Patrick Kavanagh

Patrick Kavanagh’s Threshing Morning, the poem that begins on an apple-ripe September morning: its story, its link to Tarry Flynn, and where to read it in full.

The Raglan Road poem, or On Raglan Road as it is more commonly known, is one of the most well-known Irish poems.  By the ever-so-descriptive Patrick Kavanagh. His Irish poems …

Another great poem by the incredible Patrick Kavanagh (1904 – 1967). A lovely Irish poem that has no break in its 14 lines. Kavanagh speaks about the thought and feeling of …

A poem about a man trying to sell a horse: comes in at number 91 on the top 100 Irish poems list. But of course, the great Irish poet Patrick …

Patrick Kavanagh is back once again for another top Irish poem. This one actually ranks in the top 10. Coming in at number 9, wow.  You can read Kavanagh’s other …

Well, this week I have picked number 30 from the top 100 Irish poems list. It is titled Inniskeen Road, July Evening and is primarily about what Irish life was …

This week it is number 21 in the top 100 Irish poems list. A great poem by Patrick Kavanagh. This poem ‘Advent’ is a very religious poem. If you don’t …

I am back with another fantastic top Irish poem. This week we see yet another poem from the great Patrick Kavanagh. You might be thinking you have seen me mention …

I have really enjoyed reading a new Irish poem every week! I hope you have as well. If this is your first time stopping by my top Irish poems list …

While previously I had picked a random poem every week from my top 100 Irish poems, this week I had to handpick this fantastic poem called “A Christmas Childhood” once …

In Memory Of My Mother by Patrick Kavanagh is a moving tribute to his mother by the great Irish writer Patrick Kavanagh. It is ranked number 12 on my list of top 100 Irish poems which I …

Ireland’s favourite poem, as voted by Irish Times readers, is The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W. B. Yeats. The top five are all Yeats, Heaney and Kavanagh: He Wishes …