List of Irish poets



This is a list of notable poets with Wikipedia pages, who were born or raised in Ireland or hold Irish citizenship.

Abbreviations for the languages of their writings: E: English; F: French; I: Irish (Gaeilge); L: Latin; R: Russian

A–D

 * Adomnán (d. 704, L)
 * Æ (George William Russell) (1867–1935, E)
 * William Allingham (1824–1889, E)
 * Ivy Bannister (born 1951, E)
 * Leland Bardwell (1922–2016, E)
 * Beccán mac Luigdech (fl. c. 650, I)
 * Samuel Beckett (1906–1989, E/F)
 * Brendan Behan (1923–1964, E)
 * Gerard Beirne (born 1962, E)
 * Thomas Bibby (1799–1863, E)
 * Blathmac mac Cú Brettan (fl. c. 750, I)
 * Eavan Boland (born 1944, E)
 * Dermot Bolger (born 1959, E)
 * Pat Boran (born 1963, E)
 * Samuel Boyse (1709–1749, E)
 * Rory Brennan (born 1945, E)
 * Frances Browne (1816–1887, E)
 * George Brun (fl. late 18th century, I)
 * Colette Bryce (born 1970, E)
 * Catherine Byron (born 1947), E
 * Michael Feeney Callan (born 1955, E)
 * Moya Cannon (born 1956, E)
 * Ciarán Carson (born 1948, E)
 * James Casey (1824–1909, E)
 * Oengus Celi De (fl. c. 800, I)
 * Patrick Chapman (born 1968, E)
 * Austin Clarke (1896–1974, E)
 * Brendan Cleary (born 1958, E)
 * Brian Coffey (1905–1995, E)
 * Colman ua Clasaigh (d. 661, I)
 * Colmán mac Lénéni (d. 604, I)
 * Padraic Colum (1881–1972, E)
 * Susan Connolly (born 1956, E)
 * Cúán úa Lothcháin (d. 1024)
 * Cuirithir of Connacht (fl. 7th century, I)
 * Catherine Ann Cullen, E
 * John Cunningham (1729–1773, E)
 * Tony Curtis (born 1955, E)
 * Guaire Dall (fl. 849, I)
 * Pádraig J. Daly (born 1943, E)
 * Thomas Davis (1814–1845, E)
 * Michael Davitt (1950–2005, I)
 * Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972, E)
 * Patrick Deeley (born 1953, E)
 * Celia de Fréine (born 1948, I/E)
 * Greg Delanty (born 1958, E)
 * Kate Dempsey (poet) (born 1958, E)
 * Louis de Paor (born 1961, I)
 * Denis Devlin (1908–1959, E)
 * John Dillon (1816–1866, E)
 * Theo Dorgan (born 1953, E)
 * Charles Donnelly (poet) (1914 - 1937)
 * Gerard Donovan (born 1959, E)
 * Ellen Mary Patrick Downing (1828–1869, E)
 * John Swanwick Drennan (1809–1893, E)
 * William Drennan (1754–1820, E)
 * Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903, E)
 * Seán Dunne (1956–1995, E)
 * Lord Dunsany (1878–1957, E)
 * Paul Durcan (born 1944, E)

