Poets
716 poets, from the early medieval period to the present, writing in Irish, English, Latin and Ulster Scots.
Also listed by period, language, county, tradition and women poets. For LGBTQ+ poetry see where to find it.
A
- A. D. Godley 1856–1925
- Adam Rudden
- Adelaide O'Keeffe 1776–1865
- Aed mac Conchbair Mac Aodhagáin 1330–1359
- Aed mac Donn Ó Sochlachain d. 1226
- Aedh Ua Raithnen fl. c. 954
- Aedh Ó Cobhthaigh d. 1452
- Aidan Mathews b. 1956
- Aifric Mac Aodha b. 1979
- Ailbhe Darcy b. 1981
- Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh b. 1984
- Aimirgein mac Amalgado fl. 678
- Aindileas Ua Chlúmháin d. 1170
- Airbertach mac Cosse d. 1016
- Alan Gillis b. 1973
- Alan Moore b. 1960
- Alan Titley b. 1947
- Alice Furlong 1866–1946
- Alice Lyons b. 1960
- Alice Milligan 1866–1953
- Alicia Le Fanu 1791–1867
- Althea Gyles 1867–1949
- Amanda McKittrick Ros 1860–1939
- Amergin Glúingel legendary
- Amhlaoibh Mór mac Fir Bhisigh d. 1138
- Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin 1780–1838
- Amlaid Ua Domhnalláin d. 1177
- An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh d. 1415
- Anatoly Kudryavitsky b. 1954
- Andrew Houston 1850–1920
- Anluan Mac Aodhagáin fl. 1600
- Anne Cluysenaar 1936–2014
- Anne Haverty b. 1959
- Annemarie Ní Churreáin b. 1981
- Annraoi Ó Liatháin 1917–1981
- Anthony Cronin 1928–2016
- Anthony Glavin 1945–2006
- Antoine Ó Raifteirí (Anthony Raftery) 1779–1835
- Aodh mac Diarmada Mac an Bhaird fl. c. 1200
- Aodhán Madden 1947–2015
- Aogán Ó Rathaille c. 1670–1729
- Aonghus Ruadh Ó Dálaigh d. c. 1350
- Aonghus Ó Dálaigh fl. c. 1200
- Arnold Felix Graves 1847–1930
- Art Mac Cumhaigh 1738–1773
- Arthur Ryan 1852–1922
- Athairne Mac Eoghain fl. 1200
- Aubrey Thomas de Vere 1814–1902
- Augustus Young b. 1943
- Austin Clarke 1896–1974
B
- Basil Payne 1923–2012
- Beaumont Brenan d. 1761
- Bernard Kennedy b. 1952
- Bernard O'Donoghue b. 1945
- Biddy Jenkinson b. 1949
- Billy Mills b. 1954
- Billy Ramsell b. 1977
- Blanaid Salkeld 1880–1959
- Blathmac mac Con Brettan fl. c. 750–770
- Breandán Ó Buachalla 1936–2010
- Breandán Ó Madagáin 1932–2020
- Brendan Behan 1923–1964
- Brendan Kennelly 1936–2021
- Brian Coffey 1905–1995
- Brian Mac Giolla Phádraig c. 1580–1653
- Brian Merriman c. 1749–1805
- Bridget FitzGerald c. 1589–1682
- Brother Stephen Russell 1911–1975
C
- Caitilín Dubh fl. 1624–1629
- Caitlín Maude 1941–1982
- Caitríona Ní Chléirchín b. 1978
- Caitríona O'Reilly b. 1973
- Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna c. 1680–1756
- Cathal McCabe b. 1963
- Catherine Byron b. 1947
- Catherine Phil MacCarthy b. 1954
- Catherine Walsh b. 1964
- Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin
- Ceallach ua Maílcorgus d. 999
- Cearbhall mac Lochlainn Ó Dálaigh d. 1404
- Cecil Day-Lewis 1904–1972
- Cecil Frances Alexander 1818–1895
