Kathleen Faragher

Kathleen Faragher
Kathleen Faragher, as she appears in Where Curlews Call
Kathleen Faragher, as she appears in Where Curlews Call
BornKathleen Faragher
1904
Ramsey, Isle of Man
Died1974
Glen Mona, Maughold, Isle of Man
OccupationPoet
NationalityManx
GenrePoetry, short stories, drama

Kathleen Faragher (1904–1974) was the most significant and prolific Manx dialect writer of the mid twentieth century. She is best known for her poems first published in the Ramsey Courier and collected into five books published between 1955 and 1967. She was also a prolific short story writer and playwright. Her work is renowned for its humour born of a keen observation of Manx characters, and for its evocative portrayal of the Isle of Man and its people.