Una Troy [SEP] date of death
Una Troy
Una Troy Walsh (1913–1993) was an Irish novelist and playwright who wrote under the names Elizabeth Connor and Una Troy.
Troy was born in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland in either May 21, 1910 or 1913. She married (1931) Dr. Joe Walsh of Bonmahon who served as physician to the I.R.A. West Waterford Flying Column under Commandant George Lennon of Dungarvan. He is buried adjacent to the Republican Plot in Kilrossanty, Co. Waterford. Her sister in law, Mai (Walsh), was the
: an impeccable piece of realistic fiction, with routine material transcended by art at its most clear-eyed and unpretentious".
- Martyn Goff in the "Daily Telegraph" writes "It is difficult to convey the marvellous quality of this book. Constance Keating is a major fictional portrait, her death finally noble".
Publication history.
- 1981, UK, Hamish Hamilton, , Pub date 17 Sep 1981, Hardback
- 1982, US, William Morrow, , Pub date Jan 1982, Hardback