Augustine Martin

Thomas Augustine Martin (13 November 1935 – 16 October 1995) was an Irish academic, Anglo-Irish scholar, teacher, writer, politician, broadcaster and literary critic. During his career he was professor of Anglo-Irish Literature at University College Dublin (UCD), chairman of the board of the Abbey Theatre, and a member of Seanad Éireann (the Irish senate) from 1973 to 1981.

Biography Augustine Martin was born in Ballinamore, County Leitrim in 1935. Initially educated at the local national school, he completed his secondary education at Cistercian College, Roscrea (CCR), a boarding school in County Tipperary where he captained the rugby team, was elected House Captain by the students and in his Leaving Certificate examination, scored an A in English, coming first in the country that year.

In 1953 he entered University College Dublin (UCD), where he took a Bachelor of Arts in 1957. He married Claire Kennedy (a radiologist) in 1959, and they had four children. He taught English and Irish at his old school (Cistercian College) while he completed his Master of Arts degree.