James Simmons (b. Derry, 14 February 1933, d. 20 June 2001) was a poet, critic and songwriter. He was the writer of The Cattle Rustling, a cartoon retelling of the Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge illustrated by Martyn Turner and published by Fortnight Educational Trust in 1991, and a 1992 play of the same name.

See alsoEdit

• Cú Chulainn

ReferencesEdit

• James Simmons at Aos Dána
• Obituary in The Guardian

Online referenceEdit

• James Simmons on Wikipedia

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