NOVELISTS from Ireland’s county CORK
Frank O’Connor: Cork city, County Cork (born and lived) (1903–1966) Born Michael O’Donovan in Cork city, O’Connor is celebrated for…
POETS from Ireland’s county DERRY
Seamus Heaney: Born in Mossbawn, near Castledawson, County Derry; lived in Bellaghy, County Derry . (1939–2013): Seamus Heaney, a Nobel…
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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 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 LAOIS
Ellen Taylor, notable for being the only known example of a rural labouring-class Irish poet…
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 LIMERICK
Aindrias Mac Craith (Andrew MacGrath, “An Mangaire Súgach”): Lived in Croom, County Limerick . (c.1710–c.1790):…
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 MAYO
Alice Kinsella & Michelle O’Sullivan: Poets who have worked with the Mayo Arts Service.…
POETS from Ireland’s county MEATH
Cuchonnacht Ó Dálaigh: Leacain (Lacken), County Meath (d. 1139): Chief ollamh (master poet) in poetry,…