Question: What member of the Celtic nation began publish poetry in the late 1960's in the New Irish Writing Page of The Irish Press?

Gerard Smyth (born 1951) is an Irish poet, born in Dublin in 1951 and began publishing poetry in the late 1960s when his first poems were published by David Marcus in the New Irish Writing Page of The Irish Press and by James Simmons in The Honest Ulsterman. <SEP> Mary O'Donoghue (born 1975) is an Irish fiction writer, poet, and translator.  She grew up in Co.  Clare, Ireland.  Her debut novel "Before the House Burns" was published in 2010, and is described by Booker Prize-winning Irish novelist Anne Enright as "Electric, real, and utterly modern: this is a voice to welcome and to watch."  Her short stories have been published in the "Georgia Review", the "Dublin Review", "AGNI", "Salamander", "Literary Imagination", "Stinging Fly", the "Irish Times", and elsewhere.  Her poetry collections are "Tulle" (2001) and "Among These Winters" (2007).  She is one of the translators of Irish-language poet Seán Ó Ríordáin; "Selected Poems" appeared from Yale University Press (Margellos World Republic of Letters) in 2014.  Across several years and bilingual volumes, she has collaborated with Louis de Paor on translations of his poetry, most recently "The Brindled Cat and the Nightingale’s Tongue" (Bloodaxe Books, 2014).  Mary O'Donoghue's writing awards include Hennessy/"Sunday Tribune" New Irish Writer; two artist’s fellowships from Massachusetts Cultural Council (2006 and 2012 ); "Irish Times"/ Legends of the Fall prize for short fiction responding to Ireland's economic crisis (2013); and residencies at Vermont Studio Center and Virginia Center for Creative Arts.  She is an associate professor of English in the Arts and Humanities division at Babson College, Massachusetts. <SEP>  Ireland has been inhabited for about 9,000 years according to archaeological studies (see Prehistoric Ireland).  For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland).  Anglo-Normans conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th century (re)conquest and colonization of Ireland brought a large number of English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. The Irish people (Irish: "Muintir na hÉireann" or "Na hÉireannaigh") are a Celtic nation and ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, who share a common Irish ancestry, identity and culture.  Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (an independent state), and the smaller Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom).  The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities; including Irish, Northern Irish, British, or some combination thereof. <SEP> Although the epics of Celtic Ireland were written in prose and not verse, most people would probably consider that Irish fiction proper begins in the 18th century.  However, there are aspects of Early Irish prose that appear to have had some influence on the Irish novel: the use of exaggeration for humorous effect, a near obsession with lists, and a strong sense of satire.  This article is concerned with the history of Irish fiction written in English.  For Irish fiction written in Irish, see Modern literature in Irish.  For a general overview of Irish writing in all genres, see Irish literature.