Ciaran O'Driscoll

O'Driscoll, Ciaran (1943- ), poet. Born in Callan, Co. Kilkenny, he was educated at National Schools and at St Francis College, Rochestown, Co. Cork. After working as a civil servant in Dublin, 1961-4, he attended UCC before lecturing at UCC and Limerick. His collections include: Gog and Magog (1987), The Poet and his Shadow (1990), The Myth of the South (1992), Listening to Different Drummers (1993), and The Old Women of Magione (1997). His verse is full of detailed observation and concerns itself with issues of social justice.