Sarah Poyntz

Sarah Poyntz
Born	1926 New Ross, Ireland
Education	University College Dublin
Occupation	Writer

Sarah Poyntz is an Irish journalist^[1] and author. She is best known for her contributions over 24 years to Country Diary describing The Burren, some of which were subsequently published in book form.^[2]

Born in New Ross in 1926 she was educated at Loreto Abbey in County Wexford and University College Dublin. She initially worked as a teacher in England, and was appointed Head of the English Department at the Perse School for Girls in Cambridge, but took early retirement due to ill health.^[2] In 1986 she moved to Ballyvaughan and in 1987 she began writing for Country Diary.^[3] In 2006 she wrote a book on the villages of The Burren.^[4][5]

She retired from writing in 2010 at the age of 84.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Country Diary: Sarah Poyntz". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/series/country-diary+profile/sarahpoyntz. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Poyntz, Sarah (2000). A Burren Journal. Tír Eolas. ISBN 1-873821-13-1. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Deegan, Gordon (2011-01-28). "Columnist who gave her readers glimpse of the Burren calls it a day". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0128/1224288458698.html. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
4. ^ Poyntz, Sarah (2006). Burren Villages. Mercier Press. ISBN 978-1856356749. 
5. ^ "Tales of the Burren, and other places". The Irish Times. 2010-08-08. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0821/1224277267037.html. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 

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Name	Poyntz, Sarah
Alternative names
Short description	Irish journalist and author
Date of birth	1926
Place of birth	New Ross, Ireland
Date of death
Place of death