WRITER

Patrick Kavanagh

1904 - 1967

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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". He is known for his accounts of Irish life through reference to the everyday and commonplace. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Kavanagh is the 6,608th most popular writer (down from 6,507th in 2019), the 384th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 359th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Patrick Kavanagh ranks 6,608 out of 7,302. Before him are Vagif Sultanli, Alfred Austin, Virginia Hamilton, Kunzang Choden, Nele Neuhaus, and Stanley Kunitz. After him are Chen Danqing, Dinah Craik, Justin Cronin, Swami Rama, Michael Pollan, and David Malouf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Patrick Kavanagh ranks 353. Before him are Mike Bookie, Keith Holyoake, Selwyn Lloyd, Hilda James, Virginia Brown Faire, and Milburn Stone. After him are Charles R. Drew, Dorothy Fields, George Formby, Anders Lange, Alice White, and Gwen Lee. Among people deceased in 1967, Patrick Kavanagh ranks 284. Before him are Guillermo Douglas, Grace Cunard, Reginald Denny, Alexander Aitken, Tom Conway, and Harry Hines Woodring. After him are Kaaren Verne, Nat Pendleton, Stuart Erwin, Krishna Hutheesing, and Donald Sangster.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Patrick Kavanagh ranks 384 out of 549. Before him are Colin O'Donoghue (1981), T. P. McKenna (1929), Sharon Corr (1970), Robert Sheehan (1988), Henry Grattan (1746), and Terence MacSwiney (1879). After him are Andrea Corr (1974), Joe Kinnear (1946), Niamh Kavanagh (1968), Shay Given (1976), Kerry Condon (1983), and Thomas MacDonagh (1878).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Patrick Kavanagh ranks 54. Before him are Frank Harris (1856), Cecelia Ahern (1981), Claire Keegan (1968), James Mason (1849), Anne Enright (1962), and Terence MacSwiney (1879). After him are Thomas MacDonagh (1878), Padraic Colum (1881), Michael Davitt (1846), Marian Keyes (1963), William Allingham (1824), and Emma Donoghue (1969).

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