Ten Families from or who have lived in Clonmel for at least 10 years are included in the book for which nominations were sought. After a lengthy process, a list of ten families was secured and a senior member and their entourage were interviewed for the purpose of gathering stories about what they enjoyed doing when they spend time together, thus exploring landmark events and activities in the life of each family.
Families from a wide spectrum of candidates were included, from well-established Clonmel natives to more recently arrived but well-established families. The families were interviewed in their homes in a cluster of 2 to 3 members with the final photograph by John D.Kelly including a wider multigenerational selection.
The book can be purchased at selected shops in Clonmel: Chou Cottage, Hickey's Bakery and The Narrow Space (also online).
inquiries can be addressed to clonmelapplefest@gmail.com
The book comprises ten stories written by ten community writers mentored by Sean O'Connor.
Editing and compiling by Sean O'Connor and Theresia Guschlbauer.
SEAN O'CONNOR
Sean O’Connor is an award winning poet, author and editor from Nenagh. He is the founder and editor of The Haibun Journal, was editor of the Irish print journal Haiku Spirit 1998-2000 and has judged several international literary contests. O’Connor’s work has been widely published, translated, and anthologised worldwide. He won the HSA Merit Book Award: Best Haibun Book 2021 for Fragmentation (Alba Publishing 2021) and his haiku nights drawing in won second place in the HSA Haiku Award 2022. Also in 2022, his title The God of Bones was awarded honourable mentions in both the HSA Merit Book Award and in the Touchstone Distinguished Books Award. His sixth book, A Patch of Earth, was awarded an honourable mention in the HSA Merit Book Awards, 2024. He was awarded Literature Bursaries by the Arts Council of Ireland in both 2021 and 2022. See: www.seanwriter.com
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