Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Papers 1974-1997 MS.1997.012 http://hdl.handle.net/2345.2/MS1997-012 Archives and Manuscripts Department John J. Burns Library Boston College 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467 617-552-3282 [email protected] http://www.bc.edu/burns Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4 Biographical/Historical note.......................................................................................................................... 5 Scope and Contents note............................................................................................................................... 6 Arrangement note...........................................................................................................................................6 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7 Series I: Correspondence........................................................................................................................7 Series II: Writing.................................................................................................................................... 7 Series III: Readings and research.........................................................................................................13 Series IV: Works by others..................................................................................................................15 Series V: Professional activities...........................................................................................................20 Series VI: Photographs......................................................................................................................... 21 Series VII: Newsletters, pamphlets, and publications..........................................................................21 Series VIII: Ephemera.......................................................................................................................... 21 Series IX: Family and financial........................................................................................................... 21 Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Papers MS.1997.012 - Page 2 - Summary Information Library Unit Archives and Manuscripts Department Creator Ní Dhomhnaill, Nuala, 1952- Title Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill papers Date [inclusive] 1974-1997 Extent 26.0 Linear feet (51 boxes) Language English Language of Materials note Materials are in English and Irish. Abstract Irish poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's life and work, particularly her writing, study, and teaching of the Irish language and Irish folklore, are documented through her papers. Materials include correspondence; diaries and journals; manuscripts of poetry, prose, play and radio scripts, and short stories; photographs; research files; and works by other authors. Much of the material is in the Irish language. Preferred Citation note Identification of item, Box number, Folder number, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill papers, MS.1997.012, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Papers MS.1997.012 - Page 3 - Administrative Information Publication Information Processed by Carolyn Fargnoli, Matthew Heitzman, Dana Lawton, Valerie Manos, Sarah McGarrell, Brian O’Conchubhair, Moira O’Connell, and Corbin Rhodes, 2005. This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit. Last Update 2016. Restrictions on access Collection is open for research. Series IX contains family, financial, and professional documents marked confidential; these are not available for research. Restrictions on use These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials. Provenance Materials acquired from Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill in 1996, 2001, and 2005. Processing Information note The John J. Burns Library continues to acquire material created by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. These accruals will be made available when processed. Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Papers MS.1997.012 - Page 4 - Biographical/Historical note Poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill was born in Lancashire, England in 1952 to Irish parents, who worked as doctors in an Irish mining community there. Her family spoke Irish at home. When she was five years old, her family moved to Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. Although her family lived there for fifteen years, Ní Dhomhnaill felt more at home with her aunt in Cahiratrant, a small village in Ventry, County Kerry, where she was immersed the Irish language. At twelve, Ní Dhomhnaill attended Catholic boarding school and began the practice of writing daily in Irish. Ní Dhomhnaill studied English and Irish at University College Cork, where she met Dogan Leflef, a Turkish geologist. The two were married in 1973 and had four children together. After her marriage, Ní Dhomhnaill lived in Turkey for seven years. She returned to Ireland in 1980, and, within a year, she had published her first book of poems in Irish: An Dealg Droighin (1981). She has since published volumes of poetry, including Rogha Dánta / Selected Poems (1990) with facing translations by Michael Hartnett; The Astrakhan Cloak (1992) and The Fifty Minute Mermaid (2007) with translations by Paul Muldoon; The Water Horse (1999) with translations by Medbh McGuckian and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin; and Pharoah’s Daughter (1993) with translations by Seamus Heaney, John Montague, Ciaran Carson, Michael Longley, Derek Mahon, and others. In 2002, Ní Dhomhnaill edited and introduced the Contemporary Poetry section of The Field Day Anthology of Irish Women’s Writing (2002), which includes poems by Biddy Jenkinson, Eavan Boland, Nuala Archer, Máire Mhac an tSaoi, Rita Ann Higgins, Vona Groarke, and many others. Ní Dhomhnaill has served as visiting professor at Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, and Queen’s University Belfast, as well as Smith College, Villanova University, New York University, and Boston College. In addition to teaching, she has traveled to give lectures and readings all over the world. Extensive scholarly research informs her work, which delves into multicultural poetry, mythologies, spiritualties, and folktales. Ní Dhomhnaill's identification with Cahiratrant has been lifelong; the culture and landscapes of that locale frequently serving as an inspiration and a backdrop for her poetry. Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill lives in Dublin. She continues to write, teach, and travel. Sources: Ní Dhomhnaill, Nuala, and Frawley, Oona, Ed. Selected Essays. Dublin: New Island, 2005. Poetry Foundation. “Biography: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.” Accessed October 2016. https:// www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/nuala-ni-dhomhnaill#poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Papers MS.1997.012 - Page 5 - Scope and Contents note Irish poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's life and work, particularly her writing, study, and teaching of the Irish language and Irish folklore, are documented through her papers. Materials include correspondence; diaries and journals; manuscripts of poetry, prose, play and radio scripts, and short stories; photographs; research files; and works by other authors. Much of the material is in the Irish language. Arrangement note The collection is arranged in nine series: I. Correspondence; II. Writing; III. Readings and research; IV. Works by others; V. Professional activities; VI. Photographs; VII. Newsletters, pamphlets, and publications; VIII. Ephemera; and IX. Family and financial. Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Papers MS.1997.012 - Page 6 - Collection Inventory Series I: Correspondence, 1974-1997 Subseries A: Personal, 1974-1992, undated 1974-1981 Box 1 1981-1986 Box 2 1986-1989 Box 3 1989-1992, undated Box 4 Subseries B: Business, 1980-1992, undated 1980-1991 Box 5 1988-1992, undated Box 6 Aosdana, 1982-1992 Box 7 Folder 1-7 The Arts Council, 1981-1992 Box 7 Folder 8-18 Deilt, 1985-1989 Box 7 Folder 19-21 Irish Writer's Union, 1990 Box 7 Folder 22 Series II: Writing Subseries A: Poetry "Adele" manuscript Box 48 Folder 27 Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Papers MS.1997.012 - Page 7 - Drafts in Irish and English Box 10 Folder 11-26 Box 10 Folder 7-9 Box 11 Box 12 Box 13 Box 14 Photocopies and clippings Box 10 Folder 10 "Blathanna", "Blodgewebb", and "Boladh na Fola" Box 15 Folder 1 "An Ceann", "Ceist na Teangan", "An Chinnioint mar Box 15 Folder 2 chat Dorcha", "Chomh Leochailleach le Sliogan", "Claoninsint", "Clingeann na Cloig", and "Don" "Fear", "Feis" Box 15 Folder 3 "Gan do Chuid Eadaigh, "Hotline", "Maidin sa Domhain Box 15 Folder 4 Toir", "Mo Theaghlach", and "An Poll sa Staighre" "Rainbow", "An Slad", "An tSeanbhean Bhocht", "Titim I Box 15 Folder 5 Ngra", "Toircheas" "The Unfaithful Wife" Box 15 Folder 6 Christmas Card, Letter and Poem from Dughlas Sealy, Box 15 Folder 7 with poetry Translations Box 15 Folder 8-32 Subseries B: Play Scripts "An Ollpheist Reamhar" Box 9 Folder 17 "An Turis" and "Gairdin Parthais" Box 9 Folder 18 "Fionn and the Fiery Monster" Box 9