Sharon Slater

Sharon Slater
OccupationHistorian
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity of Limerick
GenreNon-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

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  • 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

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