POETS from Ireland’s county WATERFORD
Mary Elizabeth Blake: Dungarvan, County Waterford (born) (1840-1907): A poet who emigrated to Quincy, Massachusetts, USA, in 1846, Blake…
POETS from Ireland’s county WESTMEATH
Pat Carton: Horseleap, County Westmeath (born and lived) (c. 1958-): A poet and performer, Carton began publishing in the…
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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…
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 FERMANAGH
Shaun F. Bullock (1865-1935) Born in County Fermanagh, Bullock was a novelist known for his…
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 KERRY
John B. Keane (1928-2002) Born in Listowel, Keane was a playwright, novelist, and essayist whose…