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On "Tuireamh na hÉireann," Vincent Morley wrote that it was "arguably one of the most important works ever written in Ireland. Composed in simple metre, easily understandable and capable of being learned by heart, this poem supplied an understanding of Irish history for the Catholic majority (monoglot speakers of Irish who could neither read nor write for the next two hundred years)."
The two were both poets with an interest in the Irish Theatre and formed a lifelong friendship. On 3 January 1912 he married Muriel Gifford [ 6 ] (a member of the Church of Ireland , though neither she nor he was a churchgoer); their son, Donagh , was born that November, and their daughter, Barbara, in March 1915.
While living in America for a time, he published poetry in the "Irish World of New York". [3] McDonald's sole book, a collection of poetry titled " Irish National Poems ", was published in 1886. He wrote most of his poetry in his spare time, mainly at night or Sunday evenings, [ 4 ] explaining his motivation thus-
He has published a number of volumes of poetry, two collections of short stories and two volumes of memoir. Montague published his first collection in 1958 and the second in 1967. In 1998 he became the first occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry [65] (virtually Ireland's Poet laureate). Seamus Heaney (1939–2013) is the most famous of the ...
In addition to John Hewitt, mentioned above, other important poets from Northern Ireland include Robert Greacen (1920–2008) who, with Valentin Iremonger, edited an important anthology, Contemporary Irish Poetry in 1949. Greacen was born in Derry, lived in Belfast in his youth and then in London during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
This is a timeline of Irish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Ireland. To read about the background to these events, see History of Ireland . See also the list of Lords and Kings of Ireland , alongside Irish heads of state , and the list of years in Ireland .
George William Russell, Kavanagh's literary advisor and mentor. Kavanagh's first published work appeared in 1928 [7] in the Dundalk Democrat and the Irish Independent.Kavanagh had encountered a copy of the Irish Statesman, edited by George William Russell, who published under the pen name AE and was a leader of the Irish Literary Revival.
Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his Irish Melodies.His setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish to English.