Ita Daly (born 1945) is an Irish author of five novels for adults, two for children and a collection of short stories.
Ita Daly | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 County Leitrim, Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Spouse | David Marcus |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editIta Daly was born in 1945 in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, Ireland. She was the daughter of a civil servant. She was educated in the St Louis High School, Rathmines, Dublin and then went on to study English and Spanish at University College Dublin. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Higher Diploma in Education. She worked as a teacher for eleven years at a secondary school in Dublin.
Daly was married to writer David Marcus and in 2016 published a memoir of their life together, I'll Drop You a Line: A Life With David Marcus. She has one daughter. She left teaching when her daughter was born. She lives in Dublin.
Awards
edit- In both 1972 and 1976 she was awarded the Hennessy Literary Award
- In 1975 she won the short story contest in The Irish Times
Bibliography
edit- The Lady with the Red Shoes (1980)
- Ellen (1986)
- A Singular Attraction (1987)
- Candy on the Dart (1989)
- Candy and Sharon Olé (1991)
- Dangerous Fictions (1991)
- All Fall Down (1992)
- Unholy Ghosts (2000)
- Irish Myths & Legends (2000)
- We Were Happy There: A Hundred Years of St Louis High School Rathmines (2014)
- I'll Drop You a Line: A Life With David Marcus (2016)
References
edit- ^ "Aosdána".
- ^ "Munsterlit Biography".
- ^ "Irish Writers Online".
- ^ "Agency Biography".
- ^ "Biography on Ricorso".
- ^ Alexander G. Gonzalez (2006). Irish Women Writers: An A-to-Z Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group.
- ^ "Dublin City Library".
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