Heaney and Ballagh set benchmark for creativity [Independent.ie]
- Published: 02 September 2010
IT was the first day back in class for two creative schoolboys as poet Seamus Heaney and artist Robert Ballagh unveiled their latest creation.
The bench, which was designed by Ballagh and holds two bronze plaques inscribed with a Heaney poem in both English and braille, was installed in a garden at St Joseph's Centre for the Visually Impaired in Drumcondra, Dublin, yesterday.
It was unveiled as part of celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of the National Braille Production Centre, which is housed in the grounds of the school and is currently transcribing thousands of textbooks to be used by 410 students around the country.
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