1917
Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (born 1881)
Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (born 1881)
Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (born 1881)
Francis Ledwidge
Irish poet
- Died
- 1917
Francis Edward Ledwidge was a 20th-century Irish poet. From Slane, County Meath, and sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was later also known as a First World War war poet. He befriended the established writer Lord Dunsany, who helped with the publication of his works. He was killed in action at Ypres in 1917.
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