- Celia de Fréine b. 1948
- Cenn Fáelad Ua Cúill d. 1048
- Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan b. 1980s
- Charles Donnelly 1914–1937
- Charles Gavan Duffy 1816–1903
- Charles J. Dunphie 1820–1908
- Charles Kickham 1828–1882
- Charles Wolfe 1791–1823
- Charlotte Brooke c. 1740–1793
- Cherry Smyth b. 1960
- Christopher Nolan 1965–2009
- Christopher Temple Emmet 1761–1788
- Christy Brown 1932–1981
- Ciara Ní É b. 1988
- Ciaran Berry b. 1971
- Ciaran Carson 1948–2019
- Ciaran O'Driscoll b. 1943
- Cináed ua hArtacáin d. 975
- Ciothruaidh Ó hEodhasa d. 1518
- Clarissa von Ranke 1808–1871
- Cláir Ní Aonghusa b. 1953
- Colette Bryce b. 1970
- Colm Breathnach b. 1961
- Colm Keegan b. 1978
- Colm Tóibín b. 1955
- Colm de Bhailís 1796–1906
- Colman nepos Cracavist c. 800
- Colman ua Clasaigh d. 661
- Colmán of Cloyne 530–606
- Columbanus c. 543–615
- Conor Carragh Ó Curnín d. 1498
- Conor O'Callaghan b. 1968
- Constantia Grierson c. 1705–1732
- Cormac mhac Taidhg Bhallaigh Ó Dálaigh fl. 1200
- Cormacan Eigeas d. 946
- Cornelius Mac Curtain 1658–1737
- Cosslett Ó Cuinn 1907–1995
- Críostóir Ó Floinn 1927–2023
- Cu Bretan mac Conghusa fl. 721
- Cú Chonnacht Ó Fialáin fl. 1480
- Cú Chuimne d. 747
- Cú Collchaille Ua Baígilláin d. 1119
- Cú Mara mac Maic Liac d. 1030
- Cúán úa Lothcháin d. 1022
D
- Daibhidh Ó Duibhgheannáin fl. 1651
- Dairena Ní Chinnéide b. 1969
- Dallán Forgaill d. c. 598
- Dallán mac Móre fl. c. 900
- Daniél ua Líahaiti d. 863
- Darach Ó Scolaí b. 1963
- David Butler b. 1964
- David Herbison 1800–1880
- David Wheatley b. 1970
- Dean Browne b. 1990s
- Deasún Breatnach 1921–2007
- Deirdre Brennan b. 1934
- Denis Devlin 1908–1959
- Denis Florence MacCarthy 1817–1882
- Dennis O'Driscoll 1954–2012
- Derek Mahon 1941–2020
- Dermod O'Meara fl. 1610
- Dermot Bolger b. 1959
- Dermot Healy 1947–2014
- Derry O'Sullivan 1944–2025
- Desmond Egan b. 1936
- Desmond FitzGerald (politician) 1888–1947
- Desmond O'Grady 1935–2014
- Diarmuid Johnson b. 1965
- Doireann Ní Ghríofa b. 1981
- Domhnall Glas Ó Curnín d. 1519
- Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh d. 1446
- Donatus of Fiesole d. 876
- Dora Sigerson Shorter 1866–1918
- Dorothea Du Bois 1728–1774
- Dorothea Herbert c. 1767–1829
- Dorothy Molloy 1942–2004
- Dubhghlas de hÍde / Douglas Hyde ("An Craoibhín Aoibhinn") 1860–1949
- Dungal fl. 811
- Dáibhí de Barra c. 1758–1851
- Dáibhí Ó Bruadair c. 1625–1698
E
- Eamon Grennan b. 1941
- Eaton Stannard Barrett 1786–1820
- Eavan Boland 1944–2020
- Edmond Holmes 1850–1936
- Edmund John Armstrong 1841–1865
- Edward Dowden 1843–1913
- Edward Walsh 1805–1850
- Edwin James Milliken 1839–1897
- Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill c. 1743–c. 1800
- Eileen Lynn Kato 1932–2008
- Eileen Shanahan 1901–1979
- Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin b. 1942
