Words from West Wicklow (1)

© The Publisher

Full title: Co. Wicklow’s Way With Words: writings from students of Co. Wicklow V.E.C. Adult Education Service

Creator / Author: Co. Wicklow V.E.C. Adult Education Service

Item Type / Page count: Book / 101pp

When Published: 2004

Publisher / Place of Publication: Co. Wicklow V.E.C. Adult Education Service / Co. Wicklow

About: This first collection of writings by adult students from all over County Wicklow highlights the talents of people taking their first steps in creative writing and self-expression. The many short and ultra-short pieces included here feature a diversity of subject matter and opinions. Overall, the pieces provide a good snapshot of West Wicklow and its people.

ID number(s): None

Contents: [NOTE: Only West Wicklow authors are listed here] — Introduction

[Section One – All Kinds of Everything] Spring / Kathleen Jordan, Blessington — Summer Scenes / Michael O’Hara, Baltinglass — Autumn / Adeline Driver, Rathdangan — Wildlife Ponds / Bernard Byrne, Blessington — Embracing Change / Baltinglass Hospital Patients — My Home / Seamus Lennon, Baltinglass — Our Group Observations / The A Team, Baltinglass — My Walk in the Country / Mary O’Brien, Baltinglass

[Section Two – Reaching the Heights] Learning to Drive / Margaret Hewson, Blessington — The Mouse / Cynthia Steacy, Carnew — My Daughter, Katie and I / Sheila Doyle, Blessington — The Course / Elizabeth Moore, Blessington — How the Computer Revolutionised my Life / Betty Rawson, Carnew — A Little Change / Mary Manley, Blessington — The Expert Shows How it is Done!!! / James Haberlin, Baltinglass

[Section Three – Family Tales] Deep Thoughts / Alan Thomas, Donard — Summer 2003 / Margaret Hewson, Blessington — One Camera, Two Cameras, Three Cameras / Josephine Murphy, Rathdangan — The Wedding / Pamela Hanrahan, Blessington — Love at First Sight / Pamela Hanrahan, Blessington — A Christmas Past / Róisín, Blessington

[Section Four – Memories of Rural Ireland] The Threshing / Rosie Dunne, Blessington — Killing of the Pig / Betty Eager, Baltinglass — The Butter Making / Mary, Baltinglass — The Shop / Geraldine Rooney, Baltinglass — Summer Work / Anthony Mullen, Baltinglass — Childhood Memories of the Annual Sheep Shearing / Betty Byrne, Blessington

[Section Five – Animals Antics] The Feisty Sheep (poem) / Mary Osborne, Baltinglass — The Constipated Goldfish / Maureen Wilson, Rahtdangan — Jan / Bridget Birchall, Blessington

[Section Six – People] Trapped in my Mind! (poem) / Jason Wilson, Baltinglass — Remembering Danny / Catherine Noctor, Baltinglass — My Mother (poem) / Patricia Hosey, Grangecon — The Movie Director David Lean / Thomas Kehoe, Baltinglass — Nancy’s Dresser / Kathleen Osbourne, Blessington — Helen Parker / Ann Cullen, Grangecon — The Poncho / Brigid Brophy, Rathdangan — My Life / Teresa McCarrick, Carnew — Sonia O’Sullivan / Damien, Baltinglass — My Niece Ayla / Fiona Healy, Carnew — A Mother’s Love / Sheila Doyle, Blessington — My Grandmother / Phyllis Hamilton, Blessington

[Section 7 – Days to Remember] My Trip to Paris / Libby Hendrick, Carnew — Lighting the Flame / Eileen Moran, Carnew — Westlife / Michael Connolly, Carnew — Family Outing / James Byrne, Carnew — Going North / Paul Dollard, Carnew — Westlife 2004 / Robert Farrelly, Carnew — My Trip to Fatima / Paul Galvin, Baltinglass — My Favourite Holiday / Kathleen Moran, Carnew — My Trip to Cork / Bernie Redmond, Carnew — A Day at School / P. Coogan, Carnew — Winning is Good Too! / Claire Hayes & Shauna Bradley, Baltinglass — A Weekend Away / Enda Lawler, Baltinglass — A Family Holiday / Sean Kelly, Carnew — Opening my School / Joey Gilbert, Carnew

