Valentin Iremonger (1918 - 1991)

RA Collection: People and Organisations

Irish diplomat and poet. He was born on Valentine’s Day in Sandymount, Dublin. He joined the diplomatic service and served as Irish Ambassador to Sweden, Norway, Finland, India, Luxembourg and Portugal. His poetry collections include One Recent Evening (1944, with Robert Greacen and Bruce Williamson), On the Barricades (1944, with Robert Greacen and Bruce Williamson) Reservations (1950), Horan’s Field and Other Reservations (1972), and Sandymount (1988). In 1945 he won the Æ Memorial Prize for a manuscript collection of poems. He was poetry editor of the literary magazine Envoy from 1949 to 1951. He also produced translations from the Irish language.