# List of Irish poets

This is a list of notable poets with Wikipedia pages, who were born or raised in Ireland or hold Irish citizenship.
Abbreviations for the languages of their writings: E: English; F: French; I: Irish (Gaeilge); L: Latin; R: Russian

## A–D

* Adomnán (d. 704, L)
* Æ (George William Russell) (1867–1935, E)
* William Allingham (1824–1889, E)
* Ivy Bannister (born 1951, E)
* Leland Bardwell (1922–2016, E)
* Beccán mac Luigdech (fl. c. 650, I)
* Samuel Beckett (1906–1989, E/F)
* Brendan Behan (1923–1964, E)
* Gerard Beirne (born 1962, E)
* Thomas Bibby (1799–1863, E)
* Blathmac mac Cú Brettan (fl. c. 750, I)
* Eavan Boland (born 1944, E)
* Dermot Bolger (born 1959, E)
* Pat Boran (born 1963, E)
* Samuel Boyse (1709–1749, E)
* Rory Brennan (born 1945, E)
* Frances Browne (1816–1887, E)
* George Brun (fl. late 18th century, I)
* Colette Bryce (born 1970, E)
* Catherine Byron (born 1947), E
* Michael Feeney Callan (born 1955, E)
* Moya Cannon (born 1956, E)
* Ciarán Carson (born 1948, E)
* James Casey (1824–1909, E)
* Oengus Celi De (fl. c. 800, I)
* Patrick Chapman (born 1968, E)
* Austin Clarke (1896–1974, E)
* Brendan Cleary (born 1958, E)
* Brian Coffey (1905–1995, E)
* Colman ua Clasaigh (d. 661, I)
* Colmán mac Lénéni (d. 604, I)
* Padraic Colum (1881–1972, E)
* Susan Connolly (born 1956, E)
* Jim Craven (1935–1980, E)
* Cúán úa Lothcháin (d. 1024)
* Cuirithir of Connacht (fl. 7th century, I)
* Catherine Ann Cullen, E
* John Cunningham (1729–1773, E)
* Tony Curtis (born 1955, E)
* Guaire Dall (fl. 849, I)
* Pádraig J. Daly (born 1943, E)
* Thomas Davis (1814–1845, E)
* Michael Davitt (1950–2005, I)
* Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972, E)
* Patrick Deeley (born 1953, E)
* Celia de Fréine (born 1948, I/E)
* Greg Delanty (born 1958, E)
* Kate Dempsey (poet) (born 1958, E)
* Louis de Paor (born 1961, I)
* Denis Devlin (1908–1959, E)
* John Dillon (1816–1866, E)
* Theo Dorgan (born 1953, E)
* Charles Donnelly (poet) (1914 - 1937)
* Gerard Donovan (born 1959, E)
* Ellen Mary Patrick Downing (1828–1869, E)
* John Swanwick Drennan (1809–1893, E)
* William Drennan (1754–1820, E)
* Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903, E)
* Seán Dunne (1956–1995, E)
* Lord Dunsany (1878–1957, E)
* Paul Durcan (born 1944, E)

## E–L

* John Ennis (born 1944, E)
* Martina Evans (born 1961, E)
* Peter Fallon (born 1951, E)
* Elaine Feeney (born 1979, E)
* Piaras Feiritéar (c. 1600–1653, I)
* Fothadh an Fili (fl. 879, I)
* Flann Mainistrech (d. 1056, I)
* Patrick Galvin (1927–2011, E)
* Monk Gibbon (1896–1987, E)
* Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878–1957, E)
* Oliver Goldsmith (c. 1730–1774, E)
* Mark Granier (born 1957, E)
* Eamon Grennan (born 1941, I)
* Gerald Griffin (1803–1840, E)
* Sarah Maria Griffin (c. 1988, E)
* Vona Groarke (born 1964, E)
* Stephen Gwynn (1864–1950, E)
* Kerry Hardie (born 1951, E)
* Anne Le Marquand Hartigan (born 1938, E)
* Michael Hartnett (1944–1999, I/E)
* Randolph Healy (born 1956, E)
* Séamus Heaney (1939–2013, E)
* David Herbison (1800–1880, E)
* F. R. Higgins (1896–1941, E)
* Kevin Higgins (born 1967, E)
* Rita Ann Higgins (born 1955, E)
* Pearse Hutchinson (1927–2012, I/E)
* Douglas Hyde (1860–1949, I/E)
* Pat Ingoldsby (born 1942, E)
* Valentin Iremonger (1918–1991, E)
* John Jordan (1930–1988, E)
* James Joyce (1882–1941, E)
* Trevor Joyce (born 1947, E)
* Patrick Kavanagh (1904–1967, E)
* Rita Kelly (born 1953, I)
* Charles Kickham (1828–1882, E)
* Thomas Kinsella (born 1928, E)
* Anatoly Kudryavitsky (born 1954, R/E)
* Emily Lawless (1845–1913, E)
* Sarah Leech (1809–1820, E)
* Francis Ledwidge (1887–1917, E)
* C. S. Lewis (1899–1963, E)
* James Liddy (1934–2008, E)
* Eddie Linden (born 1935, E)
* Loisin an Fili (fl. 868, I)
* Michael Longley (born 1939, E)
* Luccreth moccu Chiara (fl. c. 600, I)

