Paula Meehan (born 1955) is an Irish poet and playwright.Paula Meehan
was born in Dublin in 1955, the eldest of six children. She
subsequently moved to London with her parents where she attended St.
Elizabeth's Primary School in Kingston upon Thames. She then returned
to Dublin with her family where she attended a number of primary
schools finishing her primary education at the Central Model Girls'
School in Gardiner Street.She began her secondary education at St.
Michael's Holy Faith Covent in Finglas but was expelled for organising
a protest march against the regime of the school. She studied for her
Intermediate Certificate on her own and then went to Whitehall House
Senior College, a vocational school, to study for her Leaving
Certificate. Outside school she was a member of a dance drama group,
became involved in band culture and, around 1970, began to write
lyrics. Gradually composing song lyrics would give way to writing
poetry.
was born in Dublin in 1955, the eldest of six children. She
subsequently moved to London with her parents where she attended St.
Elizabeth's Primary School in Kingston upon Thames. She then returned
to Dublin with her family where she attended a number of primary
schools finishing her primary education at the Central Model Girls'
School in Gardiner Street.She began her secondary education at St.
Michael's Holy Faith Covent in Finglas but was expelled for organising
a protest march against the regime of the school. She studied for her
Intermediate Certificate on her own and then went to Whitehall House
Senior College, a vocational school, to study for her Leaving
Certificate. Outside school she was a member of a dance drama group,
became involved in band culture and, around 1970, began to write
lyrics. Gradually composing song lyrics would give way to writing
poetry.
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