List of Irish writers
A.
- Cecelia Ahern (* 1981)
- William Allingham (1824-1889)
B.
- John Banville (* 1945)
- Leland Bardwell (1922-2016)
- Kevin Barry (* 1969)
- Sebastian Barry (* 1955)
- Colin Bateman (born 1962)
- Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)
- Brendan Behan (1923-1964)
- Dominic Behan (1928-1989)
- Ronan Bennett (born 1956)
- Paul Bew (* 1950)
- Maeve Binchy (1939-2012)
- Eavan Boland (1944-2020)
- Dermot Bolger (* 1959)
- Pat Boran (born 1963)
- Eoin Bourke (1939-2017)
- Eva Bourke (* 1946)
- Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973)
- Patrick Gillman Bowen (1882-1940)
- John Boyd (1912-2002)
- John Boyne (born 1971)
- Herbie Brennan (born 1940)
- Jimmy Brennan (1944-2006)
- Maeve Brennan (1917-1993)
- Robert Brennan (1881–1964)
- Ken Bruen (* 1951)
- Anna Burns (* 1962)
- Johnny Byrne (1935-2008)
C.
- William Carleton (1794-1869)
- Marina Carr (born 1964)
- Ciaran Carson (1948-2019)
- Paul Carson (born 1949)
- Joyce Cary (1888-1957)
- Jane Casey (born 1977)
- Desmond Chapman-Huston (1884-1952)
- Cheiro (1866-1936)
- Robert Erskine Childers (1870-1922)
- Austin Clarke (1896–1974)
- Harry Clifton (born 1952)
- Brian Coffey (1905-1995)
- Eoin Colfer (born 1965)
- Padraic Colum (1881–1972)
- John Connolly (* 1968)
- Hugh Costello (* 20th century)
- Freeman Wills Crofts (1879-1957)
- Thomas Crofton Croker (1798-1854)
- Anthony Cronin (1928-2016)
- Cú Chuimne († 748)
- Michael Curtin (born 1942)
D.
- George Darley (1795-1846)
- Thomas Davis (1814-1845)
- Seamus Deane (born 1940)
- Eilis Deeney (* 1954)
- Frank Delaney (1942-2017)
- John Denham (1615–1669)
- Denis Devlin (1908-1959)
- Eilís Dillon (1920–1994)
- John Blake Dillon (1814–1866)
- JP Donleavy (1926-2017)
- Emma Donoghue (* 1969)
- Gerard Donovan (* 1959)
- Siobhan Dowd (1960-2007)
- Roddy Doyle (born 1958)
- Charles Gavan Duffy (1816-1903)
- Martin Duffy (born 1952)
- Patrick Dunne (* 20th century)
- Lord Dunsany (1878-1957)
- Paul Durcan (born 1944)
E.
- Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
- Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744-1817)
- Jane Francesca Elgee (1821-1896)
- Anne Enright (born 1962)
F.
- Denis Fahey (1883–1954)
- George Farquhar (~ 1677–1707)
- James Gordon Farrell (1935–1979; also GB)
- Samuel Ferguson (1810-1886)
- Constantine Fitzgibbon (1919–1983)
- RF Foster (* 1949)
- Tana French (* 1973)
- Brian Friel (1929-2015)
G
- Patrick Galvin (1927-2011)
- Monk Gibbon (1896–1987)
- Stephen Gilbert (1912-2010)
- Alan Glynn (* 1960)
- Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878–1957)
- Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)
- Robert Greacen (1920-2008)
- Isabella Augusta Gregory (1852-1932)
- Elizabeth Griffith (1727-1793)
H
- Anna Maria Hall (1800-1881)
- Samuel Carter Hall (1800-1889)
- Hugo Hamilton (* 1953)
- Charles Handy (* 1932)
- James Hardiman (1782-1855)
- Josephine Hart (1942-2011)
- Michael Hartnett (1941–1999)
- Chris Haughton (* 1978)
- Anne Haverty (born 1959)
- Richard Head (~ 1637–1686)
- Dermot Healy (1947-2014)
- Randolph Healy (born 1956)
- Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
- Aidan Higgins (1927-2015)
- FE Higgins
- FR Higgins (1896-1941)
- Michael D. Higgins (* 1941)
- Padraig J. Higgins (* 19 **)
- Desmond Hogan (born 1950)
- Caoilinn Hughes (* 1985)
- Declan Hughes (born 1963)
- Douglas Hyde (1860-1949)
I.
