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Most Famous Irish Writers
Writing 106
Ireland 1,143
246 JJ 
James Joyce Irish Poet 1882–1941
James Joyce Irish Poet 1882–1941 859 WB 
W. B. Yeats Irish Poet 1865–1939
W. B. Yeats Irish Poet 1865–1939 1,730 BS 
Bram Stoker Irish Writer 1847–1912
Bram Stoker Irish Writer 1847–1912 1,749 GB 
George Berkeley Irish Philosopher 1685–1753
George Berkeley Irish Philosopher 1685–1753 2,260 SH 
Seamus Heaney Irish Playwright 1939–2013
Seamus Heaney Irish Playwright 1939–2013 5,033 LH 
Lafcadio Hearn Irish Writer 1850–1904
Lafcadio Hearn Irish Writer 1850–1904 6,562 LS 
Laurence Sterne Irish Writer 1713–1768
Laurence Sterne Irish Writer 1713–1768 8,035 JS 
John Scotus Eriugena Irish Philosopher 810–877
John Scotus Eriugena Irish Philosopher 810–877 8,279 OG 
Oliver Goldsmith Irish Novelist 1728–1774
Oliver Goldsmith Irish Novelist 1728–1774 8,969 CT 
Colm Tóibín Irish Poet b. 1955
Colm Tóibín Irish Poet b. 1955 12,203 JM 
John Millington Synge Irish Playwright 1871–1909
John Millington Synge Irish Playwright 1871–1909 12,719 MB Maeve Binchy Irish Writer 1940–2012
14,300 DH 
Douglas Hyde Irish Poet 1860–1949
Douglas Hyde Irish Poet 1860–1949 16,055 BO Brian O'Nolan Irish Writer 1911–1966
17,343 JM Joseph Murphy (author) Irish Writer 1898–1981
17,672 ME 
Maria Edgeworth Irish Writer 1768–1849
Maria Edgeworth Irish Writer 1768–1849 21,087 GM 
George Moore (novelist) Irish Poet 1852–1933
George Moore (novelist) Irish Poet 1852–1933 24,428 JT 
John Toland Irish Philosopher 1670–1722
John Toland Irish Philosopher 1670–1722 24,559 PK 
Patrick Kavanagh Irish Writer 1904–1967
Patrick Kavanagh Irish Writer 1904–1967 31,473 GW George William Russell Irish Poet 1867–1935
40,894 PM Paul Muldoon Irish Poet b. 1951
45,082 PP 
Philip Pettit Irish Philosopher b. 1945
Philip Pettit Irish Philosopher b. 1945 49,269 TM 
Thomas MacDonagh Irish Playwright 1878–1916
Thomas MacDonagh Irish Playwright 1878–1916 51,407 FL 
Francis Ledwidge Irish Poet 1887–1917
Francis Ledwidge Irish Poet 1887–1917 67,051 GK Geoffrey Keating Irish Poet 1569–1644
74,820 MÓ Máirtín Ó Cadhain Irish Writer 1906–1970
89,563 JB 
John B. Keane Irish Novelist 1928–2002
John B. Keane Irish Novelist 1928–2002 96,403 TK 
Thomas Kinsella Irish Poet b. 1928
Thomas Kinsella Irish Poet b. 1928 114,395 PS 
Peig Sayers Irish Biographer 1873–1958
Peig Sayers Irish Biographer 1873–1958 131,339 BN Bill Naughton Irish Writer 1910–1992
135,587 NC Nevill Coghill Irish Literary 1899–1980
170,136 SÓ 
Seán Ó Ríordáin Irish Writer 1916–1977
Seán Ó Ríordáin Irish Writer 1916–1977 170,776 MO Maurice O'Sullivan Irish Writer 1904–1950
174,217 AÓ 
Antoine Ó Raifteiri Irish Poet 1779–1835
Antoine Ó Raifteiri Irish Poet 1779–1835 200,949 VP 
Vladimir Pecherin Irish Poet 1807–1885
Vladimir Pecherin Irish Poet 1807–1885 210,936 CK 
Charles Kickham Irish Writer 1828–1882
Charles Kickham Irish Writer 1828–1882 213,147 PH Penelope Hobhouse Irish Writer b. 1929
225,365 LR 
Lennox Robinson Irish Poet 1886–1958
Lennox Robinson Irish Poet 1886–1958 232,697 JV James Vincent Murphy Irish Author 1880–1946
249,239 ER Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin Irish Poet 1748–1784
251,531 FB 
Florence Balcombe Irish Literary 1858–1937
Florence Balcombe Irish Literary 1858–1937 346,473 DÓ Dáibhí Ó Bruadair Irish Poet 1625–1698
418,561 VB 
Vincent Browne Irish Journalist b. 1944
Vincent Browne Irish Journalist b. 1944 426,272 SJ 
Standish James O'Grady Irish Author 1846–1928
Standish James O'Grady Irish Author 1846–1928 433,225 WH 
William Hazlitt (Unitarian minister) Irish Writer 1737–1820
William Hazlitt (Unitarian minister) Irish Writer 1737–1820 438,804 CH Con Houlihan Irish Journalist 1925–2012
455,660 CB 
Claire Byrne Irish Journalist b. 1975
Claire Byrne Irish Journalist b. 1975 471,710 S" Seán "Clárach" Mac Domhnaill Irish Poet 1691–1754
472,034 AO 
Agnes O'Farrelly Irish Writer 1874–1951
Agnes O'Farrelly Irish Writer 1874–1951 515,044 PM Patrick McGinley Irish Novelist b. 1937
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