The café was frequented by Irish literary and artistic figures, including James Joyce (who mentioned the cafe in his book “Dubliners”), Patrick Kavanagh, Samuel Beckett and Sean O’Casey.
Blánaid Salkeld (1880–1959) was an Irish poet, dramatist, and actor, whose well-known literary salon was attended by, among others, Patrick Kavanagh and Flann O'Brien.
Gardiner Street has another notable poetic connection by way of featuring in Patrick Kavanagh's poem "Memory of My Father".
Often the buyers found it hard to earn enough to live a good life, as found in the poems of Patrick Kavanagh.
Soon after MacBryde moved to Ireland, and for a time shared a house with Patrick Kavanagh, with whom he had become friendly in London.
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Birthplace of Dr. Peter Kavanagh (1916 - 2006), brother of Patrick, writer, scholar and publisher, who collected, edited, and published the works of Patrick Kavanagh.He is buried in Inniskeen graveyard.
"On Raglan Road," an Irish song based on a poem by Patrick Kavanagh