Patrick Kavanagh
October 21, 1904 – November 30, 1967
Place of Birth:
Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland
Place of Death:
Dublin, Ireland
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". He is known for his accounts of Irish life through reference to the everyday and commonplace.