Thomas Woods (Irish diplomat)

Thomas Woods (1923 – 17 April 1961) was an Irish writer and diplomat.

Woods was born in Galway. He was a writer, and Ireland's Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe. He died in Strasbourg.^[1] He wrote a column for the books section of The Irish Times under the pseudonym "Thersites" and for other publications as "Thomas Hogan".^[2]

Select bibliography

• Poetry and philosophy. A study in the thought of John Stuart Mill, London, 1961
• Intermediate Certificate French Poetry, editor, 1946 and 1948
• Leaving Certificate French Poetry, editor, 1946^[3]

References

1. "Thomas Woods". The New York Times. 18 April 1961. p. 37.
2. O'Casey, Sean (1975). David Krause, ed. The Letters of Sean O'Casey: 1955–58. Catholic University of America Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8132-0651-6.
3. Spellissy, Sean (1999). The history of Galway. Celtic Bookshop. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-9534683-3-1.

• Maher, Helen (1976). Galway authors: a contribution towards a biographical and bibliographical index, with an essay on the history and literature in Galway. Galway County Libraries. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-9505595-0-6.