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A Novella and six short stories.

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The Secret of Killamery: two young men go on the trail of a 9th century monk who claimed to have travelled to a parallel universe.

Review on Kilkenny People: “The Secret of Killamery and Other Tales” is a playful read brought to life by an author brimming with imagination

The Kyiv War Museum: the attendant is the image of Putin. Who is this man?

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An Invasion is Announced: In 1940, Clonmel was notified that a German invasion was expected the next day – the Fair Day. What to do?

The Strange Case of Timmy O’Neill: A teenager ignores the legend and swims across Bay Lough – only to be dragged under. Where to?

Butter: Two young ladies find a way around butter rationing during WW2

Review by Ann Tierney: It occurs to me that it must have been good fun writing the book. You certainly managed to bring this reader along on the adventure. A visit to Killamery in the near future will be made now with fresh eyes.

Mikey: He grows up a no-hoper but dancing a jig to the pan-pipes leads him to Lake Titicaca high in the Andes where he finds a cure for his ‘severe communication disorder’.

The Reluctant Informer does his civic duty only to be branded an informer.

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An account of the life of Edward Conor Marshall OBrien, 1880-1952: Sailor, mountaineer, and much more.

By author Vincent Murphy, who has researched the life of Conor OBrien (he never used an apostrophe) and delivered presentations to many yacht clubs.

A keen sailor, in 1922 he designed his own Yacht Saoirse, built in Baltimore, West Cork, and in which he sailed around the world 20th June 1923 to 20th June 1925, the first person to do so in a small private yacht, sailing West to East, southern ocean all the way.

For this ground breaking voyage he was awarded the Royal Cruising Club Challenge Cup

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In New Zealand, Fr. Michael Kickham discovered an environment unfriendly to Irish priests. In 1888, he and 17 other Irish priests petitioned the Pope about this.

He was reprimanded by Bishop Grimes for his expressed nationalist views.

Following acrimonious correspondence with the Bishop, he got permission to serve in Australia.

He returned to Ireland in 1899. In 1901 he departed for an undisclosed destination. In 1907 the family discovered by chance that he was in Buenos Aires, no longer a priest. He died there in 1909.

Based on numerous letters, newspaper articles and extensive research.

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