Ronan Moore is a politician and school teacher, and the author of a number of books with a focus on quirks of Irish culture.

Personal life

Moore was born in, and his family comes from, Trim,

County Meath County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the sou ...

. As of 2015, he lives with his wife Frances Haworth, and three children. He received a degree in English and History from

NUI Galway The University of Galway ( ga, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. A tertiary education and research institution, the university was awarded the full five QS stars for excellence in 201 ...

followed by a Masters in Sustainable Development from

Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT, ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a major third-level institution in Dublin, Ireland. On 1 January 2019 DIT was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Technological Un ...

Career

He has worked with

Trócaire Trócaire (, meaning "compassion") is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland. History The roots of the charity lie in Pope Paul VI's 1967 encyclical ''Populorum Progressio'',

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. As of 2020, he works as a secondary school English and history teacher at

St Patrick's Classical School St Patrick's Classical School () is a Roman Catholic-run school for boys in Navan, County Meath. It has produced a number of politicians, journalists, Irish sports personalities, broadcasters and two winners of the Perrier Comedy Award at the ...

Writing

In 2015 Moore published a book, ''Irishology'', which discusses some of the strange quirks of Irish culture. This would become the first of a trilogy of similar books, being followed in 2016 by ''Irishography'', which discussed parts of Ireland's geography, and by ''Irishisms'' in 2017. In 2020 Moore published "Young Fionn", a retelling of

the Boyhood Deeds of Fionn ''The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn'' ( ga, Macgnímartha Finn) is a medieval Irish narrative belonging to the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. As its title implies, it recounts the boyhood exploits of Fionn mac Cumhaill, the cycle's central figure. Or ...

aimed at a young audience; this was published by Gill Books and illustrated by Alexandra Colombo.

Politics

In the

2019 Meath County Council election A Meath County Council election was held in County Meath in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 40 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferabl ...

, Moore won a seat for the

Social Democrats Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ...

in the Trim local area. In 2020 he was elected as Cathaoirleach in the Trim District. In the

2020 Irish general election The 2020 Irish general election took place on Saturday 8 February, to elect the 33rd Dáil, the lower house of Ireland's parliament. The election was called following the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil by the president, at the request of the Ta ...

he stood as in the Meath West constituency, but was not elected. Moore, along with other councilors, opposed a motion to remove the books

To Kill a Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become ...

and

Of Mice and Men ''Of Mice and Men'' is a novella written by John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job o ...

from the school curriculum due to racist language. He defended the books by saying they were important in teaching students about the history of racism and racial injustice.

Bibliography

*Irishology (2015) *Irishography (2016) *Irishisms (2017) *Young Fionn: Small kid, Big Legend (2020) *Fionn and the Fianna (2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Ronan Living people Alumni of the University of Galway Alumni of Dublin Institute of Technology Social Democrats (Ireland) politicians Irish writers Year of birth missing (living people) People from Trim, County Meath Writers from County Meath