Banshee

Banshee was an old woman in Irish legend. Her shrieks and wailings outside a house meant that... More >>

Behan, Brendan

Behan, Brendan, BEE uhn, BREHN duhn (1923-1964), was a flamboyant Irish author. By the 1950's, he... More >>

Binchy, Maeve

Binchy, Maeve (1940-...), is an Irish journalist, novelist, and short-story writer. Her fiction... More >>

Birmingham, George A.

Birmingham, George A. (1865-1950), was the pen name of James Owen Hannay, an Irish novelist and... More >>

Brown, Christy

Brown, Christy (1932-1981), was an Irish novelist and poet. He was born in a Dublin slum, the... More >>

Carleton, William

Carleton, William (1794-1869), an Irish author, wrote many stories that reflect the author's... More >>

Clarke, Austin

Clarke, Austin (1896-1974), was a noted Irish poet and playwright. His poems are intensely... More >>

Cuchulainn

Cuchulainn, koo KUHL ihn, also spelled Cuchulain, is a great hero of Irish mythology and... More >>

Doyle, Roddy

Doyle, Roddy (1958-...), is an Irish author known for his exuberant novels about working-class... More >>

Dunsany, Lord

Dunsany, Lord (1878-1957), was an Irish author who is remembered today for his fantastic tales.... More >>

Edgeworth, Maria

Edgeworth, Maria (1767-1849), was an Irish writer. She wrote several novels about Irish life, the... More >>

Ervine, St. John

Ervine, St. John (1883-1971), an Irish novelist and dramatist, is best known for his novel Mrs.... More >>

Finn MacCool

Finn MacCool, FIHN muh KOOL, was the leader of the Fianna, an Irish band of warriors who appear... More >>

Four Masters

Four Masters were four Irish scholars who compiled manuscripts on Irish history, in the early... More >>

Friel, Brian

Friel, freel, Brian (1929-...), is a popular Irish dramatist. Friel's plays are set in Ireland,... More >>