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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 ]
"On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin. [1] In the poem, the speaker recalls, while walking on a "quiet street," a love affair that he had with a much younger woman.
Tarry Flynn is a novel by Irish poet and novelist Patrick Kavanagh, set in 1930s rural Ireland. The book is based on Kavanagh's experience as a young farmer in Monaghan. The novel however is set in Cavan. The story is based on the life of a young farmer poet and his quest for big fields, young women and the meaning of life.
Mention in poem "On Raglan Road", embassies Raglan Road ( Irish : Bóthar Raglan ) [ 1 ] is a road running between Pembroke Road and Clyde Road in Ballsbridge , Dublin 4 , Ireland . It is the setting of Patrick Kavanagh 's poem " On Raglan Road ".
P.J. Kavanagh. Presences: New & Selected Poems. Patrick Joseph Gregory Kavanagh worked as a Butlin's Redcoat, then as a newsreader for Radiodiffusion Française, in Paris.. He attended acting classes but was called up for National Service, and was wounded in the Korean W
"On Raglan Road" – Patrick Kavanagh poem to the 19th-century melody "The Dawning of the Day" [1] "The Old Plaid Shawl" – written by Francis Arthur Fahy, recorded by Willie Brady among others. [71] "The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill" – written by Thomas P. Keenan from Castletownroche, recorded by Foster and Allen, among others [70]
Patrick Kavanagh Centre, Inniskeen. The Patrick Kavanagh Centre (Patrick Kavanagh Rural And Literary Resource Centre) is located in Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland. [1] [2] It is set up to commemorate the poet Patrick Kavanagh who is regarded as one of the foremost Irish poets of the 20th century.
The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award is an Irish poetry award for a collection of poems by an author who has not previously been published in collected form. It is confined to poets born on the island of Ireland, or who have Irish nationality, or are long-term residents of Ireland.