Christmas in Ireland Author:Colin Morrison (Editor) Christmas in Ireland is a magical time -- a season of tradition and celebration, family and friends, solemn worship and spirited blarney. The book showcases 25 stories, reminiscences, and poems -- many written specifically for this collection -- by 11 of Ireland's brightest literary stars, including Seamus Heaney (the Nobel Prize-winning poe... more »t), Hugh Leonard (the playwright who wrote Da), Brendan Kennelly (a poet, professor, and the editor of the Penguin Book of Irish Verse), and Clare BoyLan (the author of several acclaimed novels and story collections.« less