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- DictionaryHea·ney, Seamus/ˈhēnē/
- 1. (1939–2013), Irish poet; born in Northern Ireland; full name Seamus Justin Heaney. He became an Irish citizen in 1972. Notable works: North (1975) and The Haw Lantern (1987). In 1999 he published an acclaimed new translation of Beowulf. Nobel Prize for Literature (1995).
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