Pink: Pat Ingoldsby collection a beautiful monument to ‘pirate of poetry’Opens in new window ]He could infuriate her at times. One evening Vivienne walked out and booked herself into Clontarf Castle where Pat came to fetch her the next morning. As a science and short story writer herself, Vivienne shared his literary sensibility. When Pat met Vivienne, he had trimmed his life down to the bare necessities existing on an income of about €100 a week from the sale of his books on Westmoreland Street. [ Pat Ingoldsby obituary: Ringmaster of a surreal circus that sprang fully formed from his own imaginationOpens in new window ]In his final years, their love remained heartfelt if platonic.

Source: The Irish Times March 01, 2026 22:03 UTC