- Eithne Strong 1923–1999
- Elaine Feeney b. 1979
- Eleanor Jane Alexander 1857–1939
- Elinor Sweetman c. 1860–1922
- Eliza Hamilton Dunlop 1796–1880
- Eliza Mary Hamilton 1807–1851
- Elizabeth Emmet Lenox-Conyngham 1800–1889
- Elizabeth Ryves 1750–1797
- Elizabeth Willoughby Varian 1821–1896
- Ella Young 1867–1956
- Ellen Fitzsimon 1805–1883
- Ellen Forrester 1828–1883
- Ellen Mary Clerke 1840–1906
- Ellen Mary Patrick Downing 1828–1869
- Ellen O'Leary 1831–1889
- Ellen Taylor fl. 1792
- Emily Charlotte de Burgh, Countess of Cork 1828–1912
- Emily Elizabeth Shaw Beavan c. 1818–1897
- Emily Henrietta Hickey 1845–1924
- Emily Lawless 1845–1913
- Emily S. Cooper b. 1990
- Emmet Kirwan b. 1979
- Enda Wyley b. 1966
- Eochaid ua Flannacáin 935–1004
- Eochaidh Ó hEódhusa c. 1567–1612
- Eoghan Carrach Ó Siadhail fl. c. 1500
- Eoghan Mac an Bhaird fl. 1200
- Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin 1748–1784
- Eoghan Ó Donnghaile fl. c. 1690
- Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (Eugene Watters) 1919–1982
- Ethel Rolt Wheeler 1869–1958
- Ethna Carbery (Anna Johnston MacManus) 1866–1902
- Ethna MacCarthy 1903–1959
- Eugene Davis 1857–1897
- Eva Bourke b. 1946
- Eva Gore-Booth 1870–1926
- Ewart Milne 1903–1987
- Eyles Irwin 1751–1817
F
- F.R. Higgins 1896–1941
- Faithful Teate c. 1626–1666
- Fanny Parnell 1848–1882
- Faolán Mac an Ghabhann na Scéal d. 1407
- Feardorcha O'Farrelly fl. 1736
- Fearghal Ó Dálaigh d. 1420
- Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird fl. 1560–1620
- FeliSpeaks (Felicia Olusanya) b. 1994
- Ferceirtne Ó Curnín d. 1519
- Fercert Ó hUiginn d. 1419
- Flann Mainistrech d. 1056
- Flann Óge Ó Domhnalláin d. 1342
- Florence Mary Wilson c. 1870–1946
- Fothadh an Fili fl. 879
- Frances Browne 1816–1879
- Frances Greville c. 1724–1789
- Frances O'Brien 1840–1883
- Frances Wynne 1863–1893
- Francis Davis 1810–1881
- Francis Fahy (songwriter) 1854–1935
- Francis Gentleman 1728–1784
- Francis Ledwidge 1887–1917
- Frank Frankfort Moore 1855–1931
- Frank McGuinness b. 1953
- Frank Ormsby b. 1947
- Frank the Poet c. 1810–1861
- Freda Laughton 1907–1995
- Freddie Anderson 1922–2001
G
- Gabriel Rosenstock 29 September 1949 – 6 April 2026
- Gail McConnell b. 1984
- Gearóid Mac Lochlainn b. 1966
- Geoffrey Phibbs 1900–1956
- Geoffrey Squires b. 16 November 1942
- George Croly 1780–1860
- George Darley 1795–1846
- George McDermot 1841–1917
- George Moore (novelist) 1852–1933
- George Reavey 1907–1976
- George Roberts (publisher) 1873–1953
- George Sigerson 1836–1925
- George Wade Robinson 1838–1876
- George William Russell ("AE") 1867–1935
- Gerald Griffin 1803–1840
- Gerald Supple 1823–1898
- Geraldine Clinton Little 1923–1997
- Gerard Donovan b. 1959
- Gerard Fanning 1952–2017
- Gerard Smyth b. 1951
- Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin d. 1143
- Gilla Cómáin mac Gilla Samthainde fl. 1072
- Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside fl. 1147
- Gilla in Chomded húa Cormaic fl. c. 1150
- Gilla na Naemh Ua Duinn 1102–1160
- Gilla na Naemh Ua Dunabhra d. 1101
- Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe c. 1210–1272
- Giolla Íosa Mac Fir Bisigh d. 1301
- Giolla Íosa Mór Mac Fir Bhisigh fl. 1390
- Gofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh d. 1387
- Gormlaith ingen Flainn Sinna c. 870–948
- Graham Allen b. 1963
- Greg Delanty b. 1958
- Gregory O'Donoghue 1951–2005
- Gréagóir Ó Dúill b. 1946
- Guaire Dall fl. 849
H
- Harry Clifton b. 1952
- Harry White (musicologist) b. 1958
- Hayden Murphy b. 1945
- Helen Curtin Moskey 1931–2003
- Helen Selina Blackwood, Lady Dufferin 1807–1867
- Henrietta Battier c. 1751–1813
- Henrietta O'Neill 1758–1793
- Henry Jones 1721–1770
- Herbert Trench 1865–1923
- Hester Sigerson Piatt 1870–1939
- Hester Varian 1828–1898
- Hugh Maxton (W.J. McCormack) b. 1947
- Hugh Porter b. c. 1780
I
- Ian Duhig b. 1954
- Ida L. White fl. 1862
- Iggy McGovern b. 1948
- In Druí Ua Cárthaigh d. 1097
- In Timpanach Ua Connicén d. 1177
- Ivy Bannister b. 1951
J
- J.M. Synge 1871–1909
- J.S. Anna Liddiard 1773–1819
- James Arbuckle 1700–1742
- James Casey (poet-priest) 1824–1909
- James Clarence Mangan 1803–1849
- James Conor Patterson b. 1990
- James Cousins 1873–1956
- James Farewell 1666–1689
- James Harpur b. 1956
- James Henry 1798–1876
- James Jeffrey Roche 1847–1908
- James Joyce 1882–1941
- James Liddy 1934–2008
- James Lynam Molloy 1837–1909
- James McKenna (artist) 1933–2000
- James Murphy (Irish novelist) 1839–1922
- James Orr 1770–1816
- James Simmons 1933–2001
- James Stephens 1880–1950
- James Wills 1790–1868
- Jane Barlow 1856–1917
- Jane Clarke b. 1961
- Jane Elizabeth Moore 1738–1796
- Jane Emily Herbert 1821–1882
- Jane Francesca Wilde ("Speranza") 1821–1896
- Jane Jowitt 1770–1846
- Jane Lewers Gray 1796–1871
- Janice Fitzpatrick Simmons b. 1954
- Jean Sophia Pigott 1845–1882
- Jeremiah Joseph Callanan 1795–1829
- Jerome Alley 1760–1826
- Jerome Kiely 1925–2019
- Jessica Traynor b. 1984
- Jim Craven 1935–1980
- Jinx Lennon b. 1964
- Joan Keefe 1931–2013
- Joan McBreen b. 1946
- Joe Steve Ó Neachtain 1942–2020
- Johannes Scottus Eriugena c. 815–877
- John Banim 1798–1842
- John Birmingham (astronomer) 1816–1884
- John Cunningham (poet and dramatist) 1729–1773
- John Denham 1614–1669
- John Duncan Craig 1830–1909
- John Edwards (1751–1832) 1751–1832
- John F. Deane b. 1943
- John Francis O'Donnell c. 1837–1874
- John Francis Waller 1809–1894
- John Fraser (poet, died 1849) c. 1809–1849
- John Gilborne fl. 1770
- John Hewitt 1907–1987
- John Jordan 1930–1988
- John Keegan Casey 1846–1870
- John Kells Ingram 1823–1907
- John Lyle Donaghy 1902–1949
