What is recorded here
Nick Laird was born in 1975 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, the small Northern Irish town where he attended the local comprehensive school before leaving for Cambridge. That modest beginning explains much of his work: two friends from Northern Ireland, one becoming a lawyer and the other drifting as a labourer, measured against the pressure of The Troubles. Laird did not disguise that background; he shaped it into stories about friendship, class and memory.
Why this person is known: Northern Irish novelist and poet
- Birthplace
- Cookstown
Places near here
First Cookstown Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 260 yd
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ENCLOSURE in MaloonENCLOSURE · 936 yd
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Sawmill WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Cabin WoodWood · 1.3 mi
Giant's GraveArchaeological place · 2.2 mi
FORTIFIED HOUSE in LoughryFORTIFIED HOUSE · 2.4 mi
Wellbrook Beetling MillHeritage attraction · 3.8 mi
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