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13

Derek Landy, 50

Children's Author

14

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Playwright

15

Sydney, Lady Morgan (1781-1859)

Novelist

16

Sally Rooney, 33

Novelist

17

Graham Linehan, 56

Screenwriter

18

Thomas Moore (1779-1852)

Poet

19

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)

Poet

20

Amy Jordan Jennings, 36

Children's Author

21

Cliona Kelly, 36

Blogger

22

Rosie Connolly, 34

Blogger

23

James Henry (1798-1876)

Poet

24

Jodie Wood, 35

Blogger

25

Billy Roche, 75

Playwright

26

Damien Broderick, 33

Blogger

27

Erika Fox, 33

Blogger

28

Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)

Playwright

29

Maeve Binchy (1940-2012)

Novelist

30

Ian Gibson (1939-2023)

Non-Fiction Author

31

Louise Cooney, 32

Blogger

32

Niamh Cullen, 32

Blogger

33

Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

Novelist

34

Eimear Varian Barry, 37

Blogger

35

Ashley Kehoe, 31

Blogger

36

Eavan Boland (1944-2020)

Poet

37

Marian Keyes, 61

Novelist

38

Charles Wolfe (1791-1823)

Poet

39

Thomas Kinsella (1928-2021)

Poet

40

Brendan Behan (1923-1964)

Playwright

41

Anne Enright, 62

Novelist

42

John B. Keane (1928-2002)

Playwright

43

Austin Clarke (1896-1974)

Poet

44

Thomas F Kilroy (1934-2023)

Novelist

45

Allen O'Donoghue, 47

Self-Help Author

46

Roddy Doyle, 66

Novelist

47

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Poet

48