: Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Format: Manuscript
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Notes:Taken from a folder originally marked 'District and Circle' by Heaney.

'A Shiver' was published by the Clutag Press in a limited edition of 300 copies in 2005.

MS 49,493/124 (pp 1 and 3) are copies of the original manuscripts, which included some private information.

Department of Manuscripts, National Library of Ireland. There are additional Seamus Heaney manuscripts held in the Department of Manuscripts (MS 41,932/1-3). This consists of manuscript and typescript drafts of the poem 'Sweeney Astray', with additional notes on early Irish poetry;

Physical description: 20 pages

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Arrangement:Sub-fonds