Ó Baoill, Aindrias
Ó Baoill, Aindrias (1888-1972) Rugadh i mbaile fearann Carbad i gceantar na nGleanntach, Co.Dhun na nGall. 1888. Bun-oideachas: Scoil Náisiúnta Cill Choinnigh …
Ó Cadhain, Máirtín
Máirtín Ó Cadhain was born in Cois Fharraige in the Connamara Gaeltacht in 1906. He is best known for his major novel, …
Ó Ceallaigh, Philip
Philip Ó Ceallaigh was born in County Waterford. His story collections are Notes from a Turkish Whorehouse (London/Dublin, Penguin Ireland, 2006), for …
Ó Conghaile, Micheál
Micheál Ó Conghaile was born in Inis Treabhair, Galway, in 1962. He established the publishing company Cló Iar-Chonnachta (CIC) in 1985 and …
Ó Díreáin, Máirtín
Máirtín Ó Díreáin was born Sruthán, Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands, in 1910. He worked as a civil servant from …
Ó Dúill, Gréagóir
Gréagóir Ó Dúill was born in Dublin and grew up in Co Antrim. He has published six collections, including Innilt Bhóthair (Báile …
Ó Faoláin, Seán
Seán Ó Faoláin was born in Cork in 1900. He was baptized as John Whelan, but adapted the Irish form of his …
Ó Floinn, Críostóir
Críostóir Ó Floinn/Christoir O’Flynn was born in Limerick in 1927. He has published over forty books in English and Irish. His plays …
Ó Gallachóir, Pádraig
Padráig Ó Gallachóir was born in Perth, Scotland, in 1947. His parents who were from from Glenties and Gaoth Dobhair in Co …
Ó Muirthile, Liam
Liam Ó Muirthile was born in Cork in 1950. His poetry collections include Tine Chnámh (Sáorséal Ó Marcaigh, 1984), which was awarded …
Ó Ríordáin, Seán
Seán Ó Ríordáin was born in Baile Mhúirne, County Cork in 1916. His collections are Eireaball Spideoige (Baile Átha Cliath, Sáirseal agus …
Ó Searcaigh, Cathal
Cathal Ó Searcaigh was born in Donegal and lives at the foot of Mount Errigal. His collections of poetry include Homecoming/An Bealach …
Ó Snodaigh, Pádraig
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh was born in Carlow in 1935. He was assistant keeper of the National Museum from 1963-88, and President of …
Ó Tuairisc, Eoghan
Eoghan Ó Tuairisc/Eugene Watters (qv) was born in Ballinasloe, Co Galway in 1919. He received a Masters Degree in English Literature and …
Ó Tuama, Seán
Seán Ó Tuama was born in Cork in 1926. He was former Professor of Modern Irish Literature in University College Cork, and …
O’Brien, Edna
Edna O’Brien was born in Co Clare. Her novels include The Country Girls (London, Hutchinson & Company 1960); The Lonely Girl (London, …
O’Brien, Flann
Flann O’Brien was born Brian O’Nolan in County Tyrone, on 5 October 1911, and grew up in Dublin. He was a civil …
O’Brien, George
George O’Brien was born in Lismore, Co Waterford. His works include the memoirs The Village of Longing (Leamington Spa, Sixth Chamber Press …
O’Brien, Jean
Jean O’Brien was born in Dublin. A founder member of the Dublin Writers’ Workshop, her collections are The Shadow Keeper (Cliffs of …
O’Brien, Kate
Kate O’Brien was born in Limerick in 1897, and spent many years in Spain. Her novels include Without My Cloak (London, Heinemann …
O’Callaghan, Conor
Conor O’Callaghan was born in Newry, Co Down, in 1968. His collections are The History of Rain (Oldcastle, Co Meath, The Gallery …
O’Callaghan, Julie
Julie O’Callaghan was born in Chicago in 1954. Her collections of poetry for adults include Edible Anecdotes (Mountrath, Dolmen, 1983), which was …
O’Casey, Sean
Sean O’Casey was born John Casey in Dublin in 1880. His major plays are his Three Dublin Plays: The Shadow of a …
O’Connell, Fergus
Fergus O’Connell was born in Cork. His novel is Call the Swallow (Cork, The Collins Press), which was short listed for the …
O’Connor, Bridget
