Patrick MacDonogh (1902-1961) was an
Irish poetThe history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
. He was born in Dublin and educated at Avoca School and
Trinity College, DublinTrinity College Dublin , corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", and is the only constituent college of...
. MacDonogh worked as a teacher and commercial artist before joining the staff of
Arthur GuinnessArthur Guinness was an Irish brewer and the founder of the Guinness brewery business and family.Arthur Guinness was the founder of the Guinness brewery business, an entrepreneur, visionary and philanthropist. Guinness laid the foundations for Guinness Brewery...
Son & Co., where he later held a senior executive post.
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Patrick MacDonogh (1902-1961) was an
Irish poetThe history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
. He was born in Dublin and educated at Avoca School and
Trinity College, DublinTrinity College Dublin , corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", and is the only constituent college of...
. MacDonogh worked as a teacher and commercial artist before joining the staff of
Arthur GuinnessArthur Guinness was an Irish brewer and the founder of the Guinness brewery business and family.Arthur Guinness was the founder of the Guinness brewery business, an entrepreneur, visionary and philanthropist. Guinness laid the foundations for Guinness Brewery...
Son & Co., where he later held a senior executive post.
He published five books of poetry, including
Over the Water (1943) and
One Landscape Still (1958).