Doireann Ní Gríofa: 'I had the honour of dissecting  a body'

Poet and author Doireann Ní Ghríofa is leaving her body to UCC's anatomy department.

A faded scar on one of her fingertips serves as a reminder of the formative year Doireann Ní Gríofa spent dissecting human bodies as a dentistry student.

Though she decided to change her career path and is now a poet and author, the echo of the experience has lingered. So much so she has signed a form leaving her body to UCC’s anatomy department, where, aged 17, she studied as part of her training.