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Louis MacNeice 1907-1963 poet was born here at 2 Brookhill Avenue, County Antrim. The blue plaque still marks the doorway where a boy first heard the shape of rhythm before he learned its rules. MacNeice later carried that Northern voice into music, myth and memory, proving birthplace is not a cage but a tune.
This blue commemorative plaque records: Louis MacNeice 1907-1963 poet was born here Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
Louis MacNeice was a prominent British poet and playwright of the 20th century, known for his witty and socially conscious verse that often critiqued contemporary political issues.
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