Patrick Kavanagh - Famous Irish Poet and Novelist - Orlando, Florida
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A life sized bronze statue of Patrick Kavanagh. Famous Irish Poet and Novelist sitting in front of the 'Raglan Road' Irish pub in Downtown Disney, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMFPQQ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2012
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This life sized sculpture of Patrick Kavanagh sits in front of the Raglan Road Irish Pub, named after his famous poem 'On Raglan Road' which has since become a somewhat famous song.
The Raglan Road Pub is in Downtown Disney Westside, one of the many Disney 'resorts' that cover this area of Orlando Florida.
Wikipedia informs us (
visit link) "Patrick Kavanagh (21 October 1904 – 30 November 1967) was an Irish poet and novelist. Regarded as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, his best known works include the novel Tarry Flynn and the poems Raglan Road and The Great Hunger. He is known for accounts of Irish life through reference to the everyday and commonplace."