Seán Ó Ríordáin

Seán Ó Ríordáin
Native name
Seán Pádraig Ó Ríordáin
Born(1916-12-03)3 December 1916
Baile Mhúirne, County Cork, Ireland
Died21 February 1977(1977-02-21) (aged 60)
Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland
OccupationPoet, writer
LanguageIrish
Literary movementModernism
Notable worksEireaball Spideoige

Seán Pádraig Ó Ríordáin (3 December 1916 – 21 February 1977), sometimes referred to as an Ríordánach, was an Irish language poet and later a newspaper columnist. He is credited with introducing European themes to Irish poetry, and is widely regarded as one of the best Irish language poets of the 20th century.