- John MacDonagh 1879–1961
- John Macken c. 1784–1823
- John Martley 1844–1882
- John McAuliffe b. 1973
- John McDonald 1846–1932
- John Mee b. 1965
- John Montague 1929–2016
- John O'Donohue 1956–2008
- John O'Hanlon 1821–1905
- John O'Higgin d. 1490
- John O'Neill 1777–1854
- John Philpot Curran 1750–1817
- John Reade 1837–1919
- John Skeffington, 10th Viscount Massereene 1812–1863
- John Swanwick Drennan 1809–1893
- John Todhunter 1839–1916
- John W. Sexton b. 1958
- Johnny Byrne 1935–2008
- Johnny Tom Gleeson 1853–1924
- Jonathan Swift 1667–1745
- Joseph Brenan 1828–1857
- Joseph Campbell (Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil) 1879–1944
- Joseph M. Scriven 1819–1886
- Joseph Mary Plunkett 1887–1916
- Joseph Scottus d. 804
- Juanita Casey 1925–2012
- Julian Gough b. 1966
- Julie O'Callaghan b. 1954
- Justin Quinn b. 1968
K
- Kate Dempsey b. 1962
- Katharine Tynan 1859–1931
- Katherine Arnold Price 1893–1989
- Kathleen Knox 1847–1930
- Kathleen M. Murphy 1879–1963
- Katie Donovan b. 1962
- Kevin Faller 1920–1983
- Kevin Higgins 1967–2023
L
- Laetitia Pilkington c. 1709–1750
- Leland Bardwell 1922–2016
- Lennox Robinson 1886–1958
- Leontia Flynn b. 1974
- Liam Inglis 1709–1778
- Liam Mac Curtain an Dúna c. 1668–1724
- Liam MacGabhann b. 1917
- Liam Ó Muirthile 1950–2018
- Lionel Johnson 1867–1902
- Lizzie Twigg c. 1882–1933
- Lodowick Bryskett c. 1546–1612
- Loisin an Fili d. 879
- Lola Ridge 1873–1941
- Louis MacNeice 1907–1963
- Louis de Paor b. 1961
- Louisa Stuart Costello 1799–1870
- Luccreth moccu Chiara c. 665
- Lucy Knox 1845–1884
- Luke Wadding 1628–1687
- Líadain fl. 7th century
M
- Macdara Woods 1942–2018
- Macnamara Morgan c. 1720–1762
- Mae Leonard b. 1940
- Mael Sechlainn Ó Domhnalláin d. 1375
- Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh d. 1415
- Maenghal the Pilgrim fl. 844
- Maeve Kelly 1930–2025
- Maoilsheachlainn Óg Ó Dálaigh d. 1578
- Maol Muire Ó hÚigínn d. 1590
- Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginn fl. c. 1400
- Marcas Ó Callanáin 1789–1846
- Marcus Mac Conghail b. 1976
- Margaret Pender 1848–1920
- Maria La Touche 1824–1906
- Mark Ward
- Martin Dyar b. 1971
- Martina Evans b. 1961
- Mary Anne Holmes 1773–1805
- Mary Barber c. 1685–1755
- Mary Birkett Card 1774–1817
- Mary Devenport O'Neill 1879–1967
- Mary Dorcey b. 1950
- Mary Downing c. 1815–1881
- Mary E. Balfour fl. 1789
- Mary Hobhouse 1864–1901
- Mary Jane O'Donovan Rossa 1845–1916
- Mary Leadbeater 1758–1826
- Mary McDermott fl. 1832
- Mary McDonagh b. 1849
- Mary Monck 1677–1715
- Mary Noonan b. 1957
- Mary O'Brien fl. 1785
- Mary O'Donnell b. 1954
- Mary O'Donoghue b. 1975
- Mary O'Malley b. 1954
- Mary Stanislaus MacCarthy 1849–1897
- Mary Tighe 1772–1810
- Matthew Pilkington 1701–1774
- Matthew Russell 1834–1912
- Matthew Sweeney 1952–2018
