Irish Writers
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Today in the Library we have Paul Kestell, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into his life as an author. You are very welcome, Paul, please introduce yourself: Hi, I started writing when I was very young … but I was shy and I didn’t really come out till…
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This evening in the Library we have Frances Macken, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Frances, please introduce yourself: I grew up in Claremorris, Co. Mayo. I completed a BA in Film and Television Production at the National Film…
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This blog post is dedicated to Marcella & Keith Flanagan, Katharine’s relatives and my life-long friends *** It was a song I learnt in school and one, I’m sure, most of you know. All in the April Evening has a beautiful melody and the words touched something in my childish heart, something most of the…
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“Thady begins his memoirs of the Rackrent Family by dating MONDAY MORNING, because no great undertaking can be auspiciously commenced in Ireland on any morning but MONDAY MORNING. ‘Oh, please God we live till Monday morning, we’ll set the slater to mend the roof of the house. On Monday morning we’ll fall to, and cut…
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Sometimes I cannot believe my luck. Pondering on where to start the research for my next novel, I suddenly remembered how much I had loved watching The Irish RM on TV. I was fairly sure it was the right period and remembered how affectionately my father had spoken of the novels of Somerville & Ross.…
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