Question: Facts:   - relatives: joseph mary plunkett -lrb- uncle -rrb-    - language: irish , english    - resting place: clara , county offaly    - caption: plaque in saint patrick 's park , dublin    - death date: 19 july 1994    - genre: children 's books teenage novels    - spouse: cormac Ó cuilleanáin vivian mercier      - children: eiléan ní chuilleanáin cormac Ó cuilleanáin máire    - birth date: 7 march 1920    - awards: bisto book of the year award -lrb- 1991 -rrb-    - name: eilís dillon    - nationality: irish    - image: eilis dillon 1920-1994 . jpg    - birth place: galway , ireland   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eilís dillon .
Answer:
eilís dillon -lrb- 7 march 1920 -- 19 july 1994 -rrb- was an irish author of 50 books .her work has been translated into 14 languages .