John Moriarty (writer)

John Moriarty (2 February 1938 – 1 June 2007) was an Irish writer and philosopher.

A native of Moyvane, County Kerry, he was educated in Listowel and at University College Dublin. In 1974, he moved to England from Canada where he had taught English literature at the University of Manitoba, and subsequently became a live-in gardener in the Carmelite monastery at Boars Hill, Oxford.[1]

Moriarty subsequently lived at the foot of Mangerton Mountain in County Kerry until his death.[2]

A film "inspired by the works" of Moriarty, Dreamtime, Revisited, was directed by Dónal Ó Céilleachair and Julius Ziz and released in October 2012.[3]

Books

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Interviews

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A series of interviews of Moriarty, by Joe Duffy on the RTÉ radio show Liveline, are available as an iTunes podcast.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Obituary in The Guardian
  2. ^ Lucey, Anne (4 June 2007). "Tributes paid to writer John Moriarty". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  3. ^ DREAMTIME REVISITED Film - Information on the film on the Anú Pictures website
  4. ^ http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=212402885 [dead link]
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