This is a list of novelists either born in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship. Novelists whose work is in Irish are included as well as those whose work is in English.

A - C

• John Banim (1798 - 1842)
• Michael Banim (1796 - 1874)
• John Banville (b. 1945)
• Sebastian Barry (b.1955)
• Samuel Beckett (1906 - 1989)
• Brendan Behan (1923 - 1964)
• Maeve Binchy (b. 1940}
• Dermot Bolger (b. 1959)
• Elizabeth Bowen (1899 - 1973)
• William Carleton (1794 - 1869)
• Philip Casey (b.1950)
• Austin Clarke (1896 - 1974)
• Padraic Colum (1881 - 1972)

John Banim (April 3, 1798 ? August 30, 1842), Irish novelist, sometimes called the Scott of Ireland, was born at Kilkenny. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Michael Banim (1796-1874) was John Banims brother. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Banville is an Irish novelist, born December 8, 1945 in Wexford. ... Irish playwright who wrote The Steward of Christendom and The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, both of which are about the dislocations (physical and otherwise) of non-nationalist thinking Irish people during the political upheavals of the early 20th century. ... Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (April 13, 1906 – December 22, 1989) was an Irish playwright, novelist and poet. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1989 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Brendan Francis Behan (9 February 1923-20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in both Irish and English. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maeve Binchy (born May 28, 1940, Dalkey, Ireland) is a popular Irish novelist and newspaper columnist. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen (June 7, 1899 - February 22, 1973) was an Irish novelist and short story writer. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... William Carleton (February 20, 1794 - January 30, 1869) was an Irish novelist. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about Austin Clarke the Irish poet. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Padaric Colum, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1959 Padraic Colum (December 8, 1881 - January 11, 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and collector of folklore. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

D - J

• Seamus Deane (b. 1940)
• Emma Donoghue (b. 1969)
• Roddy Doyle (b. 1958)
• Maria Edgeworth (1767 - 1849)
• Carlo Gebler (b. 1954)
• Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774)
• Gerald Griffin (1803 - 1840)
• Hugo Hamilton (b. 1953)
• Dermot Healy (b. 1947)
• Aidan Higgins (b. 1927)
• Arlene Hunt (b. 1972)
• Jennifer Johnston (b. 1930)
• Neil Jordan (b. 1950)
• James Joyce (1882 - 1941)

1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Emma Donoghue is an Irish-born playwright, literary historian and novelist now living in Canada. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Roddy Doyle (born May 1958 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maria Edgeworth (January 1, 1767-May 22, 1849) was an Irish novelist. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (November 10, 1730(?) – April 4, 1774) was an Irish writer and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) (written in memory of his brother), and his plays The Good-naturd Man (1768) and She Stoops... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Gerald Griffin (1803 - 1840) was an Irish dramatist, novelist and poet. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aidan Higgins (born March 3, 1927) is an Irish writer. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Arlene Hunt is an Irish novelist. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Jennifer Johnston (1930—) is an Irish novelist. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Neil Jordan is a movie director, writer and producer. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (February 2, 1882 – January 13, 1941) was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, and is widely considered one of the most significant writers of the 20th century. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

K - R

• Molly Keane (1904 - 1996) (writing as M.J. Farrell)
• Charles Kickham (1828 - 1882)
• C. S. Lewis (1899-1963)
• Colum McCann (b. 1965)
• John McGahern (b. 1934)
• Brinsley MacNamara (1890 - 1963) (real name John Weldon, see Valley of the Squinting Windows)
• Charles Robert Maturin (1782 - 1824)
• Brian Moore (1921 - 1999)
• George Moore (1852 - 1933)
• Lady Morgan (Sidney Owenson) (1776? - 1859)
• Iris Murdoch (1919 - 1999)
• Edna O'Brien (b. 1932?)
• Liam O'Flaherty (1896 - 1984)
• Brian O'Nolan (1912 - 1966) (writing as Flann O'Brien; journalistic pseudonym Myles na gCopaleen)
• Sean O'Reilly (b. 1969)
• Glenn Patterson (b. 1961)
• Tom Phelan (b. 1940)
• James Plunkett (1920 - 2003)
• Keith Ridgway (b. 1965)
• Frank Ronan (b. 1963)

1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an author and scholar born in Belfast but mostly resident in England. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... John McGahern (b. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Brinsley MacNamara (1890 - 1963) - born John Weldon - was a writer born near Ireland. ... Valley of the Squinting Windows was a novel by Brinsley MacNamara which was set in the village of Delvin, County Westmeath, Ireland. ... Charles Robert Maturin, also known as Charles Maturin or C.R. Maturin, was an Irish Protestant clergyman (ordained by the Church of Ireland) and a writer of gothic plays and novels. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Brian Moore (August 25, 1921 - January 11, 1999) was a novelist. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A portrait of George Moore by Édouard Manet George Augustus Moore (February 24, 1852 - January 21, 1933) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lady Morgan (Sydney Owenson) (1780? - 1859) was an Irish novelist. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Dame Iris Murdoch Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Anglo–Irish novelist and philosopher, best known for her novels, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving ethical or sexual themes. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Edna OBrien (born December 15, 1932) is an Irish novelist and short story writer whose works often revolve around the inner feelings of women, and their problems in relating to men. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Liam OFlaherty (August 28, 1896 - September 7, 1984) was a significant Irish novelist and short story writer and a major figure in the Irish Renaissance. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flann OBrien was the best known pseudonym of Brian ONolan (October 5, 1911 - April 1, 1966), who also published under the name Myles na gCopaleen. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Flann OBrien was the best known pseudonym of Brian ONolan (October 5, 1911 - April 1, 1966), who also published under the name Myles na gCopaleen. ... Myles na gCopaleen (or Myles na Gopaleen) was the pseudonym used for his journalism by Brian ONolan, who also wrote novels under the name Flann OBrien. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This entry refers to the Irish writer James Plunkett. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

S - Z

• Somerville and Ross (otherwise Edith Somerville (1858 - 1949 and Violet Florence Martin (1862 - 1915 )
• Laurence Sterne (1713 - 1768)
• Bram Stoker (1847 - 1912)
• Francis Stuart (1902 - 2000)
• Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)
• Colm Tóibín (b. 1955)

1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... This article needs cleanup. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (November 24, 1713 - March 18, 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and clergyman. ... // Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847–April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... Francis Stuart (1902-2000) was a prolific Irish writer whose novels have a thrusting modernist iconoclasm but whose reputation has suffered from allegations of anti-semitism and Nazism. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer who is famous for works like Gullivers Travels and A Tale of a Tub. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... Colm Tóibín (b. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Irish fiction
• Irish literature
• List of Irish people
• List of Irish poets
• List of Irish dramatists
• List of Irish short story writers