What is recorded here
Patrick MacGill came from the Glenties area and worked on the Glasgow-Greenock railway in Scotland. He sold his first poetry collection door to door in Greenock for sixpence a copy and became known as the 'navvy poet'. His writing drew on the lives of migrant workers. Published accounts disagree on his exact birth year, so this account does not give one; the map point is approximate.
Why this person is known: Irish writer (1889–1963)
- Birthplace
- Glenties
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- louise price, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ronnie Nijboer, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- louise price, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rossographer, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Glenties BridgeBridge · 56 yd
Bank of IrelandBank/financial institution · 69 yd
St. Connell's Museum and Heritage CentreMuseum · 270 yd
Inishkeel Graveyard near GlentiesGraveyard · 1.0 mi
Burial GroundGraveyard · 2.0 mi
Letterilly Standing StonePublicly named standing stone · 2.6 mi
Wych Elm3.1 mi
Binn BhánMountain / peak · 4.8 mi
CarnaweenMountain / peak · 4.8 mi
Bonny Glen Wood - Bonny Glen walkOfficial walking route · 5.3 mi
John DohertyMemorial · 5.8 mi
DooeyOfficial bathing water · 6.8 mi
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