Alice Taylor (writer)

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Alice Taylor
Born (1938-02-28) 28 February 1938 (age 85)
Lisdangan, Newmarket, Ireland
OccupationWriter
Spouse
Gabriel Murphy
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(m. 1926;died 2005)​
Children5

Alice Taylor (born 28 February 1938) is an Irish writer and novelist particularly known for her nostalgia works looking back at life in a small village.

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Life and career

Born 28 February 1938 on a farm in Lisdangan, Newmarket in North Cork. She was educated at Drishane Convent. [1] [2] Taylor worked in Bandon before marrying Gabriel Murphy. [3] [4] [5] Her husband died in 2005. They have four sons and one daughter. When she married she moved to Innishannon in 1961. There she ran a guesthouse, the local post office and a shop. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

In 1984 she edited and published a local magazine, Candlelight, and in 1986 she published an illustrated collection of her poetry. However it was her book To School Through the Fields, published in May 1988, which brought her fame. She had numerous interviews on national shows including RTÉ Radio's The Gay Byrne Show and The Late Late Show . The next books were equally successful and have been sold internationally. Since then she has moved onto novels which have also become best sellers. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Taylor has remained very connected to the village where she lives. [12] One of the programs she has been involved in was the restoration of the old Innishannon Tower. [13]

Bibliography

Memoir

Poetry

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. ↑ "Alice Taylor - Oxford Reference" . Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Alice Taylor". Ricorso. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Eileen Battersby (16 May 1996). "Writing at the crossroads". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Wonderful Alice Taylor brings a new life to death - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dhuthalla-Calendar -Biography of Alice Taylor" (PDF). Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 "The O'Brien Press - Alice Taylor". Obrien press. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  7. 1 2 "This much I know: Alice Taylor, writer". Irishexaminer.com. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Nostalgic look at old country traditions". Southern Star. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Launch at Innishannon of The Gift of a Garden new book by Alice Taylor". Your Southern Star. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Writing through life's joy and pain". Irishexaminer.com. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  11. 1 2 Stanislaus Kennedy; John Scally (2005). An Easter People: Essays in Honour of Sr Stanislaus Kennedy. Veritas Co. Ltd. pp. 5–. ISBN   978-1-85390-857-6.
  12. ↑ "'It's important to look after the little places'". Southern Star. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "The perfect mix of art and nature". Southern Star. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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