Pat Ingoldsby (born 25 August 1942 in Malahide, Dublin, Ireland)[1] is an Irish poet and TV presenter. He has hosted children's TV shows, written plays for the stage and for radio, published books of short stories and been a newspaper columnist. Since the mid-1990s, he has withdrawn from the mass media and is most widely known for his collections of poetry, and his selling of them on the streets of Dublin (usually on Westmoreland Street or College Green).[2]
In the 1980s, Pat hosted RTÉ children's TV shows named Pat's Hat, Pat's Chat, and Pat's Pals. His plays include Bats or Booze or Both (Dublin, Project Arts Centre, 1977); Hisself (Dublin, Peacock Theatre, 1978); Rhymin' Simon (Peacock Theatre, 1978); When Am I Getting' Me Clothes (Peacock Theatre, 1978); Yeukface the Yeuk and the Spotty Grousler (Peacock, 1982); and The Full Shilling (Dublin, Gaeity Theatre, 1986). In the early 1990s, he had a column in the Evening Press (a now-defunct national Irish newspaper). These columns were later collected in The Peculiar Sensation of Being Irish. Ingoldsby is a fluent Irish speaker and includes a few poems written in Irish in each book of poetry. He lives in Clontarf, in Dublin, Ireland. Since sometime in the mid-1990s, he has withdrawn from TV, radio and theatre, instead devoting his efforts to poetry. Pat is still part of Ireland's arts scene, sometimes opening Art exhibitions, introducing then-new musicians such as David Gray or launching other people's books.[3][4][5] He self-publishes through Willow Publications, which he set up and named after one of his pet cats (who later died). Some of his books since 1998 have carried a note that they are protected by the "Bratislava Accord 1993, section 2 cre/009 manifest-minsk", the terms of which allegedly protect his book's content from being included in:
school textbooks
examinations
elocution classes
anything with the word "Arts" in it.
In March 2022, the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) hosted a video installation to mark the release of Ingoldsby's latest anthology, In Dublin They Really Tell You Things — Pat Ingoldsby, Selected Poems 1986 — 2021.[6]
InfluencesEdit
Most of Pat's poems are about his personal experiences, observations of life in Dublin, or mildly surreal humorous possibilities. Topics of personal experiences vary from the death of his father, or the electroconvulsive therapy he received (c. 1988), to his appreciation of the natural world or his pets (mostly cats, but also some fish). Observations of Dublin are mostly humorous conversations overheard on the bus, or the characters he sees and talks to while selling his books on the streets. Some observations are not so cheerful as he also sees the drunks and the homeless of Dublin city, and the some aspects of modernisation which he isn't pleased with. His most distinctive style of poetry is his humorist style. A recurring character, Wesley Quench, appears in roles such as the driver of a Flying See-Saw Brigade. Another poem, "Vagina in the Vatican," depicts a vagina sneaking into the Vatican unstopped because no one knew what it was – except for a few who couldn't let slip that they did. He also occasionally produces stories for children. These are a childish version of his mildly surreal style. During the rapid increase in the use of mobile telephones, he offered a "Mobile Phone Euthanasia" services on the streets of Dublin, where he would destroy phones for annoyed owners. His cousin Maeve Ingoldsby is a playwright. Pat retired from selling his books on the streets of Dublin in 2015.
