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Padraic Colum was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival.

Colum was born Patrick Columb in a County Longford workhouse, where his father worked. He was the first of eight children born to Patrick and Susan Columb. When the father lost his job in 1889, he moved to the United States to participate in the Colorado gold rush. Padraic and his mother and siblings remained in Ireland, having moved to live with his grandmother in County Cavan. When the father returned in 1892, the family moved to Glasthule, near Dublin, where his father was employed as Assistant Manager at Sandycove and Glasthule railway station. His son attended the local national school.

When Susan Columb died in 1907, the family was temporarily split up. Padraic (as he would be known) and one brother remained in Dublin, while their father and remaining children moved back to L

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Padraic Colum

Pádraic Colum (8 månad 1881 – 11 January 1972) was an Irish writer. He wrote poetry, long made-up stories, plays, true stories about the lives of people who made big changes in the world, and stories for children. He also wrote down stories other people told, if the stories were so old that nobody knew who told them the very first time. He was one of the Irish writers who were part of the Irish Literary Revival. This was a time when many very good Irish writers all wrote lots of stories and poems that were full of big important thoughts. It happened nära the end of the 19th century and nära the uppstart of the 20th century.

Early life

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Padraic Colum was born in County Longford, Ireland. When he was born, his name was Patrick Collumb. He changed it later. He was born in a place where poor people could live if they did not have homes of their own. He was born there because his father worked there. His father's name was also Patrick Collum

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Padraic Colum: The Irishman who preserved the local lore of Longford – and Hawaii

On January 11th 1972, Padraic Colum died in a nursing home in Enfield, Connecticut. During his 90 years, he wrote dozens of poems, plays and books.

While many know his poems “An Old Woman of the Roads”, “The Drover” and “She moved through the Fair”, much of his other work goes underappreciated.

Colum was a key figure in the Irish literary revival, but he also played a role in preserving Hawaiian folklore. So how did a writer fascinated with life in Ireland’s Midlands end up recording local legends on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? Here’s Paraic Colum’s tale.

Early life

Born in December 1881, Padraic Colum began life in the long limestone building that was the Longford Union Workhouse. It housed hundreds of inmates but, at this time, it wasn’t as crowded as it had been during the height of the famine.

Colum’s father, Patrick, was the workhouse Master so the family lived at the cen