Padraic Colum

Padraic Colum , 1881-1972, Irish-American author, b. Longford, Ireland. He was active in the Irish literary renaissance and helped to found the Abbey Theatre. His verse includes Wild Earth (1907), The Story of Lowry Maen (1937), and Collected Poems (1953). He also wrote children's stories based on Irish folklore. His wife was Mary (Maguire) Colum, 1880?-1957, Irish-American critic, b. Sligo, Ireland. Her autobiography, Life and the Dream (1947), vividly describes various literary circles.

Colum, Padraic (1881–1972), Irish poet and playwright. Prominent among the younger members of the Irish Revival, he wrote several gloomily realistic plays for the Abbey Theatre. His first collection of poems, Wild Earth (1907), was followed by many others (Collected Poems, 1953) and by works on Irish and Hawaiian folklore. He and his wife Mary wrote a memoir, Our Friend James Joyce (1958).

Colum, Padraic (1881–1972) Irish writer. A key figure in the Irish literary renaissance, he was an associate of James Joyce, of whom he wrote a memoir, and author of many poems. From 1914 he lived mainly in the USA, where he developed an interest in myth and folklore. His output includes many plays and a novel, The Flying Swans (1957).