Irish Foundation Honors Colum' ENFIELD (NC) - The American Irish Foundation recently honored bed-ridden poet and author Padraic Colum on his 90th birthday by giving him a gift of $2,500 and a s<;roll of appreciation. Colum, survivor of a generation of. brilliant Irish writers like James' Joyce and William Butler Yeats, migrated to the United States in 1914. He has been paralyzed on one side and unable to read and write since
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a stroke in June 197() confined him to a convalescent home here. The citation praised the internationally acclaimed writer for helping- make "the ideals and passion and lyricism of the Irish heritage accessible to countless Americans." It made note of his children's tales and his ability to retain "the innocence and insight of the young," saying Colum "has truly been 'the boy who knew what the bird said'." Thefound-ation was begun in 1963 under the patronage. of the late President John F. Kennedy and President Eamon de Valera of Ireland to preserve tile common heritage of the two .nations.
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