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List of Irish poets
This is a list of poets either born in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship. Poets whose work is in Irish are included.
A brief outline of the history of Irish poetry is also available.
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A-D
- Adomnan, d. 704.
- Becc mac Lethdergain, fl. 5th century.
- Beccan mac Luigdech, fl. c. 650?
- Blathmac mac Cu Brettan, fl. c. 750.
- Bri mac Bairchid, fl. 5th century.
- Broccan, fl. 7th century.
- Colman mac Leneni, d. 604.
- Cuirithir of Connacht, fl. 7th century.
- Dubtach moccu Lugair, fl. 5th century.
- Æ (George William Russell) (1867-1935)
- William Allingham (1824-1889)
- Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)
- Brendan Behan (1923 - 1964)
- Eavan Boland (born 1944)
- Pat Boran (born 1963)
- Austin Clarke (1896-1974)
- Brian Coffey (1905-1995)
- Padraic Colum (1881-1972)
- Thomas Davis (1814-1845)
- Denis Devlin (1908-1959)
- John Dillon (1816-1866)
- Charles Gavan Duffy (1816-1903)
E-L
- Ferchertne, fl-7th century?
- Flann mac Lonan, d. 896.
- Flann Mainistrech, d. 1056.
- Flannacan mac Cellaig, King of Brega, d. 896.
- Irard mac Coisse, fl. pre-980.
- Liadan of Corcu Duibhne, fl. 7th century.
- Luccreth moccu Chiara, fl. c. 580.
- Samuel Ferguson (1810-1886)
- Patrick Galvin (born 1927)
- Monk Gibbon (1896 - 1987)
- Oliver St John Gogarty (1878 - 1957)
- Oliver Goldsmith (1730?-1774)
- Stephen Lucius Gwynn (1864-1950)
- Michael Hartnet (1944-1999)
- Randolph Healy (born 1956)
- Seamus Heaney (born 1939)
- F. R. Higgins (1896-1941)
- Douglas Hyde (1860 - 1949)
- John Jordan
- Trevor Joyce
- Emily Lawless (1845 - 1913)
- James Liddy
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 MacGill (1889-1960)
- Thomas MacGreevy (1893-1967)
- Louis MacNeice (1907-1963)
- Bryant H. McGill
- James Clarence Mangan (1803-1849)
- Brian Merriman (1747-1805)
- Thomas Moore (1779-1852)
- Paul Muldoon (born 1951)
- Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (born 1942)
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (born 1952)
- Dáibhí Ó Bruadair (David O Bruadair)
- Máirtín Ó Direáin (1910-1988)
- Cinaed O 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 O Ronan/Flann na Marb, fl. 1022.
- Seamus O'Sullivan
- Eoghan O Tuairisc (Eugene Watters) (1919-1982)
- Tom Paulin
- Joseph Plunkett (1887 - 1916)
Q-T
- Senchan Torpeist, fl. c. 580-c.650.
- George Reavey
- Lennox Robinson
- Gabriel Rosenstock (born 1949)
- Blanaid Salkeld (1880-1959)
- Maurice Scully (born 1952)
- Michael Smith (born 1942)
- Geoffrey Squires (born 1942)
- James Stephens ( 1880 - 1950)
- Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
- Katherine Tynan (1861 - 1931)
U-Z
- Uallach ni Muimnechaid, d. c. 934.
- Catherine Walsh (born 1964)
- Jane Wilde
- Oscar Wilde (1845-1900)
- W. B. Yeats (1865-1939)
- Augustus Young (born 1943)
See also
- Irish literature
- List of Irish dramatists
- List of Irish historians
- List of Irish novelists
- List of Irish short story writers
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