- Valentin Iremonger (1918–1991)
J
- Biddy Jenkinson (born 1948)
- Fred Johnston (born 1951)
- Jennifer Johnston (born 1930)
- John Jordan (1930–1988)
- Neil Jordan (born 1950)
- James Joyce (1882-1941)
- Stanislaus Joyce (1884–1955)
- Trevor Joyce (born 1947)
K
- Ben Kane (born 1970)
- Patrick Kavanagh (1904-1967)
- John B. Keane (1928-2002)
- Paul Kearney (* 1967)
- Claire Keegan (* 1968)
- Pádraig Kenny
- Marian Keyes (born 1963)
- Benedict Kiely (1919-2007)
- Thomas Kilroy (* 1934)
- Thomas Kinsella (* 1928)
- Anatoli Kudrjawizki (* 1954)
L.
- James Fintan Lalor (1807-1849)
- Derek Landy (born 1974)
- Dionysius Lardner (1793-1859)
- Emily Lawless (1845-1913)
- William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838-1903)
- Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917)
- Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873)
- Hugh Leonard (1926-2009)
- CS Lewis (1898-1963)
- James Liddy (born 1934)
- Michael Longley (born 1939)
- John V. Luce (1920-2011)
M.
- Séamas Mac Annaidh (* 1952)
- Liam Mac Cóil (* 1952)
- Donagh MacDonagh (1912–1968)
- Thomas MacDonagh (1878-1916)
- Steve MacDonogh (1948 / 49-2010)
- Patrick MacGill (1889–1963)
- Thomas MacGreevy (1893-1967)
- Bernard MacLaverty (born 1942)
- Bryan Michael MacMahon (1909-1998)
- Domhnall MacSíthigh (*)
- Louis MacNeice (1907-1963)
- Terence MacSwiney (1879-1920)
- Deirdre Madden (born 1960)
- Richard Robert Madden (1798-1886)
- Derek Mahon (* 1941)
- James Clarence Manganese (1803-1849)
- Emer Martin (* 1968)
- Aidan Mathews (* 1956)
- Charles Robert Maturin (1780-1824)
- Caitlín Maude (1941–1982)
- Patrick McCabe (* 1955)
- Colum McCann (born 1965)
- John McCann (1905-1980)
- Denis Florence McCarthy (1817–1868)
- Mike McCormack (born 1965)
- Barry McCrea (* 1974)
- Martin McDonagh (* 1970)
- John McGahern (1934-2006)
- Brian McGilloway (* 1974)
- Patrick McGinley (born 1937)
- Frank McGuinness (born 1953)
- Lisa McInerney (* 1981)
- Adrian McKinty (* 1968)
- Eoin McNamee (born 1961)
- Anna McPartlin (* 1972)
- Conor McPherson (* 1971)
- Glenn Meade (born 1957)
- LT Meade (1854-1914)
- Paula Meehan (* 1955)
- Brian Merriman (1747-1805)
- Máire Mhac to tSaoi (* 1922)
- Sam Millar (born 1955)
- John Montague (1929-2016)
- Thomas Moore (1779-1852)
- Danny Morrison (born 1953)
- Sinéad Morrissey (* 1972)
- Mary Morrissy (born 1957)
- John Morrow (1930-2014)
- Peter Morwood (born 1956)
- Paul Muldoon (born 1951)
- Val Mulkerns (1925-2018)
- Iris Murdoch (1919–1999)
- Paul Murray (* 1975)
N
- Stuart Neville (born 1972)
- Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (* 1942)
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (* 1952)
- Christopher Nolan (1965-2009)
- Graham Norton (born 1963)
- Liz Nugent (* 1967)
O
- Dara Ó Briain (* 1972)
- Edna O'Brien (born 1930)
- Fitz-James O'Brien (1828-1862)
- Flann O'Brien (1911-1966)
- Kate O'Brien (1897–1974)
- Dáibhí Ó Bruadair (David O'Bruadair) (1625–1698)
- Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906–1970)
- Seán O'Casey (1880–1964)
- Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882–1928)
- Pádraic Óg Ó Conaire (1903–1971)
- Frank O'Connor (1903-1966)
- Gemma O'Connor (born 1940)
