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 …
Bannister, Ivy
Ivy Bannister was born in New York City in 1951. Her short story collection is Magician (Dublin, Poolbeg Press, 1996). Many other …
Bardwell, Leland
Leland Bardwell was born in India of Irish parents in 1922 and was brought to Ireland at the age of two. Her …
Behan, Brendan
Brendan Behan (known in Irish as Breandán Ó Beacháin) was born in Dublin in 1923. He served in Borstal (juvenile prison) for …
Boran, Pat
Pat Boran was born in Portlaoise in 1963. His poetry collections are The Unwound Clock (Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1990), which won …
Corrigan, Michael
Michael Corrigan was born in San Francisco in 1942. His books are a memoir, Confessions of a Shanty Irishman (New York, Publish …
Dawe, Gerald
Gerald Dawe was born in Belfast in 1952. His poetry collections are Sheltering Places (1978); The Lundys Letter (Loughcrew, The Gallery Press, …
Doyle, Paddy
Paddy Doyle was born in Wexford in 1951. His autobiography The God Squad was originated in Ireland by Raven Arts Press in …
Fallon, Padraic (2)
Padraic Fallon was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1946, the sixth and youngest son of the poet and playwright Padraic Fallon. He …
Galvin, Patrick
Patrick Galvin was born in Cork in 1927. His poetry collections include Heart of Grace (London, Linden Press, 1957); Christ in London …
Gébler, Carlo
Carlo Gébler was born to the writers Edna O’Brien and Ernest Gébler in Dublin in 1954. He moved to London with his …
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 …
Hamilton, Hugo
Hugo Hamilton was born in Dublin of Irish-German parentage. His novels are Surrogate City (London, Faber & Faber,1990); The Last Shot (Faber …
Hanley, Gerald
Although he claimed to have been born in Cork, Gerald Hanley was born in Liverpool in 1916, of an Irish family, but …
Kenny, Adrian
Adrian Kenny was born in Dublin in 1945. His fiction is Arcady & other Stories (Dublin, Writers Co-Op, 1983); The Feast of …
Leonard, Hugh
Hugh Leonard (pseudonym of John Keyes Byrne) was born in 1926 and raised in Dalkey, County Dublin. His output is vast and …
Leyden, Brian
Brian Leyden was born in Roscommon in 1960. He has published a book of short stories, Departures (1992); and a novel, Death …
Liddy, James
James Liddy was born in Dublin in 1934. His poetry publications include Esau, My Kingdom for a drink (Dublin, The Dolmen Press, …
Longley, Michael
Michael Longley was born in Belfast in 1939.Longley His books of poetry include No Continuing City (London, Macmillan, 1969, US Dufour Editions …
Mac Anna, Ferdia
Ferdia Mac Anna was born in Dublin in 1955. His novels are The Last of the High Kings (London, Viking, 1991); The …
McCloskey, Molly
Molly McCloskey was born in 1964 in Philadelphia, and moved to Ireland in 1989. She has published the collection of short stories, …
McGahern, John
John McGahern was born in Dublin in 1934, but moved to Leitrim as a child. His novels are The Barracks (London, Faber …
McIntyre, Hazel
Hazel McIntyre was born in Donegal in 1946. Her novels include Lament In The Wind (Moran Publications, 1998); For Love of Mary …
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’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 …
Potterton, Homan
Homan Potterton was born in 1946. His memoir of growing up on a farm in County Meath in the 1950s is Rathcormick: …
Ryan, Liz
Liz Ryan was born in Dublin. Her novels include Blood Lines (London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1995/New York, St Martin’s Press, 1995, translated …
Sheridan, Eamonn
Eamonn Sheridan was born Dublin 1938. His memoir is Me Father was a Hero and Me Mother is a Saint (New York, …
Sheridan, Peter
Peter Sheridan was born in Dublin in 1952. His plays include Paint it Black (Project Theatre, 1971); No Entry (Dublin, Project Arts …
Skinner, Knute
Knute Skinner was born in 1929 in St. Louis, USA. His collections include Stranger with a Watch (Francestown, NH, The Golden Quill …
