Mr. Heffernan
Hi, I'm Mr. Heffernan (Ó hIfearnáin). This is my personal website where I'll add things that interest me. It's a collection of memories/stories covering parts of my life conveyed in the spirit of a modern-day Seanchaí: a seanchaí is a traditional Gaelic storyteller/historian. The word is often Anglicized as shanachie. The word seanchaí, spelt seanchaidhe before the Irish-language spelling reform of 1948, means a bearer of "old lore".
The broken sword in a gauntleted hand is usually above the crest, and means: “Bravery in the field of battle, against overwhelming odds, but we would rather not fight”. For me, it means: “If you start it, we will be forced to finish it!”
Ceart Na Suad
Bow your head, wait for the richochet!
This site is a memoir in the loosest sense of the word: it is an assemblage of memories and stories free and unfettered by constraints and open to random musings and thoughts. It will be organic and evolve naturally, as I see fit.
Memoirs and Autobiographies difference:
An autobiography is the story of a person's life, written by that person. And a memoir is a collection of memories written by the person themselves.
Does an autobiography count as a memoir?
Literature professors will tell you that an autobiography covers the Author's entire life, from birth to publication. Memoirs, on the other hand, only cover part of a life. It might be about a specific event or a set of specific dates from the Author's life.
