Elizabeth Shane

Elizabeth Shane
Born Gertrude Elizabeth Hine
1877
Died 1951
Occupation Poet
Language English, Mid-Ulster English

Gertrude Elizabeth Shane (née Hine; 1877–1951) was an Irish poet born in Belfast and who lived much of her life in County Donegal.[1][2] Among her best-known works is "Wee Hughie", a poem about a boy's first day at school.[3]

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  1. http://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3351&context=cq>Irish Women Poets 1929-1959 Some Foremothers

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