List of Irish poets

This is a list of poets either born in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship. Poets who write in either English or Irish are included -- the poet`s working language has been given in many cases..

A

 * 1) Adomnán (d. 704)
 * 2) Æ (George William Russell) (1867–1935), English
 * 3) Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895), English; wife of William Alexander
 * 4) William Alexander (1824-1911), English; husband of Cecil Frances Alexander
 * 5) Gary Allen (born 1959), English
 * 6) Joseph Allen (born 1964)
 * 7) William Allingham (1824-1889), English
 * 8) John Anster (1793-1867), English

B

 * 1) Mary Balfour (1778-1819), English
 * 2) John Banim (1798-1842), English
 * 3) Mary Barber (?1685-1755?), English
 * 4) Leland Bardwell (born 1922)
 * 5) Jane Barlow (1857-1917), English
 * 6) Becc mac Lethdergain (fl. 5th century)
 * 7) Beccán mac Luigdech (fl. c. 650?)
 * 8) Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), English, French
 * 9) Brendan Behan (1923-1964), English, Irish
 * 10) Gerard Beirne (born 1962)
 * 11) Blathmac mac Cú Brettan (fl. c. 750)
 * 12) Jean Bleakney (born 1956), Northern Ireland, English
 * 13) Eavan Boland (born 1944), English
 * 14) Dermot Bolger (born 1959)
 * 15) Pat Boran (born 1963)
 * 16) Thomas Boyd (1867-1927), English
 * 17) Samuel Boyse (1709-1749), English
 * 18) NIcholas Brady (1659-1726), English
 * 19) Rory Brennan (born 1945)
 * 20) Bri mac Bairchid (fl. 5th century)
 * 21) Broccan (fl. 7th century)
 * 22) Frances Browne (1816-1879), English

C

 * 1) J.J. Callanan (1795-1829), English
 * 2) Joseph Campbell (1879-1944), English
 * 3) Nancy Campbell (born 1886), English
 * 4) Moya Cannon (born 1956)
 * 5) Ciarán Carson (born 1948), English
 * 6) Henry Bernard Carpenter (1840-1890), English
 * 7) Philip Casey (born 1950)
 * 8) Oengus Celi De (fl. ca. 800)
 * 9) Patrick Chapman (born 1968)
 * 10) Austin Clarke (1896-1974), English
 * 11) Brendan Cleary (born 1958)
 * 12) Ellen Mary Clerke (1840-1906), English
 * 13) Harry Clifton (born 1952), English
 * 14) Brian Coffey (1905-1995), English
 * 15) Colmán mac Lénéni (d. 604)
 * 16) Padraic Colum (1881-1972), English
 * 17) James H. Cousins (1873-1956), English
 * 18) Isabella Valancy Crawford (1850-1887), Canadian born in Dublin, English
 * 19) Cuirithir of Connacht (fl. 7th century)
 * 20) John Cunningham (1729-1773), English

D

 * 1) Pádraig J. Daly (born 1943)
 * 2) George Darley (1795-1846), English
 * 3) Thomas Davis (1814-1845), English
 * 4) Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972), English
 * 5) John F. Deane (born 1943), English
 * 6) Celia de Fréine (born 1948)
 * 7) Greg Delanty (born 1958)
 * 8) Denis Devlin (1908-1959), English
 * 9) Charlotte Eliza Dixon (fl. 1814-1830), English
 * 10) James B. Dollard (1872-1946), Canadian born in Mooncoin. English.
 * 11) Des Donnelly (born 1955)
 * 12) Theo Dorgan (born 1953), English
 * 13) Gerard Donovan (born ?)
 * 14) Edward Dowden (1843-1913), English
 * 15) Steve Downes (born 1973)
 * 16) William Drennan (d. 1820)
 * 17) William Henry Drummond (1854-1907), Canadian born in Mohill, English
 * 18) Dorothea Du Bois (1728-1774), English
 * 19) Dubtach moccu Lugair (fl. 5th century)
 * 20) Charles Gavan Duffy (1816-1903), English
 * 21) Seán Dunne (1956-1995), English
 * 22) Lord Dunsany (1878-1957), English
 * 23) Paul Durcan (1944)

E

 * 1) John Ennis (born 1944)

