Download or read book Ireland's Women written by Katie Donovan and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents Irish women - known and unknown, real and invented - as their compatriots have described and interpreted them. They range from figures in history to the hairdresser, terrorist's wife and nurse. The editors draw upon mythological tales, letters, biographies, autobiographies, newspapers and official reports as well as poems, novels, stories, plays, recordings and songs to form this sympathetic selection that conveys fresh insights into the varied and vital experience of Irish women.