Researching the Irish Civil War. My indie-published novels about the Irish Famine.

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When I wrote the story about Jane Keating's time in New South Wales in 1846-47, "Daughters in Exile", I planned for her to find out what...

historical research, and family history.

Indie author and self publishing my second historical novel.

My research on the failed Irish rebellion in 1848.

A friend gave me a copy of this lovely book about the Irish Famine. The author, Patrick Campbell, writes about his family who lived in...

Reading for research and also for pleasure. A history book and a crime novel.

August 2022 is looking like a slower month for my book orders. These are the total orders since I self-published my first novel back in...

Irish historical novel recounting the story of two intrepid young women, living through the Famine years.

Developing as an Indie writer and publisher of Irish historical novels.

It started with a short drive. I was in Ireland last week to babysit my grandsons. My daughter, Fran, was going to a wedding in Rome with...

I'm editing the second historical novel in a trilogy about the Irish Famine years. Annie Power and Jane Keating both left Ireland in the...

wrote 'On Another Man's Wounds' while in exile in South America between 1929 and 1932. O'Malley, a middle class medical student, joined...

Just finished reading Wounds by Fergal Keane. In it Keane tells the story of his grandmother, Hannah Purtill. A Kerrywoman, she was born...

This book won the Pulizer Prize for History in 2008. I'm writing the second novel where my protagonist Annie Power, has arrived in New...

Just finished reading Strumpet City by James Plunkett. I'm in awe of the lyrical writing and the attention to detail about life in...

I'm doing some research on the founding of Melbourne, Australia in 1835. My protagonist Jane, arrived there from Dublin, in 1846, so I...

Just watched a fascinating video about the 1,490 Irish Famine emigrants from Strokestown estate in county Roscommon. This resulted in...

Famous Irish Nationalist, feminist and poet who plays a part in my novel, 'Daughters of the Famine Road.'