Imelda May

Imelda May Instagram – I’m still processing the loss of one of my all time hero’s Pat Ingoldsby.
Anyone who knows me knows how much I talk about his words and his incredible mind.
His writings inspire and astound me and will continue to have an impact on me for the rest of my life.
My father and I had a mutual love of him and read his poems to each other and laughed and cried together
as I now do with my daughter.
I really believe he is one of the best literary genius’,
poets, writers, minds to ever come out of Ireland.
He had a remarkable truth in him and he was
dedicated to that truth
His refusal to live, act, think how we’re told we all
should unnerved people.
There was a childlike element to his artistic freedom
and I do not mean childish, I mean brutally honest with a way of seeing the world with fresh and inquisitive eyes that few adults manage to hold onto.
His attitude to daily seemingly mundane things is shown to us as magical, his dedication to love could shatter open the hardest of hearts, his no holds barred “stick it up you arse” totally punk swagger to establishments/governments/protocol/systems/consumerism etc..
that fail many is nothing short of heroic
and his amusement for and in life itself can totally flip a persons way of seeing everything
Pat had and will always have a power
because of how he thought and in the way he wrote.
I was so honoured to be asked to be a part of the documentary of his life at his request and flew to meet him.
When I met Pat he told me he loved my writing..
honestly one of the best moments of my life.
His was approval I could only hope for.
I could tell you of his life, his well known refusal to sell books in shops and only in person in the street, his years long battles with mental and physical health, his love of women, cats, banter, sky, sea, etc…
but you’ll way better discover him
if you read his own words.
Trust me, read his words and he’ll be your hero too.
His funeral will be held tomorrow Thursday 6th
in Mount Jerome Crematorium, Dublin at 2.30pm
I can’t be there in person but I will be giving thanks for his life with all my heart. 🙏❤️
#rippatingoldsby
#totallegend
My condolences to his family and friends | Posted on 05/Mar/2025 16:45:52