- Joseph O'Connor (born 1963)
- Ulick O'Connor (1928-2019)
- Tomás Ó Criomhthain (1856–1937)
- Máirtín Ó Direáin (1910–1988)
- John O'Donohue (1956-2008)
- Gerard O'Donovan (* 1965)
- Ciarán O'Driscoll (* 1943)
- Dennis O'Driscoll (1954-2012)
- Gréagóir Ó Dúill (* 1946)
- Nuala O'Faolain (1940-2008)
- Seán O'Faoláin (1900-1991)
- Liam O'Flaherty (1896-1984)
- Séamus Ó Grianna (1889 / 1891–1969)
- Peadar Ó hAnnracháin (1873–1965)
- Breandán Ó hEithir (1930–1990)
- Seumas O'Kelly (1881-1918)
- Ed O'Loughlin (* 19 **)
- Aogán Ó Muircheartaigh (* 1948)
- Jamie O'Neill (born 1962)
- Louise O'Neill (* 1985)
- Marian O'Neill (* 19 **)
- Mary Devenport O'Neill (1879-1967)
- Antóine Ó Raiftéirí (Anthony Raftery) (1784–1835)
- Aogán Ó Rathaille (1675–1729)
- Seán Ó Ríordáin (1916–1977)
- Then Ó Séaghdha
- Cathal Ó Searcaigh (born 1956)
- Pat O'Shea (1931-2007)
- Pádraig Ó Snodaigh (* 1935)
- Diarmaid Ó Súilleabháin (1932–1985)
- Maurice O'Sullivan (1904-1950)
- Seamus O'Sullivan (James Sullivan Starkey) (1879-1958)
- Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (Eugene Watters) (1919–1982)
P
- David Park (born 1953)
- Stewart Parker (1941–1988)
- Tom Paulin (Thomas Neilson Paulin) (* 1949)
- Patrick Pearse (Pádraig Mac Piarais) (1879-1916)
- Edward Plunkett (1878-1957)
- Joseph Plunkett (1887-1916)
R.
- George Reavey (1907-1976)
- Forrest Reid (1875-1947)
- Keith Ridgway (* 1965)
- Lennox Robinson (1886-1958)
- Billy Roche (born 1949)
- Frank Ronan (* 1963)
- Sally Rooney (born 1991)
- Gabriel Rosenstock (* 1949)
- Ruby from Dairinis († 725)
- George William Russell (1867–1935), pseudonym: Æ
- Cornelius Ryan (1920–1974)
- Donal Ryan (* 1976 or 1977)
S.
- Blanaid Salkeld (1880-1959)
- Michael Scott (born 1959)
- Joseph M. Scriven (1819-1886)
- Maurice Scully (* 1952)
- Bob Shaw (1931-1996)
- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
- Maurice Sheehy (1928–1991)
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)
- Michael Smith (born 1942)
- Geoffrey Squires (born 1942)
- Richard Steele (1672-1729)
- James Stephens (1882-1950)
- Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)
- Bram Stoker (1847-1912)
- Francis Stuart (1902-2000)
- Matthew Sweeney (1952-2018)
- Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
- John Millington Synge (1871-1909)
T
- Kate Thompson (born 1959)
- Alan Titley (born 1947)
- Colm Tóibín (* 1955)
- Theobald Wolfe Tone (1763–1798)
- William Trevor (1928-2016)
- Una Troy (1910-1993)
- Katharine Tynan (1861-1931)
W.
- Martin Waddell (* 1941)
- Mervyn Wall (1908-1997)
- Catherine Walsh (* 1964)
- David Walsh (* 1955)
- Enda Walsh (* 1967)
- James White (1928-1999)
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
- Niall Williams (* 1958)
- James Wills (1790-1868)
- William Gorman Wills (1828-1891)
- Robert McLiam Wilson (born 1964)
- Macdara Woods (1942-2018)
- Enda Wyley (born 1966)
Y
- Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957)
- William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
- Augustus Young (* 1943)
- Ella Young (1867-1956)
See also
- List of Irish playwrights
- Irish literature
- Anglo-Irish literature
- Irish language literature
- List of English speaking writers