Derry Literature
The city of Derry and surrounding countryside of County Londonderry have become well known for their literary legacy, including the Restoration dramatist George Farquhar, poet Seamus Heaney, poet Seamus Deane, playwright Brian Friel, and writer and music critic Nik Cohn, authors Joyce Cary, Jennifer Johnston and others.
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