Sharon Slater is an Irish historian and author. Her work primarily focuses on the history of

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

, Ireland using the name Limerick's Life. Following a mentorship from

Frank Prendergast Francis Joseph Prendergast (13 July 1933 – 19 February 2015) was an Irish lecturer and Labour Party politician who served for four years in Dáil Éireann, as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Limerick East. He also served two terms as Mayor of Lime ...

she attended the

University of Limerick The University of Limerick (UL) ( ga, Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it beca ...

and received an MA in Local History. She is currently Historian-in-Residence at

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. She writes for the Limerick Post. She previously wrote for the

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(2018), ''Limerick Life Newspaper'' (2016-2017), ''Limerick Magazine'' (2015-2016). She has appeared as a history expert on television and radio including Creedon's Shannon and

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. 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. She was awarded the National Heritage Hero Award for 2017 from

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Ireland. In 2015, she was awarded a Limerick Person of the Month for her contribution to the history and heritage of Limerick city. In June 2022, she was appointed

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2022 Grand Marshal.

Selected publications

* 100 Women of Limerick (Limerick:

, 2022). * The A-Z of Curious County Limerick (Dublin: History Press, 2021). *An Illustrated Guide to Limerick City (Illustrated by Nesta FitzGerald) (Dublin:

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, 2018). *A Stitch In Time - A History of Limerick's Clothing Factory (Limerick:

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, 2017). * Limerick in Old Photographs (Dublin: History Press, 2016). * Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers: Celebrating Two Centuries of Enterprise (Joint Author with Matthew Potter) (Limerick: Limerick Chamber of Commerce, 2015). * The Little Book of Limerick (Dublin: History Press, 2013).

References

Writers from Limerick (city) 21st-century Irish historians Irish women non-fiction writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-historian-stub Alumni of the University of Limerick