Jim Carney (poet)
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Jim Carney is an Irish
poet.
A native of Parkroe, Milltown, Tuam
, and son of Thomas Carney. Educated at Milltown national school and Tuam Christian Brothers School. A member of the Tuam Theatre Guild and a Jim Carney (poet) with the Tuam Herald
, he was later appointed as a journalist and broadcaster with Raidió Teilifís Éireann
(RTÉ).
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
poet.
A native of Parkroe, Milltown, Tuam
Tuam
Tuam is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The name is pronounced choo-um . It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, and north of Galway city.-History:...
, and son of Thomas Carney. Educated at Milltown national school and Tuam Christian Brothers School. A member of the Tuam Theatre Guild and a Jim Carney (poet) with the Tuam Herald
Tuam Herald
The Tuam Herald is a weekly Irish newspaper, founded in 1837 by Richard Kelly, which serves the town of Tuam and County Galway. It has a circulation of about 10,000 copies.Jim Carney...
, he was later appointed as a journalist and broadcaster with Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
(RTÉ).