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Tributes pour in for legendary Irish poet John Montague

Published 15:34 10 Dec 2016 GMT

Carl Kinsella
Tributes pour in for legendary Irish poet John Montague

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Poet John Montague has passed away in France at the age of 87.

Montague had been recovering from a surgery at Clinique Parc Impérial in Nice when he came down with a fever and had to be put on a respiratory machine. Montague will be buried in Garvaghy, Co. Tyrone where he was raised. The poet Theo Dorgan will be organising a memorial service in Dublin, according to the Irish Times. Tributes have poured in for the beloved poet across social media. https://twitter.com/OtherkinOK/status/807607957059932160 https://twitter.com/Feckinq/status/807606411337334785 https://twitter.com/helllolucy/status/807605236936429570 https://twitter.com/Feckinq/status/807604137697415168 https://twitter.com/OudWeth/status/807603204657737728 https://twitter.com/_KKSomers/status/807602692298276865

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Tributes pour in for legendary Irish poet John Montague