- Maura Dooley b. 1957
- Maureen Charlton 1930–2007
- Maurice Healy 1887–1943
- Maurice Riordan b. 1953
- Maurice Scully 1952–2023
- Medbh McGuckian b. 1950
- Melesina Trench 1768–1827
- Michael Burke c. 1800–1881
- Michael Coady 1939–2024
- Michael D. Higgins b. 1941
- Michael Davitt 1950–2005
- Michael Hartnett (Micheál Ó hAirtnéide) 1941–1999
- Michael Hogan 1828–1899
- Michael Joseph Barry c. 1817–1889
- Michael Longley 27 July 1939 – 22 January 2025
- Michael McGovern 1848–1933
- Michael O'Loughlin b. 1958
- Michael O'Sullivan b. 1959
- Michael Sayers 1911–2010
- Michael Scanlan 1833–1917
- Michael Smith 1942–2014
- Micheal O'Siadhail b. 1947
- Micheál Mac Liammóir 1899–1978
- Micheál Ó Conghaile b. 1962
- Micheál Óg Ó Longáin 1766–1837
- Milena Williamson b. 1990s
- Miriam Gamble b. 1980
- Moira O'Neill (Agnes Higginson) 1864–1955
- Moling of Luachair fl. 695
- Monk Gibbon 1896–1987
- Moya Cannon b. 1956
- Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh fl. c. 1213–1230
- Muireadhach Ua Cárthaigh d. 1067
- Muiris Mac Conghail 1941–2019
- Muiris Ó Gormáin c. 1720–1794
- Máighréad Medbh b. 1959
- Máire Bhuí Ní Laeire 1774–1848
- Máire Bradshaw b. 1943
- Máire Dinny Wren b. 1959
- Máire Mhac an tSaoi 1922–2021
- Máire Ní Dhonnchadha Dhuibh c. 1702–1795
- Máire Ní Reachtagáin d. 1733
- Máirtín Ó Direáin 1910–1988
- Máiréad Ní Ghráda 1896–1971
- Máirín Diamond b. 1957
- Máirín Ní Mhuiríosa 1906–1982
- Mícheál Ó hAodha b. 1969
N
- Nahum Tate 1652–1715
- Nannie Lambert Power O'Donoghue 1843–1940
- Natalya O'Flaherty b. 2000
- Neil Donnelly b. 1946
- Neil McBride 1861–1942
- Nessa O'Mahony b. 1964
- Niall Montgomery 1915–1987
- Niall O'Higgin fl. 1414
- Niall Sheridan 1912–1998
- Nicholas Blake (Dominican) fl. 1698
- Nicholas Brady 1659–1726
- Nicholas Williams (Celticist) b. 1942
- Nick Laird b. 1975
- Nick Nicholls (painter) 1914–1991
- Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe b. 1980s
- Niníne Éces fl. 700
- Nithy Kasa b. 1990s
- Noelle Vial 1959–2003
- Nora J Murray 1888–1955
- Noëlle Ffrench Davies 1899–1983
- Nuadha hua Lomthuile fl. 721
- Nuala Archer b. 1955
- Nuala Nic Con Iomaire d. 2010
- Nuala Ní Chonchúir b. 1970
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill b. 1952
O
- Oliver Goldsmith 1728–1774
- Oliver St. John Gogarty 1878–1957
- Olivia Knight 1828–1908
- Olivia Owenson, Lady Clarke 1785–1845
- Oscar Wilde 1854–1900
P
- Paddy Bushe b. 1948
- Paddy Tunney 1921–2002
- Padraic Colum 1881–1972
- Padraic Fallon 1905–1974
- Padraic Fiacc (Patrick Joseph O'Connor) 1924–2019
- Padraig Regan b. 1993
- Padraig Rooney b. 1956
- Pat Boran b. 1963
- Pat Ingoldsby 25 August 1942 – 1 March 2025
- Patricia Burke Brogan 1926–2022
- Patrick Alexander 1940–2005
- Patrick Barrington, 11th Viscount Barrington 1908–1990
- Patrick Chapman b. 1968
- Patrick Galvin 1927–2011