## M–P

* Aimirgein mac Amalgado (I)
* Anluan Mac Aodhagáin (I)
* Seán Mac Aoidh (fl. 1820)
* Micheál Mac Suibhne (c. 1760–1820, I)
* Denis Florence MacCarthy (1817–1868, E)
* Flannagan mac Ceallach (fl. 879, I)
* Dónal Meirgeach Mac Conmara (18th century)
* Cináedh mac Coscrach (d. 874, I)
* Art Mac Cumhaigh (1738–1773, I)
* Donagh MacDonagh (1912–1968, E)
* Thomas MacDonagh (1878–1916, E)
* Patrick MacDonogh (1902–1961, E)
* Athairne Mac Eoghain (I)
* Seán MacFalls (born 1957, E)
* Patrick MacGill (1889–1960, E)
* Thomas MacGreevy (1893–1967, E)
* John Macken (c. 1784–1823, E)
* Louis MacNeice (1907–1963, E)
* Tomás Mac Síomóin (born 1938, I)
* Marie MacSweeney, (living, E)
* Neil McBride (1861–1942, I)
* Hugh McFadden (born 1942, E)
* Medbh McGuckian (born 1950, E)
* Nigel McLoughlin (born 1968, E)
* Bernard McNulty (1842–1892, E)
* Máire Mhac an tSaoi (born 1922, I)
* Maenghal the Pilgrim (fl. 844, I)
* Derek Mahon (1941–2020, E)
* James Clarence Mangan (1803–1849, E)
* Caitlín Maude (1941–1982, I)
* Máighréad Medbh (born 1959, E)
* John Mee (born 1965, E)
* Paula Meehan (born 1955, E)
* Brian Merriman (1747–1805, I)
* Alice Milligan (1865–1953, E)
* Moling of Luachair (fl. 695, I)
* Dorothy Molloy (1942–2004, E)
* John Montague (1929–2016, E)
* Thomas Moore (1779–1852, E)
* Paul Muldoon (born 1951, E)
* Hayden Murphy (born 1945, E)
* Christine Murray, 21st century
* Kate Newmann (born 1965, E)
* Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill (c. 1743 – c. 1800, I)
* Nuala Ní Chonchúir (born 1970, E)
* Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (born 1942, E)
* Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (born 1952, I)
* Ciara Ní É (E,I)
* Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh (born 1984, I)
* Áine Ní Ghlinn (born 1955, I)
* Doireann Ní Ghríofa (born 1981, I/E)
* Charlotte Nooth (19th century, I)
* Dáibhí Ó Bruadair (David O Bruadair) (1625–1698, I)
* Máirtín Ó Direáin (1910–1988, I)
* John Francis O'Donnell (1837–1874, E)
* Mary O'Donnell (born 1954, E)
* Bernard O'Donoghue (born 1945, E)
* Gregory O'Donoghue (1951–2005, E)
* Dennis O'Driscoll (1954–2012, E)
* Pádraig Ó hÉigeartaigh (1871–1936, I)
* Cinaed Ó hArtucain (d. 975, I)
* John O'Higgin (d. 1490, I)
* Nessa O'Mahony (living, E)
* Ó Maoilciaran an Fili (fl. c. 1395, I)
* Henrietta O'Neill (1758–1793, E)
* Liam Ó Muirthile (1950-2018)
* Seán na Ráithíneach Ó Murchadha (1700-1762, I)
* Mary Devenport O'Neill (1879–1967, E)
* Antoine Ó Raifteiri (Anthony Raftery) (1784–1835, I)
* Aogán Ó Rathaille (1675–1729, I)
* Seán Ó Ríordáin (1916–1977, I)
* Cathal Ó Searcaigh (born 1956, I)
* Micheal O'Siadhail (born 1947, I/E)
* Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin/Owen Roe O'Sullivan (1748–1782, I)
* Seumas O'Sullivan (1879–1958, E)
* Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (Eugene Watters) (1919–1982, I/E)
* Frank Ormsby (born 1947, E)
* Tom Paulin (born 1949, E)
* Patrick Pearse (Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais) (1879–1916, I/E)
* Joseph Plunkett (1887–1916, E)
* Joseph Richard Enright : Seosamh Rísteárd Mac Ionnrachtaigh (born 1958, I)

## Q–Z

* George Reavey (1907–1976, E)
* Nell Regan (born 1969, E)
* Maurice Riordan (born 1953, E)
* Lennox Robinson (1886–1958, E)
* Gabriel Rosenstock (born 1949, I/E)
* Rosemarie Rowley (born 1942, E)
* Adam Rudden (born 1983, E)
* Blanaid Salkeld (1880–1959, E)
* Maurice Scully (born 1952, E)
* John W. Sexton (born 1958, E)
* Eileen Shanahan (1901–1979, E)
* James Simmons (1933–2001, E)
* Peter Sirr (born 1960, E)
* Michael Smith (born 1942, E)
* Cherry Smyth (born 1960, E)
* Geoffrey Squires (born 1942, E)
* James Stephens (1880–1950, E)
* Eithne Strong (1925–1999, I/E)
* Matthew Sweeney (1952–2018, E)
* Jonathan Swift (1667–1745, E)
* John Millington Synge (1871–1909, E)
* Senchán Torpéist (fl. c. 580 – c. 650, I)
* Eliza Dorothea Cobbe, Lady Tuite (c. 1764–1850, E)
* Katharine Tynan (1861–1931, E)
* Muiredhach na Tengadh Ua Sléibhín (d.1022) I
* Catherine Walsh (born 1964, E)
* David Wheatley (born 1970, E)
* Jane Wilde (1821–1896, E)
* Oscar Wilde (1854–1900, E)
* Richard D'Alton Williams (1822–1862, E)
* James Wills (1790–1868, E)
* Florence Mary Wilson, (1870–1946, E)
* Sheila Wingfield (1906–1992, E)
* Macdara Woods (1942–2008, E)
* Joseph Woods (born 1966, E)
* W. B. Yeats (1865–1939, E)
* Augustus Young (born 1943, E)