Benedict Kiely
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Benedict "Ben" Kiely, a writer and broadcaster from Omagh, County Tyrone, died on August 15, 1919 – 9 February 2007.
Early life
Kiely was born near Dromore, County Tyrone, and a member of the Christian Brothers School in Omagh. He came to County Laois in 1937 to attend a Jesuit novitiate, but he was dismissed in 1938 after suffering from a tubercular spinal injury. He went to University College Dublin, but he didn't have a call to the priesthood by then. He obtained his B.A. degree in 1943. From the National University.
Career
Kiely began writing for the Irish Independent in 1945, where he worked as both a writer and critic. In 1950, a father of four, he joined the Irish Press as a literary editor. In 1964, he moved to America, where he served as a writer-in-residence at Emory University, visiting professor at the University of Oregon, and writer-in-residence at Hollins College (Virginia). He spent four years in those three countries. He returned to Ireland in 1968 after having spent four years in America. He was named distinguished visiting professor at the University of Delaware in the spring of 1976. The Irish Academy of Letters awarded him the Award for Literature for his writing and journalism (a career that spanned six decades). He was one of Ireland's most well-known writers by now. He was named Saoi of Aosdána by the Arts Council of Ireland in 1996, the highest award given to him by the Arts Council of Ireland.