Sharon Slater

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Sharon Slater
OccupationHistorian
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity of Limerick
GenreNon-fiction

Sharon Slater is an Irish historian and author. Her work primarily focuses on the history of Limerick, Ireland using the name Limerick's Life. [1] Following a mentorship from Frank Prendergast she attended the University of Limerick and received an MA in Local History. [2]

She is currently Historian-in-Residence at Ormston House. [3] She writes for the Limerick Post. [4] She previously wrote for the Limerick Leader (2018), Limerick Life Newspaper (2016-2017), Limerick Magazine (2015-2016). [5] She has appeared as a history expert on television and radio including Creedon's Shannon and Doc on One. [6] [7]

In 2018, she was recognised with a mayoral reception, by Councillor Sean Lynch, Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Limerick, for her work to promote Limerick's history. [8] She was awarded the National Heritage Hero Award for 2017 from Heritage Council Ireland. [9] In 2015, she was awarded a Limerick Person of the Month for her contribution to the history and heritage of Limerick city. [10] In June 2022, she was appointed Limerick Pride 2022 Grand Marshal. [11]

In 2024, Sharon wrote the foreword for The Ballad of Thomas Patrick Downing. The book, written by Des Ryan, tells the story of a Limerick man who fought and died with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. [12]

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ "Limerick's life laid out before us in Sharon's labour of love". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hero worship". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "About". Ormston House. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sharon Slater". Limerick Post Newspaper. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Publications – Articles – Sharon Slater" . Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Radio/TV/Webseries – Sharon Slater" . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Custom of the Sea". RTE Radio. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sharon Slater honoured by Limerick with Mayoral Reception". I Love Limerick. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Limerick historian honoured with 'Heritage Hero' award" . Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Limerick's life laid out before us in Sharon's labour of love". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Limerick 2022 is bursting with Pride". www.limerickpost.ie. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Ryan, Des (2024). The Ballad of Thomas Patrick Downing. Limerick: TTT Press. ISBN   978-1068672804.
  13. ↑ "" River Notes - Opera in Limerick " A printed history of Opera in Limerick". Creative Ireland Programme. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  14. ↑ O'Sullivan, Cathal. "100 Women of Limerick". Newstalk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "The History Press | The A-Z of Curious County Limerick". www.thehistorypress.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Nesta, FitzGerald; Slater, Sharon (2018). An Illustrated Guide to Limerick City. Dublin: Irish Georgian Society. ISBN   9786100000935.
  17. ↑ "Stitch in time: History of a Limerick clothing giant is brought to book" . Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  18. ↑ Slater, Sharon (2016). Limerick in old photographs. Dublin: History Press. ISBN   978-1845888985. OCLC   922158416.
  19. ↑ "Limerick Chamber Launches Book to Mark 200th Anniversary | | Limerick Chamber". limerickchamber.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  20. ↑ Slater, Sharon (2013). The little book of Limerick. Dublin, Ireland: History Press. ISBN   9781845887933. OCLC   864784821.
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