Gibbon, Monk
Monk Gibbon was born in Dublin in 1896. He studied in Oxford from 1915 but the following year year joined the British …
Dunleavy, J.P.
J.P. Donleavy was born in New York City in 1926 and came to Ireland following World War II. He is the author …
Greacen, Robert
Robert Greacen was born in Derry in 1920. His poetry includes The Bird (1941); Northern Harvest, (Belfast, Derrick MacCord, 1944); One Recent …
Johnston, Denis
Denis Johnston was born in Dublin in 1901. His plays include The Old Lady Says ‘No’ (Dublin, The Gate Theatre, 1929); The …
Keenan, Brian
Brian Keenan was born in Belfast in 1950. He has published one novel, Turlough (London, Jonathan Cape, 2000). His other work includes …
Kerr, Michael
Michael Kerr was born in Ballymoney, Co Antrim, in 1958 and grew up in Portstewart, Co Derry. His autobiography is Our Side …
Lewis, C.S.
Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast in 1898. His poetry includes Spirits in Bondage ([psued. Clive Hamilton,] 1919); Dymer (London, J. …
Madden, Aodhan
Aodhan Madden was born in Dublin. His plays for the stage include The Midnight Door (Dublin, The Abbey Theatre, Peacock Stage, 1983); …
Marcus, David
David Marcus was born in Cork in 1924. With Terence Smith and SJ White, he edited Irish Writing from 1946-54. He also …
Mills, Lia
Lia Mills was born in Dublin. Her novels are Another Alice (Dublin, Poolbeg, 1996); and Nothing Simple (Dublin, Penguin Ireland, 2005). As …
Millar, Sam
Sam Millar was born in Belfast in 1955. He novels are Dark Souls (Galway, Wynkin deWorde, 2003); Redemption Factory (Dingle, Brandon / …
Montague, John
John Montague was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1929 and reared on the family farm in Co Tyrone. His poetry includes …
Murphy, Dervla
Dervla Murphy was born in Lismore, Co Waterford, in 1931. Her published works include Full Tilt. Ireland to India with a Bicycle …
Nolan, Christopher
Christopher Nolan was born in 1965, and grew up in Dublin, overcoming cerebral palsy to write. He has published one collection of …
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’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 …
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 …
Young, Augustus
Augustus Young is the pen name of James Hogan, who was born in Cork, in 1943. As Augustus Young, his poetry collections …
