Brighid Uí Mhonacháin (Nic a’ tSionnaigh) was born and raised in Belfast. Together with her husband Tomás she moved to Gaoth Dobhair in 1973. Her stories have been published in An tUltach and in the collection Go dtí an lá bán. Her collection of short stories, An Teachta Dála agus scéalta eile was published in 2012.