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–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)
* Moya Cannon (born 1956)
* 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 ?)
* Steve Downes [http://stevedownes.synthasite.com/] (born 1973)
* 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)

E–L

* John Ennis
* 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)
* Kerry Hardy (born 1951)
* Michael Hartnett (1944 – 1999)
* Randolph Healy (born 1956)
* Seamus Heaney (born 1939)
* F. R. Higgins (1896 – 1941)
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* Rita Ann Higgins (born 1955)
* Pearse Hutchinson (born 1927)
* Douglas Hyde (1860 – 1949)
* Irard mac Coisse (fl. pre-980)
* Valentin Iremonger (1918 – 1991)
* Diarmuid Johnson (born 1965) [http://www.transcript-review.org/sub.cfm?lan=en&id=1963 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)

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 (born 1942)
* Seán MacFalls (born 1957)
* Patrick MacGill (1889 – 1960)
* Thomas MacGreevy (1893 – 1967)
* Derek Mahon (born 1941)
* Louis MacNeice (1907 – 1963)
* Jeffrey McCann (born 1975)
* Bryant H. McGill
* Medbh McGuckian (born 1950)
* Niall McGrath (born 1966)
* Gerard McKeown (born 1980)
* Nigel McLoughlin (born 1968)
* William Brendan McPhillips (1937 – 2008)
* James Clarence Mangan (1803 – 1849)
* Paula Meehan (born 1955)
* 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)

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)

ee 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