Feels like I just stepped back into my childhood! Open fire burning, rain pelting against the windows and soup and corn beef sandwiches and plum pudding to welcome Fr Frank and Sister Sheila for lunch! Some things never change!
Family history is as important as today’s happenings
It’s quite exciting watching people discover their family histories! With Helen Doyle, Colin Ryan, Camille Ryan, Brendan O’Toole, Laurie Gleeson
Of all the scribbles, here I am
Is going through 3 years worth of scribbles, and notes and drafts, and can’t quite believe that I’ve worked on this for so long. Then again, I’m also feeling kind of sad to be coming to the end of it!
When to launch
Suddenly have butterflies. I’ve just been booked in for my first official launch on the 5th of January in St Brigid’s Church at the Lake School of Irish Music and Dance! The pressure is on…. better hurry up and get
A testimonial like no other, Thank you Frank Brennan
The Banjo that keeps on giving
This really is the banjo that keeps on giving! First, I won it at the Guildford Banjo festival. So I raffled it at the Port Fairy Folk Festival to fundraise for the costs of publishing my book. And here, in
The Trials of Publishing
That was surreal. I’m standing in Readings with my iPad sitting on the shelf amongst all the books. I’m trying to decide what my cover should be. The shop assistant says ‘Can I help you? Are u trying to find
When writing it’s important to know when to stop and take a break
“I’m nothing but tired…I’m sick of sitting round here trying to write this book…you can’t start a fire…worrying ’bout your little world fallin apart”. If The Boss anything to go by, I think I might have a few pages left
The Moment of Truth
The moment of truth! My FINAL manuscript on its way to its most important critics – my Mum and Dad!
Ta Aile Padraig! (Happy St Patrick’s Day!)
Remembering the times spent at The Corkman Irish Bar Click here to watch the video on Facebook.