E–L

 * John Ennis (born 1944, E)
 * Martina Evans (born 1961, E)
 * Peter Fallon (born 1951, E)
 * Elaine Feeney (born 1979, E)
 * Piaras Feiritéar (c. 1600–1653, I)
 * Fothadh an Fili (fl. 879, I)
 * Flann Mainistrech (d. 1056, I)
 * Patrick Galvin (1927–2011, E)
 * Monk Gibbon (1896–1987, E)
 * Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878–1957, E)
 * Oliver Goldsmith (c. 1730–1774, E)
 * Mark Granier (born 1957, E)
 * Eamon Grennan (born 1941, I)
 * Gerald Griffin (1803–1840, E)
 * Sarah Maria Griffin (c. 1988, E)
 * Vona Groarke (born 1964, E)
 * Stephen Gwynn (1864–1950, E)
 * Kerry Hardie (born 1951, E)
 * Anne Le Marquand Hartigan (born 1938, E)
 * Michael Hartnett (1944–1999, I/E)
 * Randolph Healy (born 1956, E)
 * Séamus Heaney (1939–2013, E)
 * David Herbison (1800–1880, E)
 * F. R. Higgins (1896–1941, E)
 * Kevin Higgins (born 1967, E)
 * Rita Ann Higgins (born 1955, E)
 * Pearse Hutchinson (1927–2012, I/E)
 * Douglas Hyde (1860–1949, I/E)
 * Pat Ingoldsby (born 1942, E)
 * Valentin Iremonger (1918–1991, E)
 * John Jordan (1930–1988, E)
 * James Joyce (1882–1941, E)
 * Trevor Joyce (born 1947, E)
 * Patrick Kavanagh (1904–1967, E)
 * Rita Kelly (born 1953, I)
 * Charles Kickham (1828–1882, E)
 * Thomas Kinsella (born 1928, E)
 * Anatoly Kudryavitsky (born 1954, R/E)
 * Emily Lawless (1845–1913, E)
 * Sarah Leech (1809–1820, E)
 * Francis Ledwidge (1887–1917, E)
 * C. S. Lewis (1899–1963, E)
 * James Liddy (1934–2008, E)
 * Eddie Linden (born 1935, E)
 * Loisin an Fili (fl. 868, I)
 * Michael Longley (born 1939, E)
 * Luccreth moccu Chiara (fl. c. 600, I)

M–P

 * Aimirgein mac Amalgado (I)
 * Anluan Mac Aodhagáin (I)
 * Seán Mac Aoidh (fl. 1820)
 * Micheál Mac Suibhne (c. 1760–1820, I)
 * Denis Florence MacCarthy (1817–1868, E)
 * Flannagan mac Ceallach (fl. 879, I)
 * Dónal Meirgeach Mac Conmara (18th century)
 * Cináedh mac Coscrach (d. 874, I)
 * Art Mac Cumhaigh (1738–1773, I)
 * Donagh MacDonagh (1912–1968, E)
 * Thomas MacDonagh (1878–1916, E)
 * Patrick MacDonogh (1902–1961, E)
 * Athairne Mac Eoghain (I)
 * Seán MacFalls (born 1957, E)
 * Patrick MacGill (1889–1960, E)
 * Thomas MacGreevy (1893–1967, E)
 * John Macken (c. 1784–1823, E)
 * Louis MacNeice (1907–1963, E)
 * Tomás Mac Síomóin (born 1938, I)
 * Marie MacSweeney, (living, E)
 * Neil McBride (1861–1942, I)
 * Hugh McFadden (born 1942, E)
 * Medbh McGuckian (born 1950, E)
 * Nigel McLoughlin (born 1968, E)
 * Bernard McNulty (1842–1892, E)
 * Máire Mhac an tSaoi (born 1922, I)
 * Maenghal the Pilgrim (fl. 844, I)
 * Derek Mahon (1941–2020, E)
 * James Clarence Mangan (1803–1849, E)
 * Caitlín Maude (1941–1982, I)
 * Máighréad Medbh (born 1959, E)
 * John Mee (born 1965, E)
 * Paula Meehan (born 1955, E)
 * Brian Merriman (1747–1805, I)
 * Alice Milligan (1865–1953, E)
 * Moling of Luachair (fl. 695, I)
 * Dorothy Molloy (1942–2004, E)
 * John Montague (1929–2016, E)
 * Thomas Moore (1779–1852, E)
 * Paul Muldoon (born 1951, E)
 * Hayden Murphy (born 1945, E)
 * Christine Murray, 21st century
 * Kate Newmann (born 1965, E)
 * Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill (c. 1743 – c. 1800, I)
 * Nuala Ní Chonchúir (born 1970, E)
 * Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (born 1942, E)
 * Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (born 1952, I)
 * Ciara Ní É (E,I)
 * Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh (born 1984, I)
 * Áine Ní Ghlinn (born 1955, I)
 * Doireann Ní Ghríofa (born 1981, I/E)
 * Charlotte Nooth (19th century, I)
 * Dáibhí Ó Bruadair (David O Bruadair) (1625–1698, I)
 * Máirtín Ó Direáin (1910–1988, I)
 * John Francis O'Donnell (1837–1874, E)
 * Mary O'Donnell (born 1954, E)
 * Bernard O'Donoghue (born 1945, E)
 * Gregory O'Donoghue (1951–2005, E)
 * Dennis O'Driscoll (1954–2012, E)
 * Pádraig Ó hÉigeartaigh (1871–1936, I)
 * Cinaed Ó hArtucain (d. 975, I)
 * John O'Higgin (d. 1490, I)
 * Nessa O'Mahony (living, E)
 * Ó Maoilciaran an Fili (fl. c. 1395, I)
 * Henrietta O'Neill (1758–1793, E)
 * Liam Ó Muirthile (1950-2018)
 * Seán na Ráithíneach Ó Murchadha (1700-1762, I)
 * Mary Devenport O'Neill (1879–1967, E)
 * Antoine Ó Raifteiri (Anthony Raftery) (1784–1835, I)
 * Aogán Ó Rathaille (1675–1729, I)
 * Seán Ó Ríordáin (1916–1977, I)
 * Cathal Ó Searcaigh (born 1956, I)
 * Micheal O'Siadhail (born 1947, I/E)
 * Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin/Owen Roe O'Sullivan (1748–1782, I)
 * Seumas O'Sullivan (1879–1958, E)
 * Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (Eugene Watters) (1919–1982, I/E)
 * Frank Ormsby (born 1947, E)
 * Tom Paulin (born 1949, E)
 * Patrick Pearse (Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais) (1879–1916, I/E)
 * Joseph Plunkett (1887–1916, E)
 * Joseph Richard Enright : Seosamh Rísteárd Mac Ionnrachtaigh (born 1958, I)

