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Patrick Galvin(1927-2011)

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One of Ireland's leading poets, Patrick Galvin is the author of seven volumes of verse. His plays, including The Last Burning, have regularly been staged in Ireland and abroad. His autobiography, The Raggy Boy Trilogy, was published in 2003.
BornAugust 15, 1927
DiedMay 10, 2011(83)
BornAugust 15, 1927
DiedMay 10, 2011(83)
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Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Song for a Raggy Boy
7.5
  • Writer
  • 2003
Pamela Ann Davy in Pity About the Abbey (1965)
Londoners
TV Series
  • Writer
John Gregson in The Jazz Age (1968)
The Jazz Age
6.6
TV Series
  • Singer

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  • Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
    Song for a Raggy Boy
    7.5
    • book
    • original screenplay
    • 2003
  • Pamela Ann Davy in Pity About the Abbey (1965)
    Londoners
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965

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  • John Gregson in The Jazz Age (1968)
    The Jazz Age
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Singer
    • 1968

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  • Born
    • August 15, 1927
    • Cork, Ireland
  • Died
    • May 10, 2011
    • Ireland
  • Spouses
      Johnson, Mary1977 - present (2 children)
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    • 1 Print Biography

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    Galvin's 1975 play, We Do It For Love, staged at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, featured two then unknown young actors - Liam Neeson and Gerard Murphy.

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