BibliographyEdit
PoetryEdit
You've Just Finished Reading This Title
Rhyme Doesn't With Reason
Up The Leg of Your Jacket
Welcome to My Head (Please Remove Your Boots) (1986)
Salty Water (1988)
Scandal Sisters (1990)
How Was It For You Doctor? (1994)
Poems So Fresh And So New ...Yahoo! (1995)
If You Don't Tell Anybody I Won't (1996)
See Liz She Spins (1997)
Half A Hug (1998)
Beautiful Cracked Eyes (1999)
The Blue E-Tee Wet! (2000)
Do Lámh I Mo Bhrístí (2001)
The Frenchwoman and the Sky (2003)
Once Upon A 'hide (2004)
I'm Out Here (2005)
Can I Get in the Bath? (2007)
Once Upon A Wicked Eye (2008)
I Thought You Died Years Ago (2009)
Hitting Cows with a Banjo (2011)
Pawmarks on My Poems (2013)
Mise MacGiolla (2017) (in Irish)
In Dublin They Really Tell You Things (Selected poems, 2022)
Other worksEdit
For adultsEdit
Hisself (Play, Peacock Theatre, Dublin)
When am I Gettin' Me Clothes (Play, Peacock Theatre, Dublin) (Later adapted for radio play on RTÉ Radio 1)
The Dark Days of Denny Lacey (radio play, RTÉ Radio 1)
She Came Up From the Sea (radio play, RTÉ Radio 1)
Fire Is Far Enough (radio play, RTÉ Radio 1)
Liffey Ever Is (radio play, RTÉ Radio 1)
The Peculiar Sensation of Being Irish (short stories) (1995) ISBN1-873548-31-1
RTÉ Radio 1, "One Potato, Two Potato, Three" In what is now an oral history of Dublin, Pat Ingoldsby records children playing street games and singing songs (Broadcast 1977)
Where is Pat?
Weak linksEdit
Since Pat withdrew from the media spotlight before the blossoming of the Internet, it can be hard to find information about him and his work. The following links contains small bits of information.
^Brady, Tara (29 October 2022). "Pat Ingoldsby: 'I didn't want to be in anything that involved talking about myself'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
October 20, 2023
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Pat Ingoldsby born 25 August 1942 in Malahide Dublin Ireland 1 is an Irish poet and TV presenter He has hosted children s TV shows written plays for the stage and for radio published books of short stories and been a newspaper columnist Since the mid 1990s he has withdrawn from the mass media and is most widely known for his collections of poetry and his selling of them on the streets of Dublin usually on Westmoreland Street or College Green 2 Wax figure of Ingoldsby in the National Wax Museum of IrelandBornPatrick D Ingoldsby 1942 08 25 25 August 1942 age 81 Malahide Dublin IrelandOccupationTV host columnist poetLanguageEnglish IrishNationalityIrishPeriod1977 onwardsRelativesMaeve Ingoldsby cousin SignatureWebsitewww wbr patingoldsby wbr org Contents 1 Work 2 Influences 3 Bibliography 3 1 Poetry 3 2 Other works 3 2 1 For adults 3 2 2 For children 4 Filmography 5 External links 5 1 Weak links 6 ReferencesWork EditIn the 1980s Pat hosted RTE children s TV shows named Pat s Hat Pat s Chat and Pat s Pals His plays include Bats or Booze or Both Dublin Project Arts Centre 1977 Hisself Dublin Peacock Theatre 1978 Rhymin Simon Peacock Theatre 1978 When Am I Getting Me Clothes Peacock Theatre 1978 Yeukface the Yeuk and the Spotty Grousler Peacock 1982 and The Full Shilling Dublin Gaeity Theatre 1986 In the early 1990s he had a column in the Evening Press a now defunct national Irish newspaper These columns were later collected in The Peculiar Sensation of Being Irish Ingoldsby is a fluent Irish speaker and includes a few poems written in Irish in each book of poetry He lives in Clontarf in Dublin Ireland Since sometime in the mid 1990s he has withdrawn from TV radio and theatre instead devoting his efforts to poetry Pat is still part of Ireland s arts scene sometimes opening Art exhibitions introducing then new musicians such as David Gray or launching other people s books 3 4 5 He self publishes through Willow Publications which he set up and named after one of his pet cats who later died Some of his books since 1998 have carried a note that they are protected by the Bratislava Accord 1993 section 2 cre 009 manifest minsk the terms of which allegedly protect his book s content from being included in school textbooks examinations elocution classes anything with the word Arts in it In March 2022 the Museum of Literature Ireland MoLI hosted a video installation to mark the release of Ingoldsby s latest anthology In Dublin They Really Tell You Things Pat Ingoldsby Selected Poems 1986 2021 6 Influences EditMost