IEThe Irish Times
How Irish kindness in a war-ravaged French town inspired unknown writer Samuel Beckett
Short poem in The Irish Times was too obscure for some, but Beckett’s time in Saint-Lô warranted a verse with deep meaning
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- 21 Aug 2026, 04:04 UTC
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
- Country
- Ireland
- Source published
- 20 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC
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- Byline
- Frank McNally
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Short poem in The Irish Times was too obscure for some, but Beckett’s time in Saint-Lô warranted a verse with deep meaning
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How Irish kindness in a war-ravaged French town inspired unknown writer Samuel Beckett
Short poem in The Irish Times was too obscure for some, but Beckett’s time in Saint-Lô warranted a verse with deep meaning
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- #707
- Observed
- 21 Aug 2026, 04:04 UTC
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- news-ledger/0.1
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