Bridget O’Connor was born in Harrow, London. She was the second of five children of Bridie and Jim O’Connor, from Limerick and …
O’Connor, Clairr
Clairr O’Connor was born in Limerick in 1951. Her poetry collections are When You Need Them (Galway, Salmon Publishing, 1989); Breast (Dublin, …
O’Connor, Conleth
Conleth O’Connor was born in Co Kildare in 1947. His plays were produced in the 1970s by the Lantern Theatre, Dublin, including …
O’Connor, Frank
Frank O’Connor (pen name of Michael O’Donovan) was born in Cork City on September 17, 1903. There is a poignant description of …
O’Connor, Joseph
Joseph O’Connor image was born in Dublin in 1963. His novels are Cowboys and Indians (London, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1991), which was shortlisted for …
O’Connor, Karen
Karen O’Connor was born in Millstreet, Co. Cork in 1965. Her first collection is Fingerprints (On Canvas) (Tralee, Co Kerry, Doghouse, 2005). …
O’Connor, Tommy Frank
Tommy Frank O’Connor was born in Currow, Tralee, Co Kerry in 1944. His novel is The Poacher’s Apprentice (Dublin, Marino, 1997). His …
O’Connor, Ulick
Ulick O’Connor was born in Dublin in 1929. His plays include The Dream Box (1972); The Dark Lovers (1975); The Emperor’s Envoy …
O’Dea, Michael
Michael O’Dea was born in Roscommon in 1955. His collections are Sunfire (Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1997); and Turn Your Head (The …
O’Doherty, Brian
Brian O’Doherty was born in Roscommon in 1934. His novels are The Strange Case of Mademoiselle P. (New York, Pantheon, 1992); and …
O’Donnell, John
John O’Donnell was born in 1960. His collections are Some Other Country (Cork, Bradshaw Books, 2002); and Icarus Sees His Father Fly …
O’Donnell, Mary
Mary O’Donnell was born in Co Monaghan. Her poetry collections are Reading the Sunflowers in September (The Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare, …
O’Donnell, Peadar
Peadar O’Donnell (Peadar Ó Domhnaill) was born to an Irish-speaking family in Dungloe, Co Donegal in 1893. A major radical figure in …
O’Donoghue, Bernard
Bernard O’Donoghue was born in Co Cork in 1945. His poetry is collected as The Weakness (London, Chatto & Windus, 1992); Gunpowder …
O’Donoghue, Liz
Liz O’Donoghue was born in North Cork in 1960. Her debut collection is Train to Gorey (Galway, Arlen House, 2008). In 1991 …
O’Donohue, John
John O’Donohue was born in Co Clare in 1953. An ordained priest with a Ph.D in philosophical theology from the University of …
O’Donovan, Síofra
Síofra O’Donovan was born in Dublin in 1971. Her novel is Malinski (Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 2000). She has lived and worked …
O’Driscoll, Ciaran
Ciaran O’Driscoll was born in Kilkenny in 1943. His poetry collections include Gog and Magog (Galway, Salmon, 1987); The Poet and His …
O’Driscoll, Dennis
Dennis O’Driscoll was born in Thurles, Co Tipperary, in 1954. A former editor of Poetry Ireland Review, he was one of Ireland’s …
O’Dwyer, Tony
Tony O’Dwyer was born in Ennistymon, Co. Clare. His collection is Off Guard (Cork, Bradshaw Books, 2003). His awards include Samhlaiocht Chiarrai …
O’Faolain, Eileen
Eileen O’Faolain, née Gould, was born in Cork in 1902. She married Sean O’Faolain in 1927. Her children’s books include The Little …
O’Faolain, Nuala
Nuala O’Faolain was born in Dublin in 1940. Her autobiographical books are Are You Somebody? (Dublin, New Island Books, 1996/New York, Owl …
O’Flaherty, Liam
Liam O’Flaherty was born at Gort na gCapall, Inishmór, the largest of the Aran Islands, in 1896. He wrote in English and …
O’Gaora, Colm
Colm O’Gaora was born in Dublin in 1966. His short stories have been widely published and broadcast and have been been collected …
