James Liddy (1934–2008) was an Irish

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, born in

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. He is best known for his collections ''In A Blue Smoke'' (1964) and ''Blue Mountain'' (1968). The first volume of Liddy's memoir, ''The Doctor's House: An Autobiography'', was published in 2004. He died on 4 November 2008.

References

Bibliography

* ''Irish Poetry of Faith and Doubt:The Cold Heaven'', p. 187, ed. John F. Deane, Wolfhound Press, 1990.

External links

Irish Writers - James Liddy

Salmon Poetry

Arts Council
Irish poets Writers from County Clare 1934 births 2008 deaths 20th-century poets {{Ireland-poet-stub