Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Seamus Heaney Biography and Timeline

Follow Seamus Heaney through 8 dated historical records for Ireland.

Seamus Heaney, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

8Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1939–1995Years on this page

1939

Birth of Seamus Heaney

Arts / Literature

Birth of Seamus Heaney

1966

Death of a Naturalist

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Death of a Naturalist"

1969

Door into the Dark

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Door into the Dark"

1975

North

Arts / Literature

Publication of "North"

1979

Field Work

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Field Work"

1984

Station Island

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Station Island"

1987

The Haw Lantern

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Haw Lantern "

1995

Nobel Prize

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.