Frances Molloy (1947 - 1991) was born in Dungiven, Co Derry. After working in a factory and spending some time as a nun Molloy moved to England where she married and settled in Lancaster. Her novel No Mate for the Magpie (1985), remains the most original novel to emerge from the Troubles, not least because of its use of local dialect. A collection of short stories Women Are The Scourge of the Earth was published in 1998.
