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Frances Molloy
Born1947

Frances Molloy (1947-1991), was a novelist and short story writer from Northern Ireland.

Early life and education

Born in 1947 in Dungiven, Northern Ireland, Molloy left school when she was just fifteen. She got a job working in a factory but left that to become a nun. She left the convent and moved to Great Britain where Molloy settled and got married. Her biggest work was No Mate for the Magpie in 1985. While the story wasn't directly an autobiography it did use her own life and experiences of growing up in Northern Ireland. The story focuses on Ann Elizabeth McClone. The novel is narrated by Anne in a Derry dialect. In 1971 Molloy and her husband Gerard Brady moved back to Northern Ireland for two years. They later moved away to Lancaster. They had two children.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

During her work Molloy wrote a play with Ruth Hooley and Nell McCafferty. She contributed short stories to various British magazines. Molloy later lived with Dermot Healy. She died of a stroke on 28th March 1991. The name Frances Molloy was a pseudonym.[1][2][8][9]

Bibliography

  • No Mate for the Magpie, (1985)
  • The Last Thing’ and ‘An Irish Fairy Tale, ( 1985)
  • Women are the Scourge of the Earth, ( 1989)

References and sources

  1. ^ a b "Frances Molloy". Ricorso. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  2. ^ a b Warrenpoint, K-Point Internet Solutions -; Down, County. "The Dictionary of Ulster Biography". The Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  3. ^ Kelly, A. (2008). Twentieth-Century Irish Literature. Readers' guides to essential criticism. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-137-08318-0. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  4. ^ O’Connor, S.; Shepard, C.C. (2009). Women, Social and Cultural Change in Twentieth Century Ireland: Dissenting Voices?. EBSCO ebook academic collection. Cambridge Scholars Publisher. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4438-0693-0. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  5. ^ Peter, C.S. (2000). Changing Ireland: Strategies in Contemporary Women's Fiction. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-230-59646-7. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  6. ^ Eagleton, M.; Parker, E. (2016). The History of British Women's Writing, 1970-Present: Volume Ten. History of British Women's Writing. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-137-29481-4. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  7. ^ Deane, S.; Bourke, A.; Carpenter, A.; Williams, J. (2002). The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing. The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing. New York University Press. p. 1160. ISBN 978-0-8147-9907-9. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  8. ^ a b Norther..., Culture (2006-02-01). "Frances Molloy". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  9. ^ Molloy, Frances. "No mate for the magpie". Troubles Archive. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
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