There are a lot of famous Irish Authors out there but are the female authors getting the recognition they deserve? This list is about any Female Irish Author of Fiction you would recommend. Please add books that you have enjoyed. The author should, identify as female and either be born and raised in Ireland or lived a significant portion of her life in Ireland. Any genre but let's make it fiction. Ireland for this list is the island of Ireland which comprises the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. All list additions are welcome.
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message 1: by Chris (new)

Chris Gager Tana French is an American living in Ireland.


message 2: by Maria Hill (last edited Jun 04, 2023 03:48AM) (new)

Maria Hill AKA MH Books Yes but the rules include "or lived a significant portion of her life in Ireland.". Tana also learned to write and researched her first novel in Ireland (we had the same teacher). Her Dublin Murder Squad novel's reflect all the strata of Dublin society very eloquently and are clearly influenced by living in Modern Dublin.

Emma Donoghue is an Irish woman (born in Ireland and educated here) who has lived more than half of her life in Canada a this stage but falls into these rules.

When you live in a very small country that has a lot of emigration from and immigration into it, you have to be a bit loosey goosey with the rules as to what is Irish However, I don't think that someone who claims Irish ancestry but, who was not born in Ireland, or who has never lived a significant portion of their life in Ireland should be included on this list. Or an author who just happens to set their book in Ireland. If there are any of those let me know and I will remove them.


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