Sharon Slater

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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] She attended St Mary's Secondary School, Newport, County Tipperary. 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] In 2018, she was recognised with a mayoral reception, by Councillor Sean Lynch, Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Limerick, for her work to immortalize and promote Limerick's history.[4] She was awarded the National Heritage Hero Award for 2017 from Heritage Council Ireland.[5] In 2015, she was awarded a Limerick Person of the Month for her contribution to the history and heritage of Limerick city.[6] She has appeared as a history expert on television and radio including Creedon's Shannon.[7]

Selected publications[]

  • The A-Z of Curious County Limerick (Dublin: History Press, 2021).[8]
  • An Illustrated Guide to Limerick City (Illustrated by Nesta FitzGerald) (Dublin: Irish Georgian Society, 2018).[9]
  • A Stitch In Time - A History of Limerick's Clothing Factory (Limerick: Limerick Archives, 2017).[10]
  • Limerick in Old Photographs (Dublin: History Press, 2016).[11]
  • Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers: Celebrating Two Centuries of Enterprise (Joint Author with Matthew Potter) (Limerick: Limerick Chamber of Commerce, 2015).[12]
  • The Little Book of Limerick (Dublin: History Press, 2013).[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Limerick's life laid out before us in Sharon's labour of love". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. ^ "Hero worship". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. ^ "About". Ormston House. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. ^ "Sharon Slater honoured by Limerick with Mayoral Reception". I Love Limerick. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  5. ^ "Limerick historian honoured with 'Heritage Hero' award". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  6. ^ "Limerick's life laid out before us in Sharon's labour of love". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  7. ^ "Radio/TV/Webseries – Sharon Slater". Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  8. ^ "The History Press | The A-Z of Curious County Limerick". www.thehistorypress.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  9. ^ Nesta, FitzGerald; Slater, Sharon (2018). An Illustrated Guide to Limerick City. Dublin: Irish Georgian Society. ISBN 9786100000935.
  10. ^ "Stitch in time: History of a Limerick clothing giant is brought to book". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  11. ^ Slater, Sharon (2016). Limerick in old photographs. Dublin: History Press. ISBN 1845888987. OCLC 922158416.
  12. ^ "Limerick Chamber Launches Book to Mark 200th Anniversary | | Limerick Chamber". limerickchamber.ie. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  13. ^ Slater, Sharon (2013). The little book of Limerick. Dublin, Ireland: History Press. ISBN 9781845887933. OCLC 864784821.
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