Carla King was for many years a lecturer in modern history at St Patrick's College, Drumcondra (now Dublin City University). She has published various works relating to Davitt, including Michael Davitt: Collected Writings, 1868-1906, Michael Davitt, jottings in Solitary, Lives of Victorian Political Figures, Part ll, Vol. 4: Michael Davitt, and, co-edited with W. I. Mc Cormack, John Devoy's Michael Davitt: From the Gaelic American. She has also contributed articles on Davitt to scholarly and popular journals.