Sharon Slater
Sharon Slater | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Historian |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University of Limerick |
| Genre | Non-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, Doc on One, and RTÉ lyric fm.[6][7][8]
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.[9] She was awarded the National Heritage Hero Award for 2017 from Heritage Council Ireland.[10] In 2015, she was awarded a Limerick Person of the Month for her contribution to the history and heritage of Limerick city.[11] In June 2022, she was appointed Limerick Pride 2022 Grand Marshal.[12]
In 2024, Slater 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.[13] Her work on the life of Hollywood Star Constance Smith culminated in a documentary on TG4,[14] a memorial star by artist Mary Conroy, and play by Ann Blake and Joanne Ryan.[8]
Selected publications
[edit | edit source]- River Notes: - Opera in Limerick (Limerick: Limerick Opera Festival, 2024).[15]
- 100 Women of Limerick (Limerick: Ormston House, 2022).[16]
- The A-Z of Curious County Limerick (Dublin: History Press, 2021).[17]
- An Illustrated Guide to Limerick City (Illustrated by Nesta FitzGerald) (Dublin: Irish Georgian Society, 2018).[18]
- A Stitch In Time - A History of Limerick's Clothing Factory (Limerick: Limerick Archives, 2017).[19]
- Limerick in Old Photographs (Dublin: History Press, 2016).[20]
- Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers: Celebrating Two Centuries of Enterprise (Joint Author with Matthew Potter) (Limerick: Limerick Chamber of Commerce, 2015).[21]
- The Little Book of Limerick (Dublin: History Press, 2013).[22]
References
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