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]

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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. O'Sullivan, Cathal. "100 Women of Limerick". Newstalk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  13. "The History Press | The A-Z of Curious County Limerick". www.thehistorypress.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  14. Nesta, FitzGerald; Slater, Sharon (2018). An Illustrated Guide to Limerick City. Dublin: Irish Georgian Society. ISBN   9786100000935.
  15. "Stitch in time: History of a Limerick clothing giant is brought to book" . Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  16. Slater, Sharon (2016). Limerick in old photographs. Dublin: History Press. ISBN   978-1845888985. OCLC   922158416.
  17. "Limerick Chamber Launches Book to Mark 200th Anniversary | | Limerick Chamber". limerickchamber.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  18. Slater, Sharon (2013). The little book of Limerick. Dublin, Ireland: History Press. ISBN   9781845887933. OCLC   864784821.