This panel discussion commenced with a brief talk on Maria Edgeworth’s life as a professional writer by Claire Connolly MRIA, School of English, UCC.
Margaret Kelleher, Professor and Chair of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama at UCD, then chaired a panel of Irish women writers who discussed Edgeworth’s legacy:
- Marina Carr
- Claire Kilroy
- Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
- Éilís Ní Dhuibhne
Women Writing Ireland preceded a two-day conference at the Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD on 7 and 8 December 2018 which was organised by TCD’s School of English.
