Welcome to my website
Hello, welcome to my site, and I hope you enjoy browsing through the pages. I was born on the Isle of Man, but raised and educated in Ireland. I’ve honed my storytelling through years at sea as a fisherman. Later, I spent most of my working career in engineering, and visiting places across the UK & Ireland. My richly lived experiences created my passion for evocative historical fiction, grounded in personal history and regional heritage. All my books are available for sale here, direct from Amazon, or from my Shopify Store
You can now buy my books on the Shopify Platform
Visit My New Store Now.
To Buy from Amazon
When Gods once walked the earth, the veil between realms was thin. Read More
“The Rising Sun of Inishowen” is a captivating tale. It unfolds against the backdrop of the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal, Ireland. Read More
Is an Irish Short Story about a young man’s quest to find the truth. In 1950’s Ireland, emigration was often the only path to survival. Read More
One evening, I was returning from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire. I found myself stranded in the picturesque village of Diggle. Read More
The Lands of myth & Legends
A short novel I’ve written about a mythical journey
across Ireland and the Isle of Man. Read about
the Sea God – Manannan Mac Lir, Fionn Mac
Cumhaill and other mythical legends from folklore.
The Ring my mother wore
Is another short story about a young man, Michael Kennedy who had no choice but to emigrate from
Ireland to New York. The agricultural industry went into decline in the early 50’s. He came home for his mothers funeral, and uncovered a secret.
Michael Kennedy received a letter from his deceased mother. She kept a secret hidden for years. What was it?
It was his mother’s funeral. When he couldn’t attend the service for his late father, he was determined to make the trip home. He arrived back in the West of Ireland. The local priest gave him a letter from his mother. In the letter was a secret kept hidden for years. What was the secret? Find out in this heartbreaking story about a man’s battle for truth in The Ring My Mother Wore.
-
Oisín and Tír na nÓg: An Eternal Love Story from Irish Mythology
Click here to read the full post and visit my website
-
Grace O’Malley: The Legendary Pirate Queen of 16th-Century Ireland
When we think of pirates, the names of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd often come to mind. But history’s oceans are vast, and their waves have carried tales of formidable women pirates as well. Among them, Grace O’Malley, known in Irish as Gráinne Ní Mháille, ( pronounced in Irish as: “Grawn-ya Nee Mallya” ) stands out
Author Brian Kermode 