Paul Durcan

Summary

Paul Durcan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Dublin^[2]. He was born on October 16, 1944^[3]. He died on May 17, 2025^[4]. He worked as a poet^[5] and writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Dublin^[2], Paul Durcan…
• Paul Durcan was born on October 16, 1944^[3].
• Paul Durcan died on May 17, 2025^[4].
• Paul Durcan held citizenship in Ireland^[8].
• Paul Durcan held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• Paul Durcan's professions included poet^[5].
• Paul Durcan's professions included writer^[6].
• Among Paul Durcan's employers was University College Dublin^[10].
• Paul Durcan was educated at Gonzaga College^[11].
• Paul Durcan's education included a stint at University of St. Michael's College^[12].
• Paul Durcan received the Cholmondeley Award^[13].
• Paul Durcan received the Costa Book Award for Poetry^[14].
• Paul Durcan was a member of Aosdána^[15].
• Paul Durcan is recorded as male^[16].
• Paul Durcan's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Paul Durcan's Commons category is recorded as Paul Durcan^[18].
• Paul Durcan's family name is recorded as Durcan^[19].
• Paul Durcan's given name is recorded as Paul^[20].
• Paul Durcan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• Paul Durcan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Irish^[22].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: IE^[24]

• Began / founded: 1944-10-06^[25]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-05-17^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1ac0f89b-39e9-40ea-b6fe-fc35ee597df6^[27]

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Origins and Family

Paul Durcan was born in Dublin^[2]. He was born on October 16, 1944^[3].

Education

Educated at Gonzaga College^[11], a secondary school^[28], in Ireland^[29] and University of St. Michael's College^[12], a university college^[30], in Canada^[31], founded in 1852^[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[5] and writer^[6]. Paul Durcan was employed by University College Dublin^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Cholmondeley Award^[13], a poetry award^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1966^[35] and Costa Book Award for Poetry^[14].

Death and Burial

Paul Durcan died on May 17, 2025^[4].

Why It Matters

Paul Durcan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was Paul Durcan born?

Paul Durcan was born in Dublin^[2].

What did Paul Durcan do for work?

Paul Durcan worked as poet^[5] and writer^[6].

Where did Paul Durcan go to school?

Paul Durcan was educated at Gonzaga College^[11] and University of St. Michael's College^[12].

What awards did Paul Durcan receive?

Honors received include Cholmondeley Award^[13] and Costa Book Award for Poetry^[14].