He was born at Milford House, Co Galway, the third child of William Lindsay Murphy and his wife, Elizabeth Mary (née Ormsby). One of his ancestors, through an illegitimate line, was Charles I; his family was also related to Patrick Sarsfield. On his return to Ireland he attended Kylemore Abbey School and was later a boarder at Baymount Preparatory School, Dollymount, Dublin. “Never mind that the poem’s balance of opposing forces was dissolved by Seán’s Irish nationalism.” Murphy recalled. He was a recipient of the American Irish Foundation Award, the British Arts Council Award and the Marten Toonder Award.

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2018 11:26 UTC