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Padraic Colum
Irish writer
Padraic Colum (8 December 1881 – 11 January 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore.
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He was one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival.
Early life
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.[1]
When his 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.[2] When his 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.[citation needed]
When Susan Columb died in 1897,[3] the family was temp