Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill is an Irish historical writer. Born and raised in

Clifden Clifden () is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara". Frequen ...

County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...

, Villiers-Tuthill is the author of six books and numerous articles on the history of

Connemara Connemara ( ; ) is a region on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speaking Gaeltacht, ...

and

. In recognition of her contribution to the heritage of the county, she has received two Heritage Award from Galway County Council. The first in 2003 and in 2006 her book, ''

Alexander Nimmo Alexander Nimmo FRSE MRIA MICE HFGS (1783 – January 20, 1832) was a Scottish civil engineer and geologist active in early 19th-century Ireland. Early life Nimmo was born in Cupar, Fife in 1783, the son of a watchmaker, and grew up in Kirk ...

& The Western District'', was granted Best Heritage Publication Award. Her latest book, ''A Colony of Strangers: The Founding and Early History of Clifden'', was published in 2012. She is married with two sons.

Bibliography

* ''History of Clifden 1810–1860'', 1982 * ''Beyond The Twelve Bens: A History of Clifden and District 1860–1923'',1986. * ''Patient Endurance: The Great Famine in Connemara'', 1997 * ''History of Kylemore Castle & Abbey'', 2003 * ''Alexander Nimmo & the Western District'', 2006 * ''A Colony of Strangers: The founding and early history of Clifden'', 2012.

External links

* http://www.connemaragirlpublications.com/ Writers from County Galway Irish non-fiction writers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Clifden 20th-century Irish women writers 21st-century Irish women writers {{Ireland-writer-stub