John Montague (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
John Patrick Montague (MAHNT-uh-gyew) was born in Brooklyn of Irish parents, but he and his two older brothers were sent to live in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, when he was four. He was separated from his brothers and raised by two aunts in Garvaghey. His mother returned to Ireland when he was seven, but he seldom saw her or his brothers (he was twenty-three when his father finally returned to Ireland).
Montague attended local schools, then St. Patrick’s College, Armagh, as a boarding student (1941-1946). He went to University College, Dublin, receiving a B.A. in English...
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