iamBullivant<p>Patrick Kavanagh was born in Inniskeen, Co Monaghan on 21 October 1904. His best-known works include the novel Tarry Flynn, and the poems "On Raglan Road" and "The Great Hunger". </p><p>Picture: Patrick Kavanagh in a field with a bucket and a spade over his shoulder.</p><p>Edit: I'm advised by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@psneeze" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>psneeze</span></a></span> that it is probably an ordinary spade, not a sleán, that that he's probably off to dig some potatoes rather than turf.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrishHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PatrickKavanagh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PatrickKavanagh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Monaghan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monaghan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>