List of Irish poets

W. B. Yeats

This is a list of poets either born in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship. Poets whose work is in Irish are included.

A–D

• Adomnán (d. 704)
• Æ (George William Russell) (1867–1935)
• Gary Allen (born 1964)^{[citation needed]}
• Joseph Allen (born 1964)^{[citation needed]}
• William Allingham (1824–1889)
• Leland Bardwell (born 1922)
• Becc mac Lethdergain (fl. 5th century)
• Beccán 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)
• Samuel Boyse (1709–1749)
• Rory Brennan (born 1945)
• Bri mac Bairchid (fl. 5th century)
• Broccan (fl. 7th century)
• Frances Browne (1816–1887)
• Michael Feeney Callan (born 1955)
• Moya Cannon (born 1956)
• Ciarán Carson (born 1948)
• Philip Casey (born 1950)^{[citation needed]}
• Oengus Celi De (fl. c. 800)
• Patrick Chapman (born 1968)
• Austin Clarke (1896–1974)
• Brendan Cleary (born 1958)
• Brian Coffey (1905–1995)
• Colmán mac Lénéni (d. 604)
• Padraic Colum (1881–1972)
• Cuirithir of Connacht (fl. 7th century)
• John Cunningham (1729–1773)
• Tony Curtis (born 1955)Tony Curtis (Irish poet)
• Pádraig J. Daly (born 1943)
• Thomas Davis (1814–1845)
• Michael Davitt (1950-1994)
• Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972)
• Celia de Fréine (born 1948)
• Greg Delanty (born 1958)
• Louis de Paor (born 1961)
• Denis Devlin (1908–1959)
• John Dillon (1816–1866)
• Des Donnelly (born 1955)^{[citation needed]}
• Theo Dorgan (born 1953)
• Gerard Donovan (born ?)
• Steve Downes (born 1973)^{[citation needed]}
• William Drennan (died 1820)
• Dubtach moccu Lugair (fl. 5th century)
• Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903)
• Seán Dunne (1956–1995)
• Lord Dunsany (1878–1957)
• Paul Durcan (1944)

E–L

• John Ennis
• Gabriel Fitzmaurice (born 1952)^{[citation needed]}
• Flann Mainistrech (died 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 (c. 1730 – 1774)
• Mark Granier (born 1957)
• Patrick Greaney (flourished 18th century)
• Gerald Griffin (1803–1840)
• Stephen Gwynn (1864–1950)
• Kerry Hardy (born 1951)^{[citation needed]}
• Michael Hartnett (1944–1999)
• Randolph Healy (born 1956)
• Seamus Heaney (born 1939)
• F. R. Higgins (1896–1941)
• Kevin Higgins (born 1967)
• Rita Ann Higgins (born 1955)
• Pearse Hutchinson (born 1927)
• Douglas Hyde (1860–1949)
• Irard mac Coisse (fl. pre-980)
• Valentin Iremonger (1918–1991)
• John Jordan (1930–1988)
• James Joyce (1882–1941)
• Trevor Joyce (born 1947)
• Patrick Kavanagh (1904–1967)
• Rita Kelly (born 1953)
• Charles Kickham (died 1882)
• Thomas Kinsella (born 1928)
• Anatoly Kudryavitsky (born 1954)
• 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)
• Richard Mc Sweeney (born 1955)

M–P

• Denis Florence MacCarthy (1817–1868)
• Donagh MacDonagh (1912–1968)
• Thomas MacDonagh (1878–1916)
• Patrick MacDonogh (1902–1961)
• Seán MacFalls (born 1957)
• Patrick MacGill (1889–1960)
• Thomas MacGreevy (1893–1967)
• Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)
• Oengus mac Oengoba mac Oiblean (fl. c. 800)
• Tomás Mac Síomóin (born 1938)
• Hugh McFadden (born 1942)
• Medbh McGuckian (born 1950)
• Niall McGrath (born 1966)^{[citation needed]}
• Gerard McKeown (born 1980)
• Nigel McLoughlin (born 1968)^{[citation needed]}
• William Brendan McPhillips (1937–2008)^{[citation needed]}
• Máire Mhac an tSaoi (born 1922)
• Mael Ruain of Tallaght (d. pre-800)
• Derek Mahon (born 1941)
• James Clarence Mangan (1803–1849)
• Marcus of Ratisbon (fl. 1149)
• Caitlín Maude (1941–1982)
• Paula Meehan (born 1955)
• Brian Merriman (1747–1805)
• Alice Milligan (1865–1953)
• The Monk of Reichenau (fl. early 9th century)
• John Montague (born 1929)
• Thomas Moore (1779–1852)
• Paul Muldoon (born 1951)
• Nuala Ní Chonchúir (born 1970)
• Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (born 1942)
• Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (born 1952)
• Dáibhí Ó Bruadair (David O Bruadair) (1625–1698)
• Máirtín Ó Direáin (1910–1988)
• Ciaran O'Driscoll (born 1943)^{[citation needed]}
• Dennis O'Driscoll (born 1954)
• 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)
• Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé (born 1942)
• Cathal Ó Searcaigh (born 1956)
• Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin/Owen Roe O'Sullivan (1748–1782)
• Seumas O'Sullivan (1879–1958)
• Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (Eugene Watters) (1919–1982)
• Frank Ormsby (born 1947)
• Patrick Pearse (Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais) (1879–1916)
• Tom Paulin (born 1949)
• Joseph Plunkett (1887–1916)

Q–Z

Jonathan Swift

• Anthony Raferty (c. 1784 – 1834)
• George Reavey (1907–1976)
• Maurice Riordan (born 1953)
• Lennox Robinson (1886–1958)
• Gabriel Rosenstock (born 1949)
• Adam Rudden (born 1983)
• Blanaid Salkeld (1880–1959)
• Maurice Scully (born 1952)
• John W. Sexton (born 1958)
• Eileen Shanahan (1901–1979)
• James Simmons (1933–2001)
• Peter Sirr (born 1960)
• Michael Smith (born 1942)
• Geoffrey Squires (born 1942)
• James Stephens (1880–1950)
• Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
• John Millington Synge (1871–1909)
• Senchán Torpéist (fl. c. 580 – c.650)
• Katharine Tynan (1861–1931)
• Orthanach ua Coellamae (fl. late 8th century)
• Uallach ni Muimnechaid (d. c. 934)
• Catherine Walsh (born 1964)
• Jane Wilde (1821–1896)
• Oscar Wilde (1845–1900)
• James Wills (1790–1868)
• Macdara Woods (born 1942)
• W. B. Yeats (1865–1939)
• Augustus Young (born 1943)

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

External links

• http://bill.celt.dias.ie/vol4/browseatsources.php?letter=A#ATS7714