Deirdre Brennan was born in Dublin in 1934 and brought up in Tipperary.
Her collections are Reilig na mBan Rialta (Baile Átha Cliath, Coscéim, 1974); Scothanna Geala (Coscéim, 1989), which was a Poetry Ireland Choice of the Year; Thar Cholba na Mara (Coscéim1993); Ag Mealladh Réalta (Coiscéim 2000); The Hen Party (Belfast, Lapwing 2001); Beneath Castles Of White Sail (Divas Series, Galway, Arlen House 2003); Swimming With Pelicans / Ag Eitilt Fara Condair (Arlen House 2007); and Hidden Places|Scáthán Eile (Arlen House, 2011).
She lives in Carlow.