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 --