Devlin, Denis (1908-1959), poet. Born in Greenock, Scotland, to an Irish family that returned to Dublin in 1918, he was educated at Belvedere College and UCD. His first book, Poems (1930), was shared with Brian Coffey. He taught English at UCD, resigning in 1935 to enter the Department of Foreign Affairs. Intercessions (1937) was published by George Reavey's Europa Press. In 1946 he published Lough Derg and Other Poems. The Heavenly Foreigner (1967, ed. Brian Coffey) was a vindication of Christ's presence in the world. In 1950 he was appointed plenipotentiary to Italy and Ambassador in 1958.

Bibliography

James C.C. Mays (ed.), Collected Poems (1989).

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