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Nolan, Emer, 1966-

Five Irish women : the second republic, 1960-2016 / Emer Nolan. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (x, 222 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Edna O'Brien : writing sex and nation -- Sinead O'Connor : the story of a voice -- Bernadette McAliskey : speechifying -- Nuala O'Faolain : an emotional episode in public life -- Anne Enright : taking the Green Road.

Five Irish Women is comprised of five interlinked portraits of exceptional Irish women from various fields - literature, journalism, music, politics - who have achieved outstanding reputations since the 1960s: Edna O'Brien, Sinéad O'Connor, Nuala O'Faolain, Bernadette McAliskey and Anne Enright. Several of these could claim to be among the best-known Irish people of their day. The book looks at their achievements --



ISBN: 9781526136756 9781526136763

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9E3891 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019513280 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
O'Brien, Edna.
O'Connor, Sinéad.
O'Faolain, Nuala.
McAliskey, Bernadette Devlin, 1947-
Enright, Anne, 1962-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--Ireland--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: DA916 / .F584 2019