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What famous Irish writers, poets, folklorists can you name?

Who is your favorite and why?

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My favorite is William Butler Yeats because, not only do I love the fascinating way he had with prose, but, because he inspired poetry in such a way that it gave expression to the spirit of Ireland.

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Oscar Wilde -- he was one of the early 'think outside the box' type writers.


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Oscar Wilde was very good. I have an upcoming article on him in the Folklore site.


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Kevin Danaher has written so many books on Irish folklore.


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James Joyce, of course. Portrait of the Artist of a Young Man is one of my favourites. I love his stream of consciousness.

Roddy Doyle, writer of The Commitments, Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha, and The Van, among others. His writing makes me laugh.

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James Joyce wrote some very good stories. I had a book of his short stories and used to read it often. Is he the author who wrote that novel about the young woman who went to live in that old mansion to tutor the young boy and girl. The father was rarely home. Their were two spirits who haunted the house and the children and in the end the little boy died. The name of that novel is just on the tip of my tongue, but I cannot quite get it.

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There are a lot of great contemporary writers coming out of Ireland. It grieves me that often their work doesn't cross the Atlantic. I'm very fond of the work of Pat McCabe. I was in Dublin Airport and "The Butcher Boy" jumped out at me from across the terminal. I actually risked missing my plane to leap across baggage and score that book. I had no idea what was in it, but the cover was absolutely compelling---and I'm no sap for the covers of books. A couple of years later, it was made into a film, which was very interesting for me, as I had created images to go with the words. One of the things that really got to me in the film was how angelic looking the main character was. It was sad and tortured and shocking, and still I love it. It may have been my first exposure to the really dark side of Irish lit.


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Now I want to read "Mary Lavelle" again! You sure can pick them. smile


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"The Committments" is an awesome movie! I didn't know there were other books by that author. Must read!


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