Title
O'Brien, Bridie
Description
Bibliographic Dictionary Entry
Creator
O'Toole, Tina
Source
Munster Women Writers Project, University College Cork
Publisher
Women in Irish Society Project, University College Cork
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Coverage
Munster, Ireland, 1800-2000
Format
Text
Language
en
Type
Text
Subject
O'Brien, Bridie
Contributor
O'Toole, Tina
Birthplace
Kilbarron, Co Tipperary
Biographical Text
Bridie O'Brien was born in Kilbarron, North Tipperary, educated locally and attended university at UCD. She spent her working life in England teaching English and French until she retired in 1976 when she returned to her native townland. While living in England she started to write articles, based on her remembrances of old traditions and stories for a magazine in North Tipperary, Cois Deirge. She is a founder member of local writers' and historical groups and contributes to publications. She has a keen interest in local history and her book, How We Were (1998), is a detailed account of the lives of local personalities.
Writing Genre
Local History