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Patrick Kavanagh (21 October 1904 – 30 November 1967) 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". [1] . He is known for his accounts of Irish life through reference to the everyday and commonplace. [2] Life and work. Early life.
Patrick Kavanagh (en gaélico Pádraig Caomhánach, 21 de octubre de 1904 — 30 de noviembre de 1967) fue un poeta y novelista irlandés. Considerado como uno de los poetas más importantes del siglo XX en su país, sus obras más conocidas son la novela Tarry Flynn y los poemarios Raglan Road y The Great Hunger ( La gran hambruna ).
Learn about the life and work of Patrick Kavanagh, an Irish poet and writer who rose from rural poverty to become a major figure of the Literary Renaissance. Explore his poems, novels, and prose, and his themes of alienation, spirituality, and Irish culture.
This site is dedicated to the work of the Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh, 1904-1967, and contains information about Kavanagh’s work in print. The site also makes his uncollected poetry available to readers and students.
Life. Patrick Kavanagh was born on 21 October 1904, in Mucker townland, Inniskeen parish, Co. Monaghan, the son of James Kavanagh, a small farmer with sixteen acres who was also a cobbler, and Bridget Quinn.
Visit the birthplace and legacy of Patrick Kavanagh, one of Ireland's greatest poets, in Monaghan. Explore his poetry, landscape, exhibition, gift store and more at the Patrick Kavanagh Centre.
Learn about the life and works of Patrick Kavanagh, one of Ireland’s greatest poets, who was born and lived in Inniskeen. Explore his poetry, prose, biography, bibliography and further reading on the official website of the Patrick Kavanagh Centre.
