Irish Writers Eavan Boland Dermot Bolger Clare Boylan Anthony Cronin Seamus Deane J. P. Donleavy Paul Durcan Brian Friel John B. Keane Brendan Kennelly Liam o’Flaherty Sean o’Faolain Bram Stoker Samuel Beckett Patrick McCabe John Montague Paul Muldoon Edna O’Brien Willian Trevor Sean o”Casey John Millington Syng Flann O’Brien Mary Dorcey Roddy Doyle Dermot Healy George Bernard Shaw Colm Toibin Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill Derval Murphy Colum McCann Recommended Sites for Research http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/ www.ireland.com/dublin/entertainment/books/profiles_contemporary.htm http://nytimes.com/pages/books/chapters/index.html NY Times – Features- Books – First Chapters – Author’s Last Name March 13, 1983- Poetsof the Bogs - link http://nytimes.com/books/98/12/20/specials/heaney-bogs.html Brief Bios may be found here. http://www.irishwriters-online.com/ Irish Literature Alive ©2001-2003www.beaconlearningcenter.com Rev.11.25.03 The Atlantic Monthly: http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/poetry/ From the NY Times on Edna o’Brien http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/04/09/reviews/000409.09allent.html http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/04/09/specials/obrien.html Introduction to Seamus Heaney – comprehensive site that includes readings of his works. http://nytimes.com/books/00/02/27/specials/heaney.html Paul Muldoon http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/m/muldoon-01poems.html Poetry from the NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/fictionpoetry.html Flann O’Brien Site http://www.omnium.com/flann.html Irish Literature Alive ©2001-2003www.beaconlearningcenter.com Rev.11.25.03 .