Q–Z



 * George Reavey (1907–1976, E)
 * Nell Regan (born 1969, E)
 * Maurice Riordan (born 1953, E)
 * Lennox Robinson (1886–1958, E)
 * Gabriel Rosenstock (born 1949, I/E)
 * Rosemarie Rowley (born 1942, E)
 * Adam Rudden (born 1983, E)
 * Blanaid Salkeld (1880–1959, E)
 * Maurice Scully (born 1952, E)
 * John W. Sexton (born 1958, E)
 * Eileen Shanahan (1901–1979, E)
 * James Simmons (1933–2001, E)
 * Peter Sirr (born 1960, E)
 * Michael Smith (born 1942, E)
 * Cherry Smyth (born 1960, E)
 * Geoffrey Squires (born 1942, E)
 * James Stephens (1880–1950, E)
 * Eithne Strong (1925–1999, I/E)
 * Matthew Sweeney (1952–2018, E)
 * Jonathan Swift (1667–1745, E)
 * John Millington Synge (1871–1909, E)
 * Senchán Torpéist (fl. c. 580 – c. 650, I)
 * Eliza Dorothea Cobbe, Lady Tuite (c. 1764–1850, E)
 * Katharine Tynan (1861–1931, E)
 * Muiredhach na Tengadh Ua Sléibhín (d.1022) I
 * Catherine Walsh (born 1964, E)
 * David Wheatley (born 1970, E)
 * Jane Wilde (1821–1896, E)
 * Oscar Wilde (1854–1900, E)
 * Richard D'Alton Williams (1822–1862, E)
 * James Wills (1790–1868, E)
 * Florence Mary Wilson, (1870–1946, E)
 * Sheila Wingfield (1906–1992, E)
 * Macdara Woods (1942–2008, E)
 * Joseph Woods (born 1966, E)
 * W. B. Yeats (1865–1939, E)
 * Augustus Young (born 1943, E)