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Eilís Dillon
Irish writer ( – )
Eilís DillonFRSL (7 March – 19 July ) was an Irish author of 50 books. Her work has been translated into 14 languages.[1]
Early life
Dillon was the third of five children of Professor Thomas Dillon and his wife Geraldine née Plunkett, who was the sister of Joseph Mary Plunkett.
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Educated by the Ursuline nuns in Sligo, she worked briefly in the hotel and catering trade.
In she married Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin, an academic from University College Cork and 17 years her senior.[1] They had three children: the Irish poet and Trinity College Dublin professor Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Máire Ní Chuilleanáin, violinist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra who died in , and Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin, also a Trinity professor, who writes novels as Cormac Millar.[3]
Early writing career
Dillon's first books were in Irish including An Choill Bheo, published in , Oscar agus an Cóiste sé nEasóg in and Ceol na coille in After the success of The Lost Island, published in , she wrote almost exclusively in English.
Most of her books were aimed at teen readers with themes of self-discovery and problem solving evident.[2]
In she moved to Rome due to her husband's poor health. While there she acted as adviser to the International Commission on English in the Liturgy.
Eilis dillon biography of martin luther king day 2025 King to communism. Part II: By the end of , the department is Bush — attended her funeral.She returned to Cork with her husband in where he died the following year. She continued to visit Italy over the next several years, setting some of her stories there including Living in Imperial Rome () and The Five Hundred (), though these were not as popular as her Irish books. In she married the American-based critic and professor Vivian Mercier, dividing her time among California, Italy and Dublin.[citation needed]
Later writing career
Dillon's adult fiction career began in with the publication of the detective novel Death at Crane's Court.
This was followed by Sent to His Account in and Death in the Quadrangle in These novels are known for their depiction of contemporary Ireland.
Eilis dillon biography of martin luther king In Dillon and her husband moved permanently to Dublin where she supported up-and-coming Irish authors. After the success of The Lost Island , published in , she wrote almost exclusively in English. Photograph by Darina Silone In the s, her husband's poor health prompted early retirement and a move to Rome. She was raised at Dangan House outside of Galway City before moving to the small fishing village of Barna.Over the following decade Dillon published many novels including The Bitter Glass (), Across the Bitter Sea () and The Wild Geese ().[2]
Final years
In her later years, Dillon played a prominent role in Irish culture. She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of Aosdána, served on the Irish Arts Council –9, chaired the Irish Writers Union and the Irish Writers' Centre, and founded the Irish Children's Book Trust.
In Dillon and her husband moved permanently to Dublin where she supported up-and-coming Irish authors. Her last story was Children of Bach published in [2] Eilís Dillon died in Dublin in and is buried beside her second husband in Clara, County Offaly; a prize in her memory is given annually as part of the CBI Book of the Year Awards.[4]