Augustine Martin was one of a small handful of pioneers who revolutionised the teaching of English in the 1960s. His energy and enthusiasm as an educator were imparted originally as a secondary school teacher at Mount St Joseph's in Roscrea and later as lecturer, subsequently as professor, of Anglo- Irish Literature at University College Dublin. Throughout his life he encouraged his students to commit to their own intellectual freedom. His books have endured beyond his early death in 1995.
James J. Carey was a teacher of English and Latin and a well-known author of textbooks in both subjects.