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) William Alexander (1824-1911), English
 * 4) Gary Allen (born 1964)
 * 5) Joseph Allen (born 1964)
 * 6) William Allingham (1824–1889), English

B

 * 1) Mary Barber (c.1685-c.1755), English
 * 2) Leland Bardwell (born 1922)
 * 3) Becc mac Lethdergain (fl. 5th century)
 * 4) Beccán mac Luigdech (fl. c. 650?)
 * 5) Samuel Beckett (1906–1989), English, French
 * 6) Brendan Behan (1923–1964), English, Irish
 * 7) Gerard Beirne (born 1962)
 * 8) Blathmac mac Cú Brettan (fl. c. 750)
 * 9) Eavan Boland (born 1944), English
 * 10) Dermot Bolger (born 1959)
 * 11) Pat Boran (born 1963)
 * 12) Thomas Boyd (1867-1927), English
 * 13) Samuel Boyse (1709–1749), English
 * 14) NIcholas Brady (1659-1726), English
 * 15) Rory Brennan (born 1945)
 * 16) Bri mac Bairchid (fl. 5th century)
 * 17) Broccan (fl. 7th century)
 * 18) Frances Browne (1816–1887), English

C

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

D

 * 1) Pádraig J. Daly (born 1943)
 * 2) George Darley (1795-1846), English
 * 3) Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972), English
 * 4) Celia de Fréine (born 1948)
 * 5) Greg Delanty (born 1958)
 * 6) Denis Devlin (1908–1959), English
 * 7) Charlotte Eliza Dixon (fl. 1814-1830), English
 * 8) James B. Dollard (1872-1946), Canadian born in Mooncoin. English.
 * 9) Des Donnelly (born 1955)
 * 10) Theo Dorgan (born 1953), English
 * 11) Gerard Donovan (born ?)
 * 12) Edward Dowden (1843-1913), English
 * 13) Steve Downes (born 1973)
 * 14) William Drennan (d. 1820)
 * 15) William Henry Drummond (1854-1907), Canadian poet born in Mohill, English
 * 16) Dubtach moccu Lugair (fl. 5th century)
 * 17) Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903), English
 * 18) Seán Dunne (1956–1995), English
 * 19) Lord Dunsany (1878–1957), English
 * 20) 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)
 * 6) 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)
 * 11) Stephen Gwynn (1864–1950), English

H

 * 1) Kerry Hardy (born 1951)
 * 2) Michael Hartnett (1944–1999)
 * 3) Randolph Healy (born 1956)
 * 4) Seamus Heaney (born 1939), 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)
 * 9) Rita Ann Higgins (born 1955)
 * 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)
 * 2) Charles Kickham (d. 1882)
 * 3) Thomas Kinsella (born 1928)
 * 4) 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)
 * 7) 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)
 * 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)
 * 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) Susan L. Mitchell (1866-1926), English
 * 30) Mary Monck (ca.1678-1715), English
 * 31) The Monk of Reichenau (fl. early 9th century)
 * 32) John Montague (born 1929)
 * 33) Thomas Moore (1779–1852), English
 * 34) Paul Muldoon (born 1951), 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)
 * 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) John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890), Irish-born U.S. poet, English
 * 12) Seán Ó Ríordáin (1916–1977)
 * 13) Flann file Ó Ronan/Flann na Marb (fl. 1022)
 * 14) Cathal Ó Searcaigh (born 1956)
 * 15) Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin/Owen Roe O'Sullivan (1748–1782)
 * 16) Seumas O'Sullivan (1879–1958), English
 * 17) Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (Eugene Watters) (1919–1982)
 * 18) 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) Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), English
 * 5) James Simmons (1933–2001), English
 * 6) Peter Sirr (born 1960)
 * 7) Michael Smith (born 1942)
 * 8) Geoffrey Squires (born 1942), English
 * 9) James Stephens (1880–1950), 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)
 * 2) Augustus Young (born 1943)