- Patrick Joseph McCall 1861–1919
- Patrick Kavanagh 1904–1967
- Patrick MacDonogh 1902–1961
- Patrick MacGill 1890–1963
- Patrick O'Kelly c. 1754–1835
- Patrick Pearse (Pádraig Mac Piarais) 1879–1916
- Paul Durcan 16 October 1944 – 17 May 2025
- Paul Muldoon b. 1951
- Paula Meehan b. 1955
- Peadar Ó Doirnín c. 1704–1769
- Pearse Hutchinson 1927–2012
- Peatsaí Ó Callanáin c. 1791–1865
- Percy French 1854–1920
- Peter Fallon b. 1951
- Peter McDonald b. 1962
- Peter Sirr b. 1960
- Philip Casey 1950–2018
- Philip Dixon Hardy 1794–1875
- Philip McDonagh b. 1952
- Piaras Feiritéar c. 1600–1653
- Pádraig J. Daly b. 1943
- Pádraig de Brún 1889–1960
- Pádraig Ághas 1885–1966
- Pádraig Ó Fiannachta 1927–2016
- Pádraig Ó Snodaigh 1935–2025
- Pádraigín Haicéad c. 1600–1654
- Pól Ó Muiri b. 1965
Q
- Queva Griffin 1983–2003
R
- Rachael Hegarty b. 1968
- Raghnall Dall Mac Domhnaill fl. c. 1681
- Randolph Healy b. 1956
- Rhoda Coghill 1903–2000
- Rhoda Cosgrave Sivell 1874–1962
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1751–1816
- Richard D'Alton Williams 1822–1862
- Richard Harry Graves 1897–1971
- Richard Kell 1927–2022
- Richard Murphy 1927–2018
- Richard Ross-Lewin 1848–1922
- Richard Ryan (diplomat) b. 1946
- Richard Shackleton 1726–1792
- Richard Weber 1932–2020
- Riocard Bairéad b. 1735
- Rita Ann Higgins b. 1955
- Rita Kelly b. 1953
- Robert Dwyer Joyce 1836–1883
- Robert Farren 1909–1984
- Robert Greacen 1920–2008
- Robert Huddleston 1814–1887
- Robert McBride 1811–1895
- Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent 1709–1788
- Roderick Flanagan 1828–1862
- Rody Gorman b. 1960
- Roma Ryan b. 1950
- Rory Brennan b. 1945
- Rosa Mulholland (Lady Gilbert) 1841–1921
- Rosamund Taylor b. 1980s
- Rose Kavanagh 1859–1891
- Rosemarie Rowley b. 1942
- Roy McFadden 1921–1999
- Ruaidhri Ó Cianáin d. 1387
- Ruaidrí Ó Curnín d. 1496
S
- Samuel Beckett 1906–1989
- Samuel Boyse 1708–1749
- Samuel Ferguson 1810–1886
- Samuel Thomson 1766–1816
- Sara Berkeley b. 1967
- Sarah Clancy b. 1970s
- Sarah Crossan b. 1981
- Sarah Leech 1809–1830
- Scott McKendry b. 1989
- Seamus Deane 1940–2021
- Seamus Heaney 1939–2013
- Sean Godley b. 1981
- Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hUiginn d. 1490
- Seathrún Céitinn (Geoffrey Keating) c. 1580–c. 1644
- Seaán Ó Clumháin fl. c. 1450
- Sebastian Barry b. 1955
- Sedulius Scottus fl. 840–860
- Seumas MacManus 1867–1960
- Seumas O'Sullivan (James Starkey) 1879–1958
- Seán Buí Mac Bruideadha d. 1369
- Seán Dunne 1956–1995
- Seán Hewitt b. 1990
- Seán Lucy 1931–2001
- Seán Mac Falls 1957–2023
- Seán Mag Fhloinn fl. 1843
- Seán na Ráithíneach Ó Murchadha 1700–1762
- Seán Ó Catháin fl. 1726
- Seán Ó Coileáin c. 1754–1817
- Seán Ó Coisdealbha 1930–2006
- Seán Ó Neachtain c. 1645–1729
- Seán Ó Ríordáin 1916–1977
- Seán Ó Tuama 1926–2006