O’Grady, Desmond
Desmond O’Grady was born in Limerick in 1935, and spent many years living in Paris, Rome, Cairo and Alexandria. His collections include …
O’Hagan, Sheila
Sheila O’Hagan’s began writing in 1984 while studying at Birkbeck College, London University. In 1988 she won the Goldsmith Award for Poetry, …
O’Loughlin, Ed
Ed O’Loughlin was born in Toronto and raised in Ireland. His first novel, Not Untrue and Not Unkind (Dublin, Penguin Ireland, 2009), …
O’Loughlin, Michael
Michael O’Loughlin was born in Dublin in 1958. His poetry collections are Stalingrad: The Street Dictionary (Dublin, Raven Press, 1980); Atlantic Blues …
O’Mahony, Nessa
Nessa O’Mahony was born in Dublin. Her poetry is collected as Bar Talk,* (Dublin, iTaLiCs Press, 1999); Trapping a Ghost (Bristol, Bluechrome, …
O’Malley, Ernie
Ernie (Ernest) O’Malley was born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, in 1897, and was prominent in the Irish War of Independence and the …
O’Malley, Mary
Mary O’Malley was born in 1954 in Connemara, Co Galway. Her collections are A Consideration of Silk (Galway, Salmon Poetry, 1990); Where …
O’Neill, Joseph
Joseph O’Neill was born in Cork in 1964. His novels are This Is The Life (London, Faber & Faber, 1991); The Breezes …
O’Reilly, Caitriona
Caitriona O’Reilly was born in 1973 and grew up in Wicklow. Her collections are The Nowhere Birds (Tarset, UK, Bloodaxe Books, 2001), …
O’Reilly, Patricia
Patricia O’Reilly’s novels are Once Upon a Summer (Dublin, The Wolfhound Press, 2000); Felicity’s Wedding (London, Oldcastle Books, 2001); and Time and …
O’Reilly, Sean
Sean O’Reilly was born in Derry in 1969. He has published a collection of short stories, Curfew and Other Stories (London, Faber …
O’Riordan, Kate
Kate O’Riordan was born in the West of Ireland. Her novels are Involved (1995), which was shortlisted for the Dillons First Fiction …
O’Rourke, T.S.
TS O’Rourke was born in 1968. His novels include Ganglands (Breffni Books, 1996); Death Call (Breffni Books, 1997); and The Republican (Killynon …
O’Sullivan, Maeve
Maeve O’Sullivan was born in Dublin in 1963, and is best known for her haiku. Her collections are Double Rainbow [with Kim …
O’Sullivan, Michael
Michael 0′Sullivan was born in Cork City in 1959. His collections of poetry include The Physics of Parting (Indiana, Wyndham Hall Press/Cloverdale …
O’Toole, Fintan
Fintan O’Toole was born in Dublin in 1958. His books include The Politics of Magic: The Work and Times of Tom Murphy …
Ormsby, Frank
Frank Ormsby was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, in 1947. His books of poetry include the collections Ripe for Company (Belfast, Ulsterman …
Owens, Damien
Damien Owens was born in Monaghan in 1971. He also writes under the name Alex Coleman “for (sigh) marketing reasons”. His novels …
O’Donoghue, Gregory
Gregory O’Donoghue was born in Cork in 1951, where he studied in UCC under Sean Lucy and John Montague. After some years …
O’Donoghue, Mary
Mary O’Donoghue was born in 1975 and grew up in Co. Clare. Her collections are Tulle (The Cliffs of Moher, Salmon Publishing, …
O’Faolain, Julia
Julia O’Faolain was born in London in 1932 to the writer Sean O’Faolain and children’s writer Eileen O’Faolain (née Gould). Her works …
O’Siadhail, Michael
Micheal O’Siadhail was born in Dublin in 1947. His collections are An Bhliain Bhisigh (Baile Átha Cliath, An Clóchomhar, 1978); Runga (An …
O’Sullivan, Derry
Derry O’Sullivan was born in Cork in 1944. A former student of Seán Ó Tuama, his poetry collections in Irish are Cá …
O’Sullivan, Leanne
Leanne O’Sullivan was born in 1983 in the Beara peninsula of West Cork. Her collections are Waiting for My Clothes (Northumberland, UK, …
