Michael Coady (1939-2024)
Born in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland in 1939, Michael Coady was a teacher, an author, a researcher, and one of Ireland’s foremost poets. He was internationally renowned as a
n authority on the history and peoples of his home town, Carrick-on-Suir.
His poetry collections include
- Two for a Woman, Three for a Man (1980).
- Oven Lane (1987).
- All Souls (1998). an illustrated collection of poetry and prose.
- One Another (2003).
He was the recipient of the Patrick Kavanagh Award for Poetry in 1979; in 2004 he received the Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry at the University of St. Thomas Center for Irish Studies of St. Paul, Minnesota; and in 2005 he wasHeimbold Professor of Irish Studies at Villanova University. He was honored as a member of Aosdána, the Irish Academy of Artists. He has held residencies in the arts in Paris and in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
Biography kindly supplied by Dr. John Edward FitzGerald
Further links (publishers, galleries, archives & recordings)
- Publisher: The Gallery Press — Michael Coady author page and Gallery Press obituary (2024).
- Book pages (Gallery Press): Oven Lane and Other Poems; One Another; Going by Water.
- Exhibition / local cultural venue: “Poetry Town: Michael Coady Exhibition” (held at Carrick-on-Suir‘s Seán Healy Memorial Library, per Gallery Press).
- Broadcast archive: RTÉ Archives — Poet Michael Coady.
- Recorded reading / preservation: UCD Irish Poetry Reading Archive
(example recording: Michael Coady reading in UCD Special Collections). - International poem pages (selected): Poetry International — Michael Coady.
- Irish Cultural Centre, Paris: Michael Coady & Paul Durcan (event page).
- Awards reference: O’Shaughnessy Poetry Award winners list
(University of St. Thomas).