Mhac an Tsaoi, Máire (1922–)

views updated

Mhac an Tsaoi, Máire (1922–)

Irish poet. Name variations: Maire MacEntee; Maire Cruise O'Brien. Born Maire MacEntee, 1922, in Dublin, Ireland; dau. of Sean MacEntee and Margaret MacEntee; studied French and English at University College, Dublin, and at Sorbonne, Paris; m. Conor Cruise O'Brien (writer and politician), 1962.

Feminist writer, was called to the bar (1944) and later served with Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin, France, Spain, and at UN; published Cré na Mna Ti (The Housewife's Credo, 1958); other writings include Margabh na Saoire (1956), A Heart Full of Thought (1959), Codladh an Ghaiscigh (1973), An Galar Dubhach (1980), and An Cion go dtí Seo (1987); collaborated with husband on A Concise History of Ireland (1972). Received honorary degree from National University of Ireland and O'Shaughnessy Award for poetry (1988).

More From encyclopedia.com