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The Achill Mission Colony and the rise of narrative nonfiction

Oct 4, 2018 | Comments Off on The Achill Mission Colony and the rise of narrative nonfiction

The Achill Mission Colony and the rise of narrative nonfiction — Read on www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-achill-mission-colony-and-the-rise-of-narrative-nonfiction-1.3632411

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Surviving the Famine on Achill Island — Tinteán

Oct 4, 2018 | Comments Off on Surviving the Famine on Achill Island — Tinteán

Surviving the Famine on Achill Island – Tinteán — Read on tintean.org.au/2018/09/06/surviving-the-famine-on-achill-island/amp/

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Making Facts Dance

Apr 5, 2012 | Comments Off on Making Facts Dance

My piece in the current edition of Writing.ie here describes the path I travelled in writing my nonfiction book The Veiled Woman of Achill and the challenge of staying true to the facts of the story while building a compelling narrative around the 1894 dark events at the Valley House, Achill.    

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Outrage on Achill

Mar 27, 2012 | Comments Off on Outrage on Achill

Outrage on Achill. Delighted to get this review of The Veiled Woman of Achill by Aine Ryan in the Mayo News:     

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From the Dress Circle to the Drains

Feb 20, 2012 | Comments Off on From the Dress Circle to the Drains

I have belatedly been reading  More Lives Than One by Gerard Hanberry from the Collins Press.  It tells the fascinating story of Oscar Wilde, his ancestors and descendants, and the massive contradictions at the heart of the family. It is also an intriguing mapping of the Wilde west of Ireland lineage from Castlerea, Co Roscommon, through the Ballymagibbon estate at Cong, to Moytura House at…

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The Veiled Woman of Achill

Feb 12, 2012 | Comments Off on The Veiled Woman of Achill

I have been absent from this blog while getting the book over the finish line. The Veiled Woman of Achill will be published by the Collins Press in April. There will be a launch in my home city of Limerick in late April and a launch / reading at the Valley House, Achill in early May.

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True or False

Apr 10, 2011 | Comments Off on True or False

This is a true story | A guide to reading narrative nonfiction. It was good to come across this blog for readers of Creative Nonfiction.  While aimed at readers, it’s packed with useful resources, tips and links for the nonfiction writer. I’m wrestling at the moment with my manuscript that is based on true events…

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Books on Writing: my well-thumbed half-dozen

Aug 29, 2010 |

I have a full shelf of Books on Writing and still buying. I had a few goes at making this selection, ended up with ten books, then had another go to get it down to the half-dozen I’m allowing myself. Along the way the criterion I used was this: which books have I reached across…

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