Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2009) Excellence Award
Alice Taylor
アリス・テイラー
Arisu Teiyā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1938-02-28 （Lisdangan, Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- Lisdangan, Newmarket, County Cork → Bandon, County Cork → Innishannon, County Cork (from 1961)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1984-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drishane Convent | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
Drishane Convent
Country:
Ireland
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
To School Through the Fields
1988 Memoir 275 pagesNostalgic memoir recounting schooldays and life in a small Irish village.
NostalgiaRural lifeFamily
Quench the Lamp
1990 Memoir 196 pagesContinuation exploring village life and traditions.
Village traditionsDaily lifeCommunity
The Village
1992 MemoirNostalgic recollection of village life.
Village societyNatureReminiscence
The Parish
2008 Memoir 221 pagesMemoir weaving parish history with personal memories.
CommunityHistoryLoss
Bibliography
- To School Through the Fields
- An Irish Country Diary
- Quench the Lamp
- The Village
- The Woman of the House
- Going to the Well
- Across the River
- A Fallen Leaf: A Journey Through Bereavement
- House of Memories
- The Parish
- The Nana
- Close to the Earth
- The Journey: New and Selected Poems
- Secrets of the Oak
- Night Before Christmas
- A Country Miscellany
- A Child’s Book of Irish Rhymes
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple and accessible proseNostalgic storytellingVivid depiction of everyday details
- Recurring Motifs
- Irish rural landscapesFamily and lossVillage communityNature and seasons
Legacy
Irish writer renowned for nostalgic memoirs depicting life in a small village. Her books achieved international bestseller status.
Trivia
- Married Gabriel Murphy in 1961; they had five children. Husband died in 2005.
- Operated a guesthouse, post office, and shop in Innishannon.
- Edited and published local magazine Candlelight in 1984.
- Involved in the restoration of Innishannon Tower.