- Saoi (Irish pronunciation: [sˠiː],
plural Saoithe;
literally "wise one";
historically the
title of the head of a
bardic school) is the
highest honour...
- the
recipient by the President. As of 2024[update], the
current living Saoithe were:
George Morrison, film-maker
Roger Doyle,
composer Eiléan Ní C****lleanáin...
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Portsoy was in
Banffshire until 1975. The
original name may come from Port
Saoithe,
meaning "saithe harbour".
Portsoy is
located on the
Moray Firth coast...
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Samuel Barclay Beckett (/ˈbɛkɪt/ ; 13
April 1906 – 22
December 1989) was an Irish-born
existentialist writer of novels, plays,
short stories and poems...
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highest honour bestowed by the organization.
There are at most
seven living Saoithe at any time; a
limit increased from five in 2007–08.
Supports various charities...
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Josephine Edna O'Brien DBE (15
December 1930 – 27 July 2024) was an
Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writer. O'Brien's works...
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Seamus Justin Heaney MRIA (13
April 1939 – 30
August 2013) was an
Irish poet,
playwright and translator. He
received the 1995
Nobel Prize in Literature...
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Henry Francis Montgomery Stuart (29
April 1902 – 2
February 2000) was an
Irish writer. He was
awarded one of the
highest artistic accolades in Ireland...
- Seán
Proinsias Ó Faoláin (27
February 1900 – 20
April 1991) was one of the most
influential figures in 20th-century
Irish culture. A short-story writer...
- John
McGahern (12
November 1934 – 30
March 2006) was an
Irish writer and novelist.
Known for the
detailed dissection of
Irish life
found in
works such...
