Context: I.iv.15. Typescript drafts of poems for inclusion in 'No Man's Land',

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Summary:	Contains a draft title page and dedication page, and drafts of the poems 'The Snare', 'Servant Boy', 'Gifts of Rain', 'The Wool Trade', Linen Town', 'A Northern Hoard', 'Midnight', Limbo', 'Bye Child', 'Maighdean Mara', 'Shore Woman', 'A Winter's Tale', 'Fireside', 'Good-Night', 'The Last Mummer', 'Veteran's Dream', 'Augury', 'Wedding Day', 'Mother of the Groom', 'Summer Home', 'Home' (collected as section I of 'Summer Home', 'In Devon' (collected in 'Bone Dreams' in 'North'), 'May', 'Serenades', 'Dawn', 'Icon', 'Westering', 'The Tollund Man', 'Traditions', 'The Other Sort' (collected as Section III of 'The Other Side'), 'Celtic Twilight', 'In This Parish' and 'Corncrake'.
In collection:	Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Format:	Manuscript
Subjects:	English poetry > Irish authors > 20th century
Notes:	Taken from a folder marked as 'Wintering Out' by Heaney. 'No Man's Land' was a working title for the collection published as 'Wintering Out'. 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: 57 pages. more
Arrangement:	Sub-fonds

Bibliographic Details
In Collection:	Seamus Heaney Literary Papers, 1963-2010
Description:	Contains a draft title page and dedication page, and drafts of the poems 'The Snare', 'Servant Boy', 'Gifts of Rain', 'The Wool Trade', Linen Town', 'A Northern Hoard', 'Midnight', Limbo', 'Bye Child', 'Maighdean Mara', 'Shore Woman', 'A Winter's Tale', 'Fireside', 'Good-Night', 'The Last Mummer', 'Veteran's Dream', 'Augury', 'Wedding Day', 'Mother of the Groom', 'Summer Home', 'Home' (collected as section I of 'Summer Home', 'In Devon' (collected in 'Bone Dreams' in 'North'), 'May', 'Serenades', 'Dawn', 'Icon', 'Westering', 'The Tollund Man', 'Traditions', 'The Other Sort' (collected as Section III of 'The Other Side'), 'Celtic Twilight', 'In This Parish' and 'Corncrake'.
Main Creator:	Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
Extent:	57 pages.
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 49,493/25 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:	Subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 2000, the papers in this collection are in copyright. It is necessary to obtain the express permission of the copyright owner before reproducing any material from this collection.