Padraic Colum

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Padraic Colum was an Irish poet, playwright, novelist, and folklorist whose work and advocacy significantly shaped early 20th-century Irish literature and cultural nationalism.

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Padraic Colum canonical 4

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instanceOf folklorist
human
novelist
playwright
poet
associatedWith James Joyce
Lady Gregory
W. B. Yeats
linked to: W.B. Yeats
birthName Patrick Columb
burialPlace St. Fintan’s Cemetery, Sutton, County Dublin, Ireland
coFounderOf Abbey Theatre
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
dateOfBirth 1881-12-08
dateOfDeath 1972-01-11
educatedAt St. Patrick’s National School, Longford
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName Colum
genre children’s literature
drama
folklore
novel
poetry
givenName Padraic
linked to: Pádraig
languageOfExpression English
Irish
memberOf Abbey Theatre
movement Celtic Revival
Irish Literary Revival
name Padraic Colum
notableFor contributions to early 20th-century Irish literature
promotion of Irish cultural nationalism
notableWork The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter
The Children of Odin
linked to: Children of Odin

The King of Ireland’s Son
Wild Earth
occupation children’s writer
folklorist
novelist
playwright
poet
placeOfBirth Longford, County Longford, Ireland
linked to: County Longford
placeOfDeath Enfield, Connecticut, United States
residence Dublin
New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Colum
wroteAbout Irish mythology
Norse mythology
folk tales

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Irish Literary Revival keyFigure Padraic Colum
Padraic Colum name Padraic Colum