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

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, 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 Limer ...

she attended the

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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 Limerick Pride 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: Limerick Archives, 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 Matthew Potter is an Irish academic who serves as the current curator of Limerick Museum. He is a published historian with a primary focus on governmental history and is an Honorary Fellow of the Department of History of the University of Lim ...

) (Limerick:

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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