of Pat s poems are about his personal experiences observations of life in Dublin or mildly surreal humorous possibilities Topics of personal experiences vary from the death of his father or the electroconvulsive therapy he received c 1988 to his appreciation of the natural world or his pets mostly cats but also some fish Observations of Dublin are mostly humorous conversations overheard on the bus or the characters he sees and talks to while selling his books on the streets Some observations are not so cheerful as he also sees the drunks and the homeless of Dublin city and the some aspects of modernisation which he isn t pleased with His most distinctive style of poetry is his humorist style A recurring character Wesley Quench appears in roles such as the driver of a Flying See Saw Brigade Another poem Vagina in the Vatican depicts a vagina sneaking into the Vatican unstopped because no one knew what it was except for a few who couldn t let slip that they did He also occasionally produces stories for children These are a childish version of his mildly surreal style During the rapid increase in the use of mobile telephones he offered a Mobile Phone Euthanasia services on the streets of Dublin where he would destroy phones for annoyed owners His cousin Maeve Ingoldsby is a playwright Pat retired from selling his books on the streets of Dublin in 2015 Bibliography EditPoetry Edit You ve Just Finished Reading This Title Rhyme Doesn t With Reason Up The Leg of Your Jacket Welcome to My Head Please Remove Your Boots 1986 Salty Water 1988 Scandal Sisters 1990 How Was It For You Doctor 1994 Poems So Fresh And So New Yahoo 1995 If You Don t Tell Anybody I Won t 1996 See Liz She Spins 1997 Half A Hug 1998 Beautiful Cracked Eyes 1999 The Blue E Tee Wet 2000 Do Lamh I Mo Bhristi 2001 The Frenchwoman and the Sky 2003 Once Upon A hide 2004 I m Out Here 2005 Can I Get in the Bath 2007 Once Upon A Wicked Eye 2008 I Thought You Died Years Ago 2009 Hitting Cows with a Banjo 2011 Pawmarks on My Poems 2013 Mise MacGiolla 2017 in Irish In Dublin They Really Tell You Things Selected poems 2022 Other works Edit For adults Edit Hisself Play Peacock Theatre Dublin When am I Gettin Me Clothes Play Peacock Theatre Dublin Later adapted for radio play on RTE Radio 1 The Dark Days of Denny Lacey radio play RTE Radio 1 She Came Up From the Sea radio play RTE Radio 1 Fire Is Far Enough radio play RTE Radio 1 Liffey Ever Is radio play RTE Radio 1 The Peculiar Sensation of Being Irish short stories 1995 ISBN 1 873548 31 1 Laugh Without Prejudice short stories 1996 ISBN 1 873548 37 0 My Own Voice Audio CD of Pat reading some poems Let Me into Your Ear Audio CD of Pat reading more of his poems For children Edit Zaney Tales short stories book Rhymin Simon Play Yeukface the Yeuk and the Spotty Grousler Play Tell Me A Story Pat Audio Tape Ingoldsby also wrote some episodes of Wanderly WagonFilmography EditThe Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby a 2022 documentary by film director Seamus Murphy on the life and works of Pat Ingoldsby produced by Broadstone Films Dublin External links EditOfficial website Bio at Irish Playography RTE Radio 1 One Potato Two Potato Three In what is now an oral history of Dublin Pat Ingoldsby records children playing street games and singing songs Broadcast 1977 Where is Pat Weak links Edit Since Pat withdrew from the media spotlight before the blossoming of the Internet it can be hard to find information about him and his work The following links contains small bits of information A page mentioning Pat s father at the Wayback Machine archived 27 October 2009 A page which mentions a 1993 film about Pat Between Stations Archived from the original on 27 November 2005 Retrieved 4 August 2004 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link References Edit who is Pat PAT INGOLDSBY in French Retrieved 18 July 2021 Pat Ingoldsby Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Malahide Camera Club Archived from the original on 17 December 2004 Retrieved 24 October 2005 David Gray drunken gibberish frequently asked questions Arts Council of Northern Ireland Brady Tara 29 October 2022 Pat Ingoldsby I didn t want to be in anything that involved talking about myself The Irish Times Retrieved 3 February 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Ingoldsby amp oldid 1141826465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
