Four Irish Nobel Prizewinners in Literature

Four Irish Nobel Prizewinners in Literature

1995
SEAMUS HEANEY - for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.

1969
SAMUEL BECKETT - for his writing, which - in new forms for the novel and drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation.

1925
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW - for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty.

1923
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS - for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.