Author: Teresa J. Rooney
Author: Teresa J. Rooney (1866–1911)
Alternate Name(s): Eblana (pseudonym)
Biography: Teresa J. Rooney was born in 1866 in Dublin. Her early life cannot be traced. Towards the end of the century and into the next, she wrote several historical novel under the pseudonym "Eblana." In addition, she contributed regularly to the press. She died on 9 September 1911 in Dublin.
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References: Irish Book Lover (August 1911); Irish Census (1911); Irish Independent (12 September 1911)
Fiction Titles:
- The Last Monarch of Tara: A Tale of Ireland in the Sixth Century. 1 vol. Dublin: M. H. Gill and Sons, 1880.
- Eily O'Hartigan: An Irish-American Tale of the Days of the Volunteers. 1 vol. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1889.
- Erin Quintiana: or, Dublin Castle and the Irish Parliament 1767-1772. 1 vol. Dublin: James Duffy, 1898.