| Sarah Poyntz | |
| Birth Place: | New Ross, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Ballyvaughan, Ireland |
| Education: | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Occupation: | Writer |
Sarah Poyntz (1926 – 14 September 2020) was an Irish journalist and author.[1] She is best known for her contributions over 24 years to Country Diary describing The Burren, some of which were subsequently published in book form.[2]
Born in New Ross in 1926, she was educated at Loreto Abbey in County Wexford and University College Dublin (UCD). She initially worked as a teacher in England, and was appointed Head of the English Department at the Perse School for Girls in Cambridge, but took early retirement due to ill health.[2] In 1986 she moved to Ballyvaughan and in 1987 she began writing for Country Diary.[3] In 2006 she wrote a book on the villages of The Burren.[4] [5]
Poyntz retired from writing in December 2010, at the age of 84.[3] She died from cancer on 14 September 2020, at the age of 93.[6] [7]