Liam Mac Cóil is an Irish language novelist, a critic, and an essayist.
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Born in Dublin in 1952, Liam Mac Cóil lives in the Gaeltacht of Ráth Cairn, County Meath. He has written three novels, An Dochtúir Áthas (Doctor Joy), An Claíomh Solais (The Sword of Light), and Fontenoy, as well as a writer's journal, Nótaí ón Lár (Notes from the Centre), all published by Leabhar Breac. He is co-editor of the literary annual Bliainiris, and director of the publishing house, Carbad. He published a work of personal reflections on the composer Charles Villiers Stanford called An Chláirseach agus an Choróin in 2010. He has had work published in Comhar, Feasta and Aimsir Óg.