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'' 1960 patrick kavanagh '' , by patrick swift , 30 november 1967 dublin , ireland inniskeen , county monaghan , ireland irish life , nature 250px irish 21 october 1904 1928 -- 67 irish poet , novelist patrick.kavanagh.by.patrick.swift.jpg patrick kavanagh
 patrick kavanagh poet
patrick kavanagh

patrick kavanagh -lrb- 21 october 1904 -- 30 november 1967 -rrb- was an irish poet and novelist .
his best-known works include the novel `` tarry flynn '' , and the poems `` on raglan road '' and `` the great hunger '' .
he is known for his accounts of irish life through reference to the everyday and commonplace .
