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MICK BEIRNE POET and BARD of ROSCOMMON

Mick Beirne is an Irish poet who writes lyrical verse. His poetic themes include Love,Sport, Nature, History, Fate, Death, the Mystical and the Supernatural. He has written two books of Poetry: "Rats, Lovers and Dicky Shafter" and Broken Things". He has written poetry in Irish and English: also, he has translated verse from Spanish to Irish. Born in Drumman More  Rooskey  Co. Roscommon on the 21st of October 1949, Mick Beirne attended Rooskey NS--leaving in  June 1963 after having  completed the former Primary Certificate examination.   He did not attend secondary school, as there was then no free education at second level. Thereafter he worked on the family farm until October 1969, when  he won a scholarship to the National Botanic Gardens, which took him to Dublin. After completing this study he worked in horticulture until 1980--being particularly engaged in plant propagation and nursery work. While working during the daytime in horticulture, he  accumulated an honours Leaving Certificate through evening study. From November 1980 to October 1986 he worked with the Order of St. John of God of St Raphael's in Celbridge,County Kildare,in the vocational training of young people with special needs; however he clashed with his employers because of  their rejection of  his right to criticize standards of care then in operation at the Vocational Training Centre where he had been working as an instructor. During this period he attended university in the evenings, obtaining a BA degree. Later he obtained a BSc (hons) degree while establishing a new career as a teacher in and as Director of Celbridge Tutorials, at Celbridge. .