Helen Litton | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Historian |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Subject | Political history |
Helen Litton (née O'Sullivan) is an Irish historian and author. Her research has focused on the political history of Ireland, the Great Irish Famine, and the Easter Rising.
She has a particular focus on the lives of the Daly family from Limerick, publishing biographies of Edward Daly and Thomas Clarke . She is the editor of Revolutionary Woman, the autobiography of Kathleen Clarke.[1] She has been on Raidió Teilifís Éireann several times for her work relating to the Easter Rising.[2] In 2016, she was the chair of the Tom Clarke Memorial Committee.[3]
Books
- Thomas Clarke: 16Lives (Dublin: O'Brien Press, 2014), ISBN 9781847172617
- Edward Daly: 16Lives (Dublin: O'Brien Press, 2013), ISBN 9781847172723
- The World War II Years: The Irish Emergency: An Illustrated History (Wolfhound Press, 2001), ISBN 0863278590
- Oliver Cromwell: An Illustrated History (Wolfhound Press, 2000), ISBN 0863277454
- The Celts: An Illustrated History (Irish Amer Book Company, 1997), ISBN 086327577X
- Irish Rebellions, 1798-1921 (Dublin: O'Brien Press, 1997), ISBN 9781788490344
- The Irish civil war: An illustrated history (Wolfhound Press, 1995), ISBN 0863274803
- The Irish Famine: an illustrated history, (Wolfhound Press, 1994), ISBN 0937702145
- Revolutionary Woman Kathleen Clarke: 1878–1972; an autobiography (Dublin: O'Brien Press, 1991), ISBN 9781847170590
References
- ↑ "Helen Litton". The O'Brien Press. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ "Helen Litton | Speakers | 1916". 1916.rte.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ McGarry, Patsy. "East Link bridge renamed after 1916 leader Tom Clarke". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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