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photographed by carl van vechten , 1959 . 11 january 1972 enfield , connecticut , united states columbkille , county longford , ireland irish irish padraic colum 8 december 1881 1902 -- 58 '' king of ireland 's son '' the saxon shillin '' ' , '' the padraiccolum.jpeg padraic colum
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padraic colum

padraic colum -lrb- 8 december 1881 -- 11 january 1972 -rrb- was an irish poet , novelist , dramatist , biographer , playwright , children 's author and collector of folklore .
he was one of the leading figures of the irish literary revival .
