Louis MacNeice was born in Belfast on 12 September 1907.
Both of his parents were originally from the West of Ireland.
His father, John, was a Church of Ireland bishop. His mother
Elizabeth suffered from poor health.
When
Louis was very young, the family moved to Carrickfergus.
Louis loved the new house and garden, which he described
as his “Atlantis.” MacNeice enjoyed a privileged
and sheltered early life behind the high hedges of the Rectory,
where he played with his beloved sister Elizabeth and wrote
his first rhymes.
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