Part of Good Relations Week 2020 - Celebrating our journey, embracing our future
Hayward was raised and educated in Larne, a town which along with the Antrim coast, held a special
affection in his heart throughout his life Although born in Southport, Lancashire, his family moved to live in
Larne in the mid 1890 s when he was an infant Hayward went on to become one of Ireland’s leading cultural
figures during the middle decades of the 20 th century and his fame was due in no small measure to the
formative years of his upbringing in Larne