Roy McFadden (14 November 1921 – 15 September 1999) was an Irish poet. He was the author of nine volumes of poetry, from Swords and Ploughshares (1943) to the posthumously published Last Poems (2002). Among his poems are "Saint Francis and the Birds" and "Independence". His book, The Garryowen, was published by Chatto and Windus in the Phoenix Living Poets series. Most recently, his poem "Post-War" has been anthologised in Armistice: A Laureate's Choice of Poems of War and Peace (Faber Poetry) (2018).
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1921 Belfast
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1999 (aged 77)
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