- Sheila O'Hagan d. 2017
- Sheila Wingfield (Viscountess Powerscourt) 1906–1992
- Sigerson Clifford 1913–1985
- Simon James Brady
- Simon Ó Faoláin b. 1973
- Sinéad Morrissey b. 1972
- Sir Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Baronet 1788–1846
- Sophia Crawford (novelist) 1799–1878
- Stanislaus Lynch 1908–1983
- Stephen James Smith b. 1983
- Stephen Sexton b. 1988
- Susan L. Mitchell 1866–1926
- Séamas Dall Mac Cuarta c. 1647–1733
- Séamus P. Ó Mórdha 1915–2005
- Séamus Ó Duilearga 1899–1980
- Séamus Ó Siaghail fl. 1636
T
- T.W. Rolleston 1857–1920
- Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn 1550–1591
- Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin c. 1715–1795
- Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginn d. 1315
- Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn d. 1448
- Terence O'Gorman 1919–2003
- Teresa Brayton 1868–1943
- Theo Dorgan b. 1953
- Thomas Caulfield Irwin 1823–1892
- Thomas Colley Grattan 1792–1864
- Thomas Davis 1814–1845
- Thomas Dermody 1775–1802
- Thomas Furlong 1794–1827
- Thomas Houston c. 1777–1803
- Thomas Kinsella 1928–2021
- Thomas MacDonagh 1878–1916
- Thomas MacGreevy 1893–1967
- Thomas McCarthy b. 1954
- Thomas Moore 1779–1852
- Thomas Newburgh c. 1695–1779
- Thomas Parnell 1679–1718
- Thomas Sheridan (divine) 1687–1738
- Timothy Daniel Sullivan 1827–1914
- Tom French b. 1966
- Tom MacIntyre 1931–2019
- Tom McGurk b. 1946
- Tom Paulin b. 1949
- Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin fl. 1848
- Tomás Láidir Mac Coisdealbhaigh fl. 1660
- Tomás Mac Síomóin 1938–2022
- Tomás Rua Ó Súilleabháin 1785–1848
- Tomás Ó Caiside c. 1709–1773
- Tomás Ó Cobhthaigh d. 1474
- Tony Curtis (Irish poet) b. 1955
- Torpaid mac Taicthech d. 913
- Trevor Ashe 1770–1836
- Trevor Joyce b. 1947
- Tuileagna Ó Maoil Chonaire fl. 1585
- Tuotilo d. 915
- Turlough O'Carolan (Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin) 1670–1738
U
- Uallach ingen Muinecháin d. 934
- Urard mac Coise d. 990
V
- Val Vousden 1885–1951
- Valentin Iremonger 1918–1991
- Victoria Kennefick b. 1980
- Vladimir Pecherin 1807–1885
- Vona Groarke b. 1964
W
- W.R. Rodgers 1909–1969
- Walter Quin 1575–1640
- Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon 1637–1685
- William Allingham 1824–1889
- William B. McBurney d. 1892
- William Bonaparte-Wyse 1826–1892
- William Butler Yeats 1865–1939
- William Drennan 1754–1820
- William Dunkin 1706–1765
- William English d. 1778
- William Hamilton Drummond 1778–1865
- William Henry Drummond 1854–1907
- William Larminie 1849–1900
- William Preston 1753–1807
- William Wall b. 1955
- Willie Wilde 1852–1899
- Winifred Letts 1882–1972
Z
- Zozimus c. 1794–1846
Á
- Áine Ní Cheanainn 1907–1999
- Áine Ní Ghlinn b. 1955
É
- Éadbhard de Nógla fl. 1748
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