Patricia Byrne is a Mayo-born writer who lives in Limerick, Ireland.

Her latest historical nonfiction book The Preacher and the Prelate: The Achill Mission Colony and the Battle for Souls in Famine Ireland is published by Merrion Press (April 2018).

Patricia’s work has featured in New Hibernia Review, The Irish Times ‘Irish Woman’s Diary’, Sunday Miscellany, Irish Story, and a range of other outlets.