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1 Jan 2005 Patrick MacGill's autobiographical novel roams from the tenant farms of Ireland and the grinding poverty of Dermod Flynn's childhood,
Yet what would be unbelievable fiction was the reality of the life of the 'Navvy -Poet', Patrick MacGill, who shot to national fame with the publication of
Born in Ardun in the Glen of Glenties, County Donegal in 1890, Patrick MacGill was the eldest of the 11 children of small farm holders William and Bridget
181. Slainthe! by Patrick MacGill. Colum, Padraic. 1922. Anthology of Irish Verse.
Patrick McGill was born near Glenties and educated locally. At the age of twelve he was sent to the Hiring Fair in Strabane, County Tyrone where he was
Patrick MacGill (24 December 1889 – November 1963) was an Irish journalist, poet and novelist, known as "The Navvy Poet" because he had worked as a navvy
10 Dec 2008 Patrick MacGill (1889-1963) was an Irish journalist, poet and novelist, known as "The Navvy Poet" because he had worked as a "navvy"
Patrick MacGill. Divisional exercise is a great game of make-believe. Patrick MacGill. Even the distribution of rations leaves much to be desired;
1891-1963 [var. 1890; occas. err. McGill; infreq. Magill]; b. New Year's Day; Great Glen of Glenties, Co. Donegal, eldest of eleven children on a small farm
Patrick MacGill was born in Glenties, Donegal, Ireland on January 1st 1889. He was the first of eleven children born into a poor farming family and went to
A comprehensive biography of Donegal-born poet Patrick MacGill (1890-1963) is presented. The harshness of his early life as a seasonal potato-picker and
Patrick MacGill MacGill, Patrick ('the Navvy Poet') (1891-1963), poet and novelist. Born in Maas, Co.
'"Pat MacGill?" he queried. "A good guess," I answered. "You're making breakfast early." "A drop of tea on a cold morning goes down well," he answered.
Irish writer Patrick MacGill (1890–1963) is remembered for his poems and novels. Patrick MacGill letter, notes, and poem, 1913 July 16 [Box 27 F461]
An Analysis of English-irish Dialect in the Early Novels of Patrick Macgill: Bilingualism and Language Shift from Irish to English in County Donegal by
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