WRITERS from Ireland’s county MEATH
Mary Lavin (1912-1996) Born in East Walpole, Massachusetts, but raised in Bective, Meath, Lavin was…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county MAYO
George Augustus Moore (1852-1933) Born in Moore Hall, near Ballyglass, Moore was a novelist, poet,…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county LONGFORD
Oliver Goldsmith (c. 1728-1774) Born in Pallas, near Abbeyshrule, Goldsmith was a novelist, poet, and…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county LIMERICK
Kate O’Brien (1897-1974) Born in Limerick city, O’Brien was a novelist and playwright whose…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county LEITRIM
John McGahern (1934-2006) Born in Knockanroe, near Ballinamore, McGahern was a novelist and short story…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county LAOIS
William Bulfin (1864-1910) Born in Derrinlough, near Birr (then in Queen’s County, now Laois), Bulfin…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county KILKENNY
John Banim (1798-1842) Born in Kilkenny city, Banim was a novelist, short story writer, dramatist,…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county KILDARE
Molly Keane (1904-1996) Born in Skrine, Kildare, Keane was a novelist and playwright who…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county KERRY
John B. Keane (1928-2002) Born in Listowel, Keane was a playwright, novelist, and essayist whose…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county GALWAY
Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882-1928) Born in Galway city, Ó Conaire was a pioneering Irish-language writer…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county FERMANAGH
Shaun F. Bullock (1865-1935) Born in County Fermanagh, Bullock was a novelist known for his…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county DUBLIN
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Born in Dublin, Swift was a satirist, poet, and cleric, best known…
WRITERS from Ireland’s county DOWN
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Born in Belfast, County Down, Lewis was a novelist, scholar, and…
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 DERRY
Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) A world-renowned poet, playwright, and translator, Heaney is considered one of Ireland’s…
POETS from Ireland’s county CORK
SBernard O’Donoghue (b. 1945): A poet, academic, and literary critic born in Cullen, North Cork.…
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 CAVAN
Mary Anne Sadlier: Born in Cootehill, County Cavan . (1820-1903): Mary Anne Sadlier was a…
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 ARMAGH
George William Russell (AE) from Lurgan (1867-1935): Born in Lurgan, Russell, known by his pseudonym…
POETS from Ireland’s county WICKLOW
James Joseph McAuley: Wicklow town, County Wicklow (born) (1936-1987): A poet and educator, McAuley…
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 WESTMEATH
Pat Carton: Horseleap, County Westmeath (born and lived) (c. 1958-): A poet and performer,…
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 TYRONE
Alice Milligan (1866–1953): A poet, novelist, and Irish nationalist born in Omagh. Felix Kearney (1888–1977):…
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 SLIGO
William Butler Yeats: Sligo town, County Sligo (1865-1939): Ireland’s most celebrated poet and a…
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 OFFALY
Cormac Lally: A prominent spoken-word artist born in Tullamore and recognized as a Poetry…
POETS from Ireland’s county MONAGHAN
Patrick Kavanagh: Inniskeen, County Monaghan (1904-1967): One of Ireland’s most celebrated poets, known for works…
POETS from Ireland’s county MEATH
Cuchonnacht Ó Dálaigh: Leacain (Lacken), County Meath (d. 1139): Chief ollamh (master poet) in poetry,…
POETS from Ireland’s county MAYO
Alice Kinsella & Michelle O’Sullivan: Poets who have worked with the Mayo Arts Service.…
POETS from Ireland’s county LONGFORD
OBreda Sullivan: Poet and writer contributing to the modern literary scene in Longford. Felispeaks (Felicia…
POETS from Ireland’s county LIMERICK
Aindrias Mac Craith (Andrew MacGrath, “An Mangaire Súgach”): Lived in Croom, County Limerick . (c.1710–c.1790):…
POETS from Ireland’s county LEITRIM
Bernard Gray: A 20th-century poet known for Songs and Stories of Leitrim. Conor Mc Manus:…
POETS from Ireland’s county LAOIS
Ellen Taylor, notable for being the only known example of a rural labouring-class Irish poet…
POETS from Ireland’s county KILKENNY
Brian Mac Giolla Phádraig (c.1580–c.1652): A scholar and poet. Constantia Grierson (1705–1732): Born in Co.…
POETS from Ireland’s county KILDARE
Conleth O’Connor (1949–1993): Born in Newbridge, he was a notable poet and member of Aosdána. Emily…
POETS from Ireland’s county KERRY
Piaras Feiritéar (Pierce Ferriter): Born and lived in Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry . (c.1600-1653):…
POETS from Ireland’s county GALWAY
Antoine Ó Raifteiri (1779–1835): A traveling poet in the Irish tradition, often associated with the…