Sigerson Clifford (1913 â€" 1 January 1985) was an Irish poet,
playwright and civil servant.Clifford was born at 11 Dean St, Cork
City, and was christened Edward Bernard Clifford. His parents, Michael
Clifford and Mary Anne Sigerson, were from County Kerry, and they
returned there in the following year, to Cahersiveen, in the Iveragh
Peninsula. He attended the Christian Brothers school in that town.At
the age of six, he went to live with his paternal grandfather, "Ned"
Clifford, on the Old Road in the town. A gifted storyteller, Ned's
influence encouraged his grandson to write poems and stories while at
school. As a writer, young Edward Clifford adopted the first name
Sigerson in honour of his maternal family, although he continued to be
known as "Eddie" to family and friends. Aged 19, after finishing
secondary school, he joined the Civil Service, and worked for several
years in unemployment exchanges in Cork and Kerry. In 1943 he moved to
Dublin.[citation needed]In 1945 he married Marie Eady from Cork.
Clifford continued to write, but he did not leave work, and retired
from the Civil Service in 1973.
playwright and civil servant.Clifford was born at 11 Dean St, Cork
City, and was christened Edward Bernard Clifford. His parents, Michael
Clifford and Mary Anne Sigerson, were from County Kerry, and they
returned there in the following year, to Cahersiveen, in the Iveragh
Peninsula. He attended the Christian Brothers school in that town.At
the age of six, he went to live with his paternal grandfather, "Ned"
Clifford, on the Old Road in the town. A gifted storyteller, Ned's
influence encouraged his grandson to write poems and stories while at
school. As a writer, young Edward Clifford adopted the first name
Sigerson in honour of his maternal family, although he continued to be
known as "Eddie" to family and friends. Aged 19, after finishing
secondary school, he joined the Civil Service, and worked for several
years in unemployment exchanges in Cork and Kerry. In 1943 he moved to
Dublin.[citation needed]In 1945 he married Marie Eady from Cork.
Clifford continued to write, but he did not leave work, and retired
from the Civil Service in 1973.
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