POETS from Ireland’s county LAOIS
Ellen Taylor, notable for being the only known example of a rural labouring-class Irish poet writing in English in this…
POETS from Ireland’s county LEITRIM
Bernard Gray: A 20th-century poet known for Songs and Stories of Leitrim. Conor Mc Manus: A writer and poet from…
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POETS from Ireland’s county ROSCOMMON
Turlough O’Carolan (Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin): Nobber, County Meath (born); lived in Mohill, County Leitrim,…
POETS from Ireland’s county SLIGO
William Butler Yeats: Sligo town, County Sligo (1865-1939): Ireland’s most celebrated poet and a…
POETS from Ireland’s county TIPPERARY
Billy Fenton: Poet Laureate for Carrick-on-Suir and acclaimed writer published in The Irish Times. Catriona…
POETS from Ireland’s county TYRONE
Alice Milligan (1866–1953): A poet, novelist, and Irish nationalist born in Omagh. Felix Kearney (1888–1977):…
POETS from Ireland’s county WATERFORD
Mary Elizabeth Blake: Dungarvan, County Waterford (born) (1840-1907): A poet who emigrated to Quincy,…
POETS from Ireland’s county WESTMEATH
Pat Carton: Horseleap, County Westmeath (born and lived) (c. 1958-): A poet and performer,…
POETS from Ireland’s county WEXFORD
Jane Francesca Elgee (Lady Wilde, pseud. Speranza): Wexford town, County Wexford (born) (1821-1896): A…
POETS from Ireland’s county WICKLOW
James Joseph McAuley: Wicklow town, County Wicklow (born) (1936-1987): A poet and educator, McAuley…