Patricia Byrne

A County Mayo native, Patricia now lives in Limerick. She writes poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Her Irish Theatre (2007) review – Playboys, Demons and the Last Kick of the Tiger – was published in the Fall 2008 edition of New Hibernia Review. An essay on John Millington Synge in Mayo (1904-1905), A Deluge on the Erris Peninsula, is featured in the current edition of Verbal Magazine

Town of Fiction Excerpts

Other Short Stories

Opera Time

Bastards, the lot of them.’ Paul pelts the Wexford People down on the spilt beer and heads to the bar for more pints. His round face, topped by tight black curls, is usually jolly but now it wears a dark scowl. Vinnie sees the headlines. Unlike his pal he has a thin, pinched look. He [...]