Irish literature; writers and poets; literary websites and databases in Ireland
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Author and poet directories
Authors. And Irish authors website index.
Wikipedia entries on Irish writers.
Awards
International Dublin Literary Award
The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
Blogs
Irish Writers’ Centre
Celebrating contemporary Irish literature and Irish writers.
CELT Corpus of Electronic Texts
An online resource for Irish history, literature and politics.
Poetry and Miscellaneous Yap… an Irish Poet’s Blog
Poems and general conversation from Irish poet Michael O’Dea, born in Roscommon, living in Dublin, sometimes Donegal. Here are thoughts on literature, Ireland, Irish politics, nature, mythology, archaeology, tourism, art, love and war, and most of what’s in between.
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Fairies, a guide to Irish fairies.
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Irish folklore, mythology, drama and literature. Irish hstory, Irish mythological heroes.
The Irish Playography Database
The Irish Theatre Institute
Irish Literary Resources.
Modern and ancient Irish literature. The Celtic Corpus of Electronic Texts.(CELT).
Irish Writers Centre. New writing in Ireland.
Irish Writers Online. A directory of Irish writers. By Philip Casey.
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Library Ireland: Rare, out-of-print Irish publications online.
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Memorable Quotations by Irish writers, compiled and edited by Carol Dingle.
Mythology
Mythology, Folklore and Drama. Irish language, history and drama.
Celtic Mythology Wikipedia entry.
Encyclopedia Mythica: Celtic Mythology
The Encyclopaedia of the Celts
The Cattle Raid of Cooley (Táin Bó Cuailnge)
The Second Battle of Mag Tuired
Táin Bó Cuailnge – The Cattle Raid of Cooley
Animal Symbolism in Celtic Mythology
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Poetry
Poetry in Ireland
Wikipedia entry.
Poets, A list of Irish poets.
Wikipedia entries.
Poetry International.org (Ireland)
Articles and poems on and by contemporary Irish poets.
Publishers
Tramp Press
Tramp Press was launched by Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen in 2014 with the publication of Flight by Oona Frawley. Their aim is to find, nurture and publish exceptional literary talent. Tramp Press is committed to finding only the best and most deserving books, by new and established writers.
Mercier Press
Based in Cork, Mercier Press is the oldest independent publishing company in Ireland. Captain Sean and Mary Feehan founded it in 1944.
University College Dublin (UCD) Press
21 Top Irish Book Publishing Companies Accepting Submissions
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Salmom Poetry. Publishers of Irish poets and poetry.
Wikipedia entries on Irish writ
Famous Irish authors and poets
Banville, Banville
Benjamin Black (John Banville’s pen name)
John Banville. Wikipedia entry.
John Banville
A bibliography of John Banville’s books, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.
Beckett, Samuel
Samuel Beckett Wikipedia entry.
Samuel Beckett On-Line Resources and Links Pages
Website of John Minihan, Beckett’s official photographer.
Samuel Beckett. The Nobel Prize Archive
Behan, Brendan
Brendan Behan. Wikipedia entry.
Donleavy (James Patrick)
J. P. Donleavy. Wikipedia entry.
J. P. Donleavy. Paris Rview interview.
The J. P. Donleavy Compendium
The online reference for all things J.P. Donleavy: books, plays, art, video, audio, biographical information and related miscellany, sans spam, logins, animated ads and other such annoyances of eejits.
Works by or about J. P. Donleavy. World Catalogue
Heaney, Seamus
Seamus Heaney. From the Poetry Archive.
Seamus Heaney. Nobel Prize Internet Archive
Seamus Heaney Wikipedia entry.
Audio discussion of some of Seamus Heaney’s major poems.
Joyce, James
Joyce, James. James Joyce Centre, Dublin
The Centre is dedicated to promoting an understanding of the life and works of James Joyce and aims to provide a unique, personal view of the man, his work and his minutely observed origins.
Music in the Work of James Joyce
Dublin Tour Guide from Visit Dublin.
The Rosenbach Museum and Library, home of the Ulysses manuscript.
Ulysses
Essay from The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Life and Works, Technique and Vision, Bibliography
James Joyce etexts. The Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnegans Wake.
Jocyean.org
Audio tour of James Joyce in Ireland by historian Ruth Illingworth.
The James Joyce Checklist: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Materials
Wikipedia entry on James Joyce.
Kavanagh, Patrick
Patrick Kavanagh
Poems from Poem Hunter.com
Patrick Kavanagh
A site dedicated to the works of Patrick Kavanagh. The site also makes his uncollected poetry available to readers and students. It is maintained by the Trustees of the estate of his widow Katherine Kavanagh.
Patrick Kavanagh poems.
The Poetry Archive
The Patrick Kavanagh Centre
The Patrick Kavanagh Web site is dedicated to the Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh. This site provides information on the poet, his birth place of Inniskeen Co. Monaghan, the area today, the Patrick Kavanagh Centre, and there is an online book shop where you can buy Patrick Kavanagh’s poetry and prose.
Patrick Kavanagh. Wikipedia entry.
Mahon, Derek
Derek Mahon. Poems and articles at The Poetry Foundation.
Derek Mahon. Guardian articles.
McCormack, Mike
Mike McCormack wins €100000 International Dublin Award. The Guardian
Muldoon, Paul
Complete Review Paul Muldoon page.
Paul Muldoon. The Poetry Foundation
Morrissey, Sinéad
Sinéad Morrissey, Wikipedia entry.
Sinead Morrissey. A page on The British Council website.
Sinead Morrissey. Guardian article.
O’Brien, Edna
Edna O’Brien, an introduction.
Edna O’Brien. Paris Review interview.
Edna O’Brien. Guardian articles.
O’Donohue, John
John O’Donohue. Wikipedia entry.
Swift, Jonathon
Jonathon Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.
Synge, John Millington
Works by John Millington Synge at Project Gutenberg.
John Millington Synge, Wikipedia entry.
Tóibín, Colm
Wilde, Oscar
Oscar Wilde. VictoriaWeb. Overview and introduction.
Yeats, William Butler
A searchable database of Yeats poems.
Yeats. The Life and Works of Yeats
A major online exhibition from The National Library of Ireland
The William Butler Yeats Collection at Bartleby.com
The Sligo Yeats Society
A non-profit voluntary society established in 1958. It has sought to service the needs of those interested in Yeats and to promote the association of the Sligo region with the poet’s work.
W. B. Yeats Nobel Prize Archive
W. B. Yeats. Academy of American Poets