John Moriarty (1938-2007) - Irish writer and philosopher RIP

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John Moriarty (1938-2007) - Irish writer and philosopher RIP

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This article provides interviews and readings by John Moriarty.

And on this link you can see, hear and read more about his celebrated work.
http://www.johnmoriarty.info/

On 1 June 2007, John Moriarty passed on to his next great adventure. In his own words, "I believe that death is not the end. The adventure goes on."

His many friends around the world wish him well on that journey and are grateful to him for his huge contribution to their lives and his great friendship over the years.

Tá John Moriarty imithe ar Shlí na Fírinne. Go ndéanaí Dia a mhaith air agus ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

This picture appeared in the Examiner Newspaper on the 5th of June 2007
JOHN MORIARTY was born in north Kerry in 1938 and educated at Listowel and University College Dublin. He taught English Literature at the University of Manitoba in Canada for six years, returning to Ireland in 1971. In June 2006 he received an honorary D.Litt. from the National University of Ireland. He is the author of Dreamtime (1994, revised 1999), the trilogy Turtle Was Gone a Long Time: Crossing the Kedron (1996), Horsehead Nebula Neighing (1997) and Anaconda Canoe (1998), Nostos, an autobiography (2001) Invoking Ireland (2005, revised 2006), Night Journey to Buddh Gaia (2006) and Serious Sounds (2007).

On the 23 June 2006 John was conferred with the degree of Doctor of Literature, Honoris Causa by the National University of Ireland, Galway. Click http://www.johnmoriarty.info/biography/index.php [93kb, .pdf] for the address by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and President of NUI Galway.

John has been working on establishing a Christian Monastic Hedge School for the last number of years which he is calling Slí na Fírinne. Visit http://www.johnmoriarty.info for more information.