Sharon Slater
Sharon Slater | |
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| 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 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]
Selected publications
[edit]- 100 Women of Limerick (Limerick: Ormston House, 2022).[12]
- The A-Z of Curious County Limerick (Dublin: History Press, 2021).[13]
- An Illustrated Guide to Limerick City (Illustrated by Nesta FitzGerald) (Dublin: Irish Georgian Society, 2018).[14]
- A Stitch In Time - A History of Limerick's Clothing Factory (Limerick: Limerick Archives, 2017).[15]
- Limerick in Old Photographs (Dublin: History Press, 2016).[16]
- Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers: Celebrating Two Centuries of Enterprise (Joint Author with Matthew Potter) (Limerick: Limerick Chamber of Commerce, 2015).[17]
- The Little Book of Limerick (Dublin: History Press, 2013).[18]
- 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. [19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Limerick's life laid out before us in Sharon's labour of love". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Hero worship". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "About". Ormston House. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Sharon Slater". Limerick Post Newspaper. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Publications – Articles – Sharon Slater". Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Radio/TV/Webseries – Sharon Slater". Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "The Custom of the Sea". RTE Radio. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Slater honoured by Limerick with Mayoral Reception". I Love Limerick. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Limerick historian honoured with 'Heritage Hero' award". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Limerick's life laid out before us in Sharon's labour of love". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Limerick 2022 is bursting with Pride". www.limerickpost.ie. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Cathal. "100 Women of Limerick". Newstalk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "The History Press | The A-Z of Curious County Limerick". www.thehistorypress.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Nesta, FitzGerald; Slater, Sharon (2018). An Illustrated Guide to Limerick City. Dublin: Irish Georgian Society. ISBN 9786100000935.
- ^ "Stitch in time: History of a Limerick clothing giant is brought to book". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Slater, Sharon (2016). Limerick in old photographs. Dublin: History Press. ISBN 978-1845888985. OCLC 922158416.
- ^ "Limerick Chamber Launches Book to Mark 200th Anniversary | | Limerick Chamber". limerickchamber.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Slater, Sharon (2013). The little book of Limerick. Dublin, Ireland: History Press. ISBN 9781845887933. OCLC 864784821.
- ^ Ryan, Des (2024). The Ballad of Thomas Patrick Downing. Limerick: TTT Press. ISBN 978-1068672804.
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