Kieron Connolly, Irish novelist, (born March 14th, 1961), his novels 'Water Sign', 'There is a House' and 'Harold' have dealt with subjects as diverse as romance, bereavement and addiction. Although everything about the author seems rooted in Dublin: his novels, accent, comparisons with Brendan Behan

Brendan Behan

Brendan Francis Behan was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright who wrote in both Irish and English. He was also an Irish republican and a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army.-Early life:...

 and Beckett

Beckett

- People :* Arthur William à Beckett , English journalist and man of letters* Barry Beckett , American musician* Billy Beckett , English footballer...

 etc., his place of birth is Thurles

Thurles

Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...

, County Tipperary

County Tipperary

County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

. Connolly first came to public attention when his play 'Tuesday' was produced in the late 1990s. The writer is a nephew of musician ( and former member of The Dubliners

The Dubliners

The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in 1962.-Formation and history:The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin...

) Bob Lynch. An extract from award-winning Julie Feeney's song 'Knock Knock' was included in the novel 'Harold'.

External links

RTÉ:http://www.rte.ie/arts/2001/0830/watersign.html
RTÉ:http://www.rte.ie/arts/2003/0715/connollyk.html
Irish Abroad: http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishpost/ents/BookReviews270803.asp
EB Book Review: http://www.theotherbookreview.com/there-is-a-house-kieron-connolly/
EB Book review: http://www.theotherbookreview.com/water-sign-kieron-connolly/
EB Book review: http://www.theotherbookreview.com/harold-kieron-connolly/
Irish Emigrant: http://www.emigrant.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51145&Itemid=378/
Julie Feeney: http://www.juliefeeney.com/wordpress/
Julie Feeney, Knock Knock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMeXXqotbfQ
Avery Oslo: http://averyoslo.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/kieron-connollys-newspaper-novel-plotting-game/