List of Irish poets
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This is a list of poets either born in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship. Poets whose work is in Irish are included.
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[edit] A–D
- Adomnan (d. 704)
- Æ (George William Russell) (1867–1935)
- Gary Allen (born 1964)
- Joseph Allen (born 1964)
- William Allingham (1824–1889)
- Becc mac Lethdergain (fl. 5th century)
- Beccan mac Luigdech (fl. c. 650?)
- Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)
- Brendan Behan (1923–1964)
- Gerard Beirne (born 1962)
- Blathmac mac Cú Brettan (fl. c. 750)
- Eavan Boland (born 1944)
- Dermot Bolger (born 1959)
- Pat Boran (born 1963)
- Bri mac Bairchid (fl. 5th century)
- Broccan (fl. 7th century)
- Jonnothan Brennan (born 1972)
- Frances Browne (1816–1887)
- Ciaran Carson (born 1948)
- Philip Casey (born 1950)
- Patrick Chapman (born 1968)
- Austin Clarke (1896–1974)
- Brendan Cleary
- Brian Coffey (1905–1995)
- Colmán mac Lénéni (d. 604)
- Padraic Colum (1881–1972)
- Cuirithir of Connacht (fl. 7th century)
- John Cunningham (1729–1773)
- Pádraig J. Daly (born 1943)
- Thomas Davis (1814–1845)
- Greg Delanty
- Denis Devlin (1908–1959)
- John Dillon (1816–1866)
- Des Donnelly (born 1955)
- Theo Dorgan (born 1953)
- Gerard Donovan (born ?)
- William Drennan (d. 1820)
- Dubtach moccu Lugair (fl. 5th century)
- Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903)
- Seán Dunne (1956–1995)
- Lord Dunsany (1878–1957)
- Paul Durcan (1944)
[edit] E–L
- Flann Mainistrech (d. 1056)
- Flannacan mac Cellaig, King of Brega (d. 896)
- Patrick Galvin (born 1927)
- Monk Gibbon (1896–1987)
- Oliver St John Gogarty (1878–1957)
- Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774)
- Stephen Lucius Gwynn (1864–1950)
- Michael Hartnett (1944–1999)
- Randolph Healy (born 1956)
- Seamus Heaney (born 1939)
- F. R. Higgins (1896–1941)
- Pearse Hutchinson (born 1927)
- Douglas Hyde (1860–1949)
- Irard mac Coisse (fl. pre-980)
- Valentin Iremonger (1918-1991)
- Diarmuid Johnson (born 1965)see Transcript Biography
- John Jordan (1930–1988)
- James Joyce (1882–1941)
- Trevor Joyce (born 1947)
- Thomas Kinsella (born 1928)
- Charles Kickham (d. 1882)
- Emily Lawless (1845–1913)
- Francis Ledwidge (1887–1917)
- C. S. Lewis (1899–1963)
- Liadan of Corcu Duibhne (fl. 7th century)
- James Liddy
- Michael Longley (born 1939)
- Luccreth moccu Chiara (fl. c. 600)
- Frank L. Ludwig (born 1964)
[edit] M–P
- Mael Ruain of Tallaght (d. pre-800)
- Marcus of Ratisbon (fl. 1149)
- The Monk of Reichenau (fl. early 9th century)
- Oengus Celi De (fl. c. 800)
- Oengus mac Oengoba mac Oiblean (fl. c. 800)
- Orthanach ua Coellamae (fl. late 8th century)
- Máire Mhac an tSaoi (born 1922)
- Denis Florence MacCarthy (1817–1868)
- Donagh MacDonagh (1912–1968)
- Thomas MacDonagh (1878–1916)
- Patrick MacDonogh (1902–1961)
- Hugh McFadden (1942 - )
- Seán MacFalls (born 1957)
- Patrick MacGill (1889–1960)
- Thomas MacGreevy (1893–1967)
- Derek Mahon (1941–)
- Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)
- Jeffrey McCann (1975- )
- Bryant H. McGill
- Niall McGrath (born 1966)
- Gerard McKeown (born 1980)
- Nigel McLoughlin (born 1968)
- William Brendan McPhillips (1937–2008)
- James Clarence Mangan (1803–1849)
- Brian Merriman (1747–1805)
- Alice Milligan (1865–1953)
- John Montague (born 1929)
- Thomas Moore (1779–1852)
- Paul Muldoon (born 1951)
- Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (born 1942)
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (born 1952)
- Tomas O' Carthaigh (born 1976
- Dáibhí Ó Bruadair (David O Bruadair)
- Máirtín Ó Direáin (1910–1988)
- Cinaed Ó hArtucain (d. 975)
- Mary Devenport O'Neill (1879–1967)
- Antoine Ó Raifteiri (Anthony Raftery) (1784–1835)
- Aogán Ó Rathaille (1675–1729)
- Seán Ó Ríordáin (1916–1977)
- Flann file Ó Ronan/Flann na Marb (fl. 1022)
- Cathal Ó Searcaigh (born 1956)
- Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin/Owen Roe O'Sullivan
- Seamus O'Sullivan
- Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (Eugene Watters) (1919–1982)
- Frank Ormsby (born 1947)
- Patrick Pearse (Pádraig Mac Piarais)(1879-1916)
- Tom Paulin (born 1949)
- Joseph Plunkett (1887–1916)
[edit] Q–Z
- Anthony Raferty (c.1784–1834)
- George Reavey
- Lennox Robinson
- Gabriel Rosenstock (born 1949)
- Adam Rudden (born 1983)
- Blanaid Salkeld (1880-1959)
- Maurice Scully (born 1952)
- Eileen Shanahan (1901-1979)
- James Simmons (1933-2001)
- Michael Smith (born 1942)
- Geoffrey Squires (born 1942)
- James Stephens ( 1880–1950)
- Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
- Colum Patrick Toibin (born 1931)
- Senchan Torpeist (fl. c. 580-c.650)
- Katherine Tynan (1861–1931)
- Uallach ni Muimnechaid (d. c. 934)
- Catherine Walsh (born 1964)
- Jane Wilde
- Oscar Wilde (1845–1900)
- James Wills (1790:ndash;1868)
- W. B. Yeats (1865–1939)
- Augustus Young (born 1943)
[edit] See also
- Irish poetry
- Irish literature
- List of Irish dramatists
- List of Irish historians
- List of Irish novelists
- List of Irish short story writers
- List of poets
