Irish History
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Ireland, 1914 Bill Ryan was my eldest brother. He was a popular lad with a ready smile, always up for mischief. At twelve years of age, I looked up to him and adored him, as did my younger brother David and little George who was only three. Our universe was a tiny part of County
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I am so thrilled to share the news that my new release is out in the world today. Her Secret War is the first of two books based around a young Irish girl, Sarah Gillespie. Sarah is the only one of her family to survive the North Strand bombing in May 1941 which kills 28
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Eighty years ago, a German pilot dropped four bombs on neutral Dublin City Ireland was still recovering from the War of Independence from Britain and the Irish Civil War, when WW2 broke out in Europe. The government at the time, led by Eamonn de Valera, declared Ireland was a neutral country. Ireland had neither the
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I am delighted that Renny has dropped by to tell us about her new release, Torn Asunder. Renny, what inspired your story? As an author of Historical Fiction, I’m fascinated by the human perception of historical events. For example, each of us have family stories of events that took place before our birth and handed
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This evening in the Library we have Susie Murphy, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as a debut author. You are very welcome, Susie, particularly as you are a fellow Irish historical fiction author. Please introduce yourself: I have been writing stories since I was eleven
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One of the greatest joys for me since stepping into the publishing world, has been the opportunity to meet and befriend fellow authors, particularly those who write historical fiction. So I am delighted this evening to host Irish-American author, Patricia Hopper Patteson. Earlier this year, Patricia and I met for the first time, face-to-face, on
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Only a few weeks’ ago, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of December Girl, the debut novel of fellow Irish historical fiction author, Nicola Cassidy. I’m a few chapters in and really loving this story. It grabs your attention straight away – I read the first chapter with my heart pounding! Nicola has
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This evening in the Library, I am delighted to welcome, Lorna Peel, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome Lorna, please introduce yourself: Thank you for inviting me into the Library and interviewing me, Pam. I am an author of
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Before the famous exhibition in London, Madame Tussaud had a thriving business in Dublin … Her Early Life Marie Tussaud was born in Strasbourg, France, on 1st December 1761. Her father, a German soldier named Joseph Grosholtz, died two months before she was born as a result of horrific injuries he sustained in the Seven
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