POETS from Ireland’s county ROSCOMMON
Turlough O’Carolan (Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin): Nobber, County Meath (born); lived in Mohill, County Leitrim, and associated with Roscommon through…
POETS from Ireland’s county SLIGO
William Butler Yeats: Sligo town, County Sligo (1865-1939): Ireland’s most celebrated poet and a Nobel Laureate (1923), Yeats is…
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POETS from Ireland’s county ARMAGH
George William Russell (AE) from Lurgan (1867-1935): Born in Lurgan, Russell, known by his pseudonym…
POETS from Ireland’s county CARLOW
Eoghan Ó Tuairisc from Carlow Town (1919-1982): Born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ó Tuairisc lived…
POETS from Ireland’s county CAVAN
Mary Anne Sadlier: Born in Cootehill, County Cavan . (1820-1903): Mary Anne Sadlier was a…
POETS from Ireland’s county CLARE
Aindrias Mac Cruitín (c. 1670–1738): A poet and scribe born at Moyglass, near Milltown Malbay.…
POETS from Ireland’s county CORK
SBernard O’Donoghue (b. 1945): A poet, academic, and literary critic born in Cullen, North Cork.…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county DERRY
Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) A world-renowned poet, playwright, and translator, Heaney is considered one of Ireland’s…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county DONEGAL
William Allingham (1824-1889) A poet born in Ballyshannon, Allingham is best known for his poem…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county DOWN
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Born in Belfast, County Down, Lewis was a novelist, scholar, and…