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Enjoy the following links, gleaned from the many resources found on the Web:

The Irish Writers' Centre
http://www.iol.ie/~iwc/

The Irish Writers' Centre was established to promote and assist in the development of contemporary Irish writing. It acts as an umbrella body for four constituent organisations: The Irish Children's Book Trust, The Irish Translators' Association, The Irish Writers' Union, and the Society of Irish Playwrights.

20th Century Irish Writers
http://www.iol.ie/~phcasey/writers.html

This list is comprised of Irish authors of poetry, literary fiction and drama. Compiled, on a voluntary, part-time basis by Philip Casey, as part of The Fabulists Homepage, the list so far contains over 200 entries. The most recent entries are Janet FitzPatrick Simmons, Glenn Patterson.

NiceOne - Ireland's Internet Directory
http://www.niceone.com/lit.htm

This is the Literary Section, and includes a variety of individual authors, links to libraries, publishers and other literature-related resources. There are also reading guides and interactive tools.

The Irish and Literature - page by Henry Kirwan
http://users.bigpond.com/kirwilli/

This site provides brief bios of a number of Irish authors, poets and playwrights. Some of the bios are linked to expanded information, and elsewhere on the site you will find a wealth of Irish jokes, history and lore.


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