Nicholas (Nicky)Furlong (born 1929 died 21 March 2022)
[Furlong, ''Fr John Murphy of Boolavogue 1753–1798'', p. vii.] was an Irish farmer, journalist, author and historian from
County Wexford.
Personal life
Nicholas Furlong was born in
Wexford
Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 ...
in 1929.
[ He became a dairy farmer on the family farm at Mulgannon.]The Irish Press
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Foundation
The paper's first issue was published on the eve of the 1931 All-Ireland ...
'', the Farmers Journal and Biatas (journal to the Irish Sugar Company
Greencore Group plc is a food company in Ireland. It was established by the Irish government in 1991, when Irish Sugar was privatised, but today Greencore's products are mainly convenience foods, not only in Ireland but also in the United Kingd ...
). He is currently a columnist with Echo Group Newspapers.Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
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.[
He died on 21 March 2022 after a short illness.
]
Education
He attended St Peter's College, Wexford, the Salesian Agricultural College, Warrenstown, County Meath
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, and University College Dublin
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(UCD).
Works
He has written such books as:
*''Wexford in the Rare Oul' Times'' (with John Hayes). Numerous Volumes - consisting primarily of early photographs of County Wexford. Volume 1 was published in 1985.[
*''A History of County Wexford''. Dublin: Gill & MacMillan, 2003. .
*''Foster Son to a King''. Dublin: Children's Press, 1986.][
*''Fr John Murphy of Boolavogue 1753–1798''. Dublin: Geography Publications, 1991. .
*''The Greatest Hurling Decade''. Dublin: Wolfhound Press, 1993.
*''Diarmait: King of Leinster''. Cork: Mercier Press, 2006. . This is a biography of Dermot Mac Murrough, an edition previously published as ''Dermot, King of Leinster, and the foreigners''. Tralee, Co. Kerry: Anvil Books, 1973.
*"Young Farmer Seeks Wife". Dublin: Merlin Mercier, 2002. This was his first novel.
Nicholas Furlong has also written for the stage, his plays including: ''Insurrection '98'',][ ''The Lunatic Fringe'', ''Purple and Gold'', and ''Storm the Bastille'' which was produced by Harry Ringwood and first performed in Abbey Square, ]Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy () is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Ireland. At the 2016 census, the population of the town and environs was 11,381. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountain ...
, in July 1989.
References and footnotes
Sources
*Furlong, Nicholas. ''Fr John Murphy of Boolavogue 1753–1798''. Dublin: Geography Publications, 1991). .
*Furlong, Nicholas. ''A History of County Wexford''. Dublin: Gill & MacMillan, 2003. .
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External links
Nicholas Furlong's website
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1929 births
Living people
People from County Wexford
Irish writers
People educated at St Peter's College, Wexford