[Section 8 – Life as We Know It] My Life / Robert Ely, Baltinglasss — The In-between Years / Rosaleen McGrath, Baltinglass — My Retirement / Seamus Hunt, Baltinglass — Why I Returned to Learning / Patrick, Baltinglass — The Answering Machine (poem) / Maureen, Baltinglass — My Luck / Sheila Cullen, Baltinglass — Life (poem) / Rose O’Toole, Baltinglass — Vote Early! Vote Often / Esther Curry et al, Baltinglass Hospital

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Thirty-Six Women Writing From Tinahely

© Wicklow Co.Co.

Full title: Red for Energy: new writing from County Wicklow

Creator / Author: Various authors, edited by Sylvia Cullen

Item Type / Page count: Book & CD / 178p

When Published: 2005

Publisher / Place of Publication: Wicklow County Council / Wicklow, Co. Wicklow

About: This is an anthology of work by women writers based in Tinahely and adjacent areas. It started out when the Tinahely Women’s Network suggested that its members should contribute a short piece to celebrate International Women’s Day 2004. It subsequently led to creative writing workshops and courses. This collection, by 36 different authors, represents the female perspective on some real life situations and on the realm of the imagination.

ID number(s): 0953390446

Contents: Foreword / Susan Byrne — Introduction / Sylvia Cullen — Memories / Margaret Synge – [Part one] Priestess for a Day / Eileen Moran — Flight 3853H / Deirdre Whelan, Sandra McCrea & Elaine McGlynn — The Homemaker / Marley Kavanagh — Red for Energy / Sylvia Cullen — Baps, Biscuits, Blisters and Boats / Maria Gillings — A Mother’s Love / Noreen Gorman — Fairy Cakes / Mary Dunne

[Part two] Goose Pimples / Barbara Rocks — Moving On / Marley Kavanagh — In the Beginning / Susan Byrne — Catherine’s Confession / Bree Greene — Low Finance / Theresa Leahy — November Wind / Tara Murphy — Fairies With Hooves / Rose Sharpe —  All About Einstein / Maggie Stewart — More than Cockles and Mussels / Dolores Cullen — Sonny / Irene Lundgaard

[Part three] Freedom / Mary Sheridan — Molly’s Christmas Tree / Breda Murphy — Motorcycle Musings / Brenda Barry — Reluctant Love / Ellen Fox-Lanigan — Spitting Image / Imelda Doody — Nora Magee / Anne O’Sullivan — A Day in the Life, A Life in the Day / Anne-Louise O’Donovan — Silent Life / Tina Christiansen — Titania’s Palace / Jane Twamley — A Second Chance / Jane Clarke

[Part four] My Trip to Allendale / Deirdre Kevin — A Busy Job / Fiona Healy — Helene Bachmann Isn’t Eating / Daria Santi — My Little Life / Jackie Woods

[Part five] Alone Again / Margaret Connors — Zodiacal Light / Sharon Corcoran — Crazy Love / Geraldine Freer — The Music from the Fields / Sylvia Cullen

[Part six Stories on CD] Maternal Strength / Irene Lundgaard — Guest of Honour / Dolores Cullen — Domestic Morning Epiphany / Maggie Stewart — The Auction / Bree Greene — A Journey / Susan Byrne — The Bockety One / Mary Dunne — Make Me An Offer! / Theresa Leahy — Afternoon Tea / Jane Clarke — Five Steps (Inside the Creche) I, II / Daria Santi — Red for Energy / Sylvia Cullen

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