Ultan Quigley is a fictional character to whom are attributed four articles published by

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in 2008 and some more in 2009. The character is described as an Irish

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and social philosopher born 1956.

The fictional details

According to the fictional articles, Quigley was born in

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and educated at

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. A controversial figure, he has always been regarded as a maverick in literary circles and has often found himself involved in feuds with fellow writers. Now resident in Wicklow, he occasionally writes newspaper columns and is currently finishing a grand narrative poem entitled Poisoning our Own Wells.

The invented books of the Ultan Quigley character

* Squatting over the Grave (1986) * Winter Came in July (1990) * No Tigers for the Downtrodden (Dead Badger Books, 1999) Of course, searches of online bookstores or even the

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in general confirm that these do not exist.

External links

Articles attributed to Quigley

(Subscription required; only the first two paragraphs are freely available) * March 8, 2008
This time I was crying for all of us
* March 15, 2008

* July 12, 2008

* July 19, 2008

* May 9, 2009

* May 19, 2009

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