Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

Ní Dhuibhne, Éilís (1954- ), writer of fiction; born in Dublin, educated at UCD and Copenhagen, she worked as a folklore archivist at UCD 1979-81 and in 1984-5, and in the National Library. Blood and Water (1988) was a short-story collection, followed by others including Eating Women is Not Recommended (1991) and The Inland Ice (1997). Novels include The Bray House (1990) and The Dancers Dancing (1999). Works for children include The Hiring Fair (1993) and Blue-berry Sunday (1994) written as ‘Elizabeth O'Hara’.