Ciarán Carson

Ciarán Carson

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Ciarán Carson was a prominent Belfast poet and writer who played a significant role in Rosie Schaap's life by introducing her to the cultural and literary heart of Northern Ireland, ultimately influencing her decision to return and settle in the region.

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The poet Ciaran Carson once wrote of the shipyard riots in the confetti of nuts, bolts and nails, the shrapnel of an industrial city turned on itself.

The arsonists of the moment need not win
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-07-09
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Ciaran Carson infamously claimed that Heaney was found in North to be a mythmaker and an obscurantist.

Poetic landmark ‘came most intensely out of the first shock of the Troubles’ – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-06-01
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Ciarán Carson is a Belfast poet who gave Rosie Schaap a tour of the Falls area.

‘There have been frissons of suspicion but there is a strong sense of community’ – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-03-25
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