About the Poem
In this episode, Declan reads the classic poem by renowned Irish poet, Patrick Kavanagh - A Christmas Childhood.
In this poem Kavanagh describes a magical memory from his childhood - a Christmas when he was six years old.
At Kavanagh’s funeral in 1967, Seamus Heaney read ‘A Christmas Childhood’ at his graveside graveside.
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About the Poet
Patrick Kavanagh was born in rural Inniskeen, County Monaghan, in 1904, was an renowned Irish poet and novelist.
He is known for his accounts of Irish life through reference to what was everyday and commonplace.
When the Irish Times compiled a list of favourite Irish poems in 2000, ten of Kavanagh's poems were in the top 50, and he was rated the second favourite poet behind W. B. Yeats.
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Slán go fóill
Declan
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