F

 * 1) Sir Samuel Ferguson (1810-1886), English
 * 2) Darrell Figgis (1882-1925), English, Irish
 * 3) Gabriel Fitzmaurice (born 1952)
 * 4) Flann Mainistrech (died 1056), Irish
 * 5) Flannacan mac Cellaig, King of Brega (d. 896)
 * Leontia Flynn (born 1974), English
 * 1) Percy French (1854-1920), English

G

 * 1) Patrick Galvin (born 1927)
 * 2) Monk Gibbon (1896-1987), English
 * 3) Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878-1957)
 * 4) Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774), English
 * 5) Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926), English
 * 6) Mark Granier (born 1957)
 * 7) Alfred Perceval Graves (1846-1931), English
 * 8) Patrick Greaney (flourished 18th century), Gaelic-Irish
 * 9) Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852-1932), English
 * 10) Gerald Griffin (1803-1840). English
 * 11) Vona Groarke (born 1964), English
 * 12) Stephen Gwynn (1864-1950), English

H

 * 1) Kerry Hardy (born 1951)
 * 2) Michael Hartnett (1944-1999), Irish, English
 * 3) Randolph Healy (born 1956)
 * 4) Seamus Heaney (1939-2013), Northern Ireland, English
 * 5) John Hewitt (1907-1987), English
 * 6) Emily Henrietta Hickey (1845-1923), English
 * 7) F.R. Higgins (1896-1941), English
 * 8) Kevin Higgins (born 1967), English
 * 9) Rita Ann Higgins (born 1955), English
 * 10) Katherine Tynan Hinkson (1861-1931), English
 * 11) Edmond Holmes (1850-1936), English
 * 12) Pearse Hutchinson (born 1927)
 * 13) Douglas Hyde (1860-1949), Irish

I

 * 1) Irard mac Coisse (fl. pre-980)
 * 2) Valentin Iremonger (1918-1991), English

J

 * 1) John Jordan (1930-1988)
 * 2) James Joyce (1882-1941), English
 * 3) Trevor Joyce (born 1947)

K

 * 1) Patrick Kavanagh (1904-1967), English
 * 2) Brendan Kennelly (born 1936), English
 * 3) Charles Kickham (d. 1882)
 * 4) Thomas Kinsella (born 1928), English
 * 5) Anatoly Kudryavitsky (born 1954)

L

 * 1) Emily Lawless (1845-1913), English
 * 2) Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917), English
 * 3) C.S. Lewis (1899-1963), English
 * 4) Liadan of Corcu Duibhne (fl. 7th century)
 * 5) James Liddy
 * 6) Michael Longley (born 1939), English
 * 7) Samuel Lover (1797-1868), English
 * 8) Luccreth moccu Chiara (fl. c. 600)

M

 * 1) Denis Florence MacCarthy (1817-1868), English
 * 2) Donagh MacDonagh (1912-1968), English
 * 3) Thomas MacDonagh (1878-1916), English
 * 4) Patrick MacDonogh (1902-1961), English
 * 5) Seán Mac Falls (born 1957), English
 * 6) Patrick MacGill (1889-1960), English
 * 7) Thomas MacGreevy (1893-1967)
 * 8) Louis MacNeice (1907-1963), English
 * 9) Oengus mac Oengoba mac Oiblean (fl. c. 800)
 * 10) Derek Mahon (born 1941), English
 * 11) Francis Mahony (1804-1866), English
 * 12) James Clarence Mangan (1803-1849), English
 * 13) Hugh McFadden (born 1942), English
 * 14) Thomas D'Arcy McGee (1825-1868), English (Irish-born Canadian)
 * 15) Niall McGrath (born 1966)
 * 16) Medbh McGuckian (born 1950), English
 * 17) Gerard McKeown (born 1980)
 * 18) Nigel McLoughlin (born 1968)
 * 19) William Brendan McPhillips (1937-2008)
 * 20) Richard Mc Sweeney (born 1955)
 * 21) Máire Mhac an tSaoi (born 1922)
 * 22) Mael Ruain of Tallaght (d. pre-800)
 * 23) Derek Mahon (born 1941)
 * 24) James Clarence Mangan (1803-1849), English
 * 25) Marcus of Ratisbon (fl. 1149)
 * 26) Paula Meehan (born 1955), English
 * 27) Brian Merriman (1747-1805), Irish
 * 28) Alice Milligan (1865-1953)
 * 29) Spike Milligan (1918-2002), English
 * 30) Susan L. Mitchell (1866-1926), English
 * 31) Mary Monck (ca.1678-1715), English
 * 32) The Monk of Reichenau (fl. early 9th century)
 * 33) John Montague (born 1929), English
 * 34) Thomas Moore (1779-1852), English
 * 35) Paul Muldoon (born 1951), English
 * 36) Richard Murphy (born 1927), English

