Michael Davitt

Michael Davitt (20 April 1950 – 19 June 2005) was an Irish poet who published in the Irish language. He has been characterised as "...one of modern Ireland's finest poets in either of the nation's languages

Early life and education Davitt was born and raised in Mayfield in Cork City. He was educated in St Patrick's Boys National School and the North Monastery. He then attended University College Cork where he pursued Celtic Studies. After leaving the university, Davitt moved to Dublin where he worked as a teacher and with Gael Linn, an Irish cultural organisation. The importance of location in which the real and imaginary worlds are part of one another is another major theme of his work. The confrontation of traditional Irish culture and modern English culture is a core theme in many of his works.

Production and direction work Davitt worked for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) as a presenter from 1985–1988, and subsequently as a producer and director through the 1990s. and John Montague: Rough Fields.

In 2005, Davitt died unexpectedly in Sligo, Ireland, survived by one son and two daughters.