Kelly, Maeve (1930–)

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Kelly, Maeve (1930–)

Irish poet, novelist and short-story writer. Born 1930 in Co. Clare, Ireland.

Worked as administrator of Limerick Centre for Battered Women; fiction includes A Life of Her Own (1976), Necessary Treasons (1985), Florrie's Girls (1989), Orange Horses (1990), and Alice in Thunderland (1993); poetry includes Resolution (1986). Won Hennessy Literary Award (1972).