Shan Fadh Bullock (John William, 17 May 1865 – 27 February 1935) was an Irish writer. He was born at Inisherk in

Fermanagh Historically, Fermanagh ( ga, Fir Manach), as opposed to the modern County Fermanagh, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Fermanagh. ''Fir Manach'' originally referred to a distinct kin group of ...

and died in Surrey. He attended

Farra School Farra School or Farragh College was established in 1758 as a charter school and located near Bunbrosna, County Westmeath, Ireland. The school was set up to provide Agricultural instruction to mainly Roman Catholic young boys and men. The school ...

in County Westmeath, he failed the

Dublin University The University of Dublin ( ga, Ollscoil Átha Cliath), corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dubl ...

entrance exams and moved to London. He served on secretariat of Irish Home Rule Convention. Bullock's works include 14 novels set in Ulster and he was admired by

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and

Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wo ...

Works

*The awkward squads and other stories (London : Cassell, 1893.)
By Thrasna River (London : Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1895.)Ring o' rushes (London ; New York : Ward, Lock, 1896.)
*The charmer : a seaside comedy (London : J. Bowden, 1897.)
The Barrys (London ; New York : Harper & Brothers, 1899.)Irish Pastorals (London : Grant Richards, 1901.)The Squireen (London : Methuen, 1903)
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Robert Thorne (London : T. Werner Laurie 1907?)
*Master John (London : Laurie, 1909?)
Thomas Andrews, shipbuilder (Dublin ; and London : Maunsel and company, ltd, 1912.)
*Mors et vita (London : T. Werner Laurie, 1923) *The Loughsiders (London : G.G. Harrap & co. ltd., 1924.) *Gleanings (Sutton, Surrey : William Pile, 1926?) *After sixty years (London : Sampson Low, Marston, 1931?)

References

External links

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Shan Bullock Manuscript Collection at Queen's University Belfast
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bullock, Shan 1865 births 1935 deaths People from County Fermanagh Male novelists from Northern Ireland 19th-century Irish novelists 20th-century novelists from Northern Ireland 20th-century British male writers