![]() Moriarty also described how "On Raglan Road" came to be written. In the interview, she said one of the main reasons for the failure of their relationship was that a wide age gap existed between them. In 1987, Moriarty was interviewed by Irish broadcaster RTÉ for a documentary about Kavanagh called Gentle Tiger. Though she regarded Kavanagh as a friend, her feelings were not romantic, and in 1947, she married Donogh O'Malley, who later became Fianna Fáil Minister for Education. ![]() Her real name was Dr Hilda Moriarty, then a medical student from County Kerry. Peter Kavanagh, Patrick's brother, said, "it was written about Patrick's girlfriend Hilda, but to avoid embarrassment, he used the name of my girlfriend in the title". It was first published as a poem in The Irish Press on 3 October 1946 under the title "Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away". Although he knew he would risk being hurt if he initiated a relationship, he did so, anyway. ![]() ![]() In the poem, the speaker recalls, while walking on a "quiet street", a love affair that he had with a much younger woman. " On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin. Raglan Road street sign-showing Dublin 4 post code ![]()
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