Kaila Patterson / Leonie Hanan Kaila Patterson (left) and Leonie Hanan are young writers Her conversion came via one of Heaney's most famous poems, Digging, which she picked up outside the classroom.

He wrote Digging on 4th April 1915 – in the ... Writing in the Irish Times, Heaney revealed the poem was inspired by a visit to the south coast of Galway Bay: "I had this quick sidelong glimpse ...