David Wheatley was born in Dublin in 1970. He recently co-edited, with Ailbhe Darcy, The Cambridge History of Irish Women's Poetry, and lives with his family in rural Aberdeenshire.David Wheatley was born in Dublin in 1970. He recently co-edited, with Ailbhe Darcy, The Cambridge History of Irish Women's Poetry, and lives with his family in rural Aberdeenshire.