N

 * 1) Nuala Ní Chonchúir (born 1970)
 * 2) Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (born 1942), English
 * 3) Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (born 1952), Irish

O

 * 1) Dáibhí Ó Bruadair (David O Bruadair) (1625-1698)
 * 2) Conor O'Callaghan (born 1968), English
 * 3) Frank O'Connor (1903-1966), English
 * 4) Máirtín Ó Direáin (1910-1988)
 * 5) Ciaran O'Driscoll (born 1943), English
 * 6) Dennis O'Driscoll (born 1954), English
 * 7) Cinaed Ó hArtucain (d. 975)
 * 8) Mary Devenport O'Neill (1879-1967)
 * 9) Antoine Ó Raifteiri (Anthony Raftery) (1784-1835)
 * 10) Aogán Ó Rathaille (1675-1729)
 * 11) Caitriona O'Reilly (born 1973), English
 * 12) John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890), Irish-born U.S. poet, English
 * 13) Seán Ó Ríordáin (1916-1977)
 * 14) Flann file Ó Ronan/Flann na Marb (fl. 1022)
 * 15) Cathal Ó Searcaigh (born 1956)
 * 16) Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin/Owen Roe O'Sullivan (1748-1782)
 * 17) Seumas O'Sullivan (1879–1958), English
 * 18) Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (Eugene Watters) (1919-1982)
 * 19) Frank Ormsby (born 1947)

P

 * 1) Thomas Parnell (1679-1718), English
 * 2) Patrick Pearse (Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais) (1879-1916)
 * 3) Tom Paulin (born 1949)
 * 4) Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany (1878-1957), English
 * 5) Joseph Plunkett (1887-1916), English

R

 * 1) Anthony Raferty (c.1784-1834)
 * 2) John Reade (1837-1919), Canadian poet born in Ballyshannon, English
 * 3) George Reavey (1907-1976)
 * 4) Maurice Riordan (born 1953)
 * 5) Lennox Robinson (1886-1958)
 * 6) T.W. Rolleston (1857-1920), English
 * 7) Gabriel Rosenstock (born 1949), English
 * 8) Rosemarie Rowley (born 1942), English
 * 9) Adam Rudden (born 1983)
 * 10) George William Russell (Æ) (1867-1935), English

S

 * 1) Blanaid Salkeld (1880-1959), English
 * 2) Maurice Scully (born 1952), English
 * 3) Eileen Shanahan (1901-1979)
 * 4) James Simmons (1933-2001), English
 * 5) Peter Sirr (born 1960)
 * 6) Michael Smith (born 1942)
 * 7) Geoffrey Squires (born 1942), English
 * 8) James Stephens (1880-1950), English
 * 9) Matthew Sweeney (born 1952), English
 * 10) Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), English
 * 11) John Millington Synge (1871-1909), English

T

 * 1) John Todhunter (1839-1916), English
 * 2) Senchán Torpéist (fl. c. 580 - c.650)
 * 3) Herbert Trench (1865-1923), English
 * 4) Richard Chenevix Trench (1807-1886), English
 * 5) Katharine Tynan (1861-1931), English

U

 * 1) Orthanach ua Coellamae (fl. late 8th century)
 * 2) Uallach ni Muimnechaid (d. c. 934)

V

 * Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814-1902), English

W

 * 1) Catherine Walsh (born 1964)
 * 2) Weaver Poets (18th century), English
 * 3) Jane Wilde (1821-1896)
 * 4) Oscar Wilde (1845-1900), English
 * 5) James Wills (1790-1868)
 * 6) Charles Wolfe (1791-1823), English
 * 7) Macdara Woods (born 1942)

Y

 * 1) William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), English
 * 2) Augustus Young (born 1943)
 * 3) Ella Young (1867-1956), English