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The Seanachie, (Tales of Old Seamus)by Gerry McCullough, award-winning Irish writer & poet |
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The Seanachie 03 - 'Annie's Apple Tree', by Gerry McCullough
September 04, 2009 05:25 AM PDT
Gerry reads the 3rd of her ‘Old Seamus’ series of 24 Irish stories, (originally published in 'Ireland's Own' - an Irish magazine produced in Wexford, Ireland). Annie and Sean O'Grady had lived in the cottage all their married lives and, though they had no children, they were blissfully happy. Then things started to go wrong. First Sean died and then Annie was served notice to quit, but how could she take Sean's apple tree with her? Annie's life was in turmoil, then her old friend Seamus came up with a plan ... |
Podcast SummaryGerry McCullough - award-winning Irish writer and poet from Co. Down, Northern Ireland. The 2005 winner of the international Cuirt Award, from Galway Arts Centre; and short-listed for the 2008 Brian Moore Award, in Belfast, Gerry is married to singer/songwriter and media producer, Raymond McCullough. Gerry has had many stories and poems printed in various magazines, in two books of short stories, broadcast on BBC radio, and has had 24 of her Old Seamus Irish stories published in 'Ireland's Own' magazine, from Waterford. Produced by Raymond McCullough, Precious Oil Productions Ltd About GerryGerry McCullough has been writing poems and stories since childhood. Brought up in north Belfast, she graduated in English and Philosophy from Queen's University, Belfast, then went on to gain an MA in English. She is married to singer/songwriter and Media Producer, Raymond McCullough [http://www.raymondmccullough.co.uk], with whom she co-edited the Irish magazine, ‘Bread [http://www.kingdomcome.org.uk/history.shtml]’, (published by Kingdom Come Trust [http://www.kingdomcome.org.uk]), from 1990-96. In 1995 they also published a book called, ‘Ireland - now the good news!’ [http://www.preciousoil.com/books/Ireland_ngn.shtml] Over the past few years she has had several short stories published in Ireland, and poems and articles published in several NI & UK magazines. Her previous success in winning the Cuírt International Festival prize for 2005, and recently being shortlisted for the 2008 Brian Moore Award, could well open up new opportunities for publication of her full-length Irish novel, together with a children’s book set in Dublin. The prizewinning story, 'Primroses [http://www.gerrymccullough.co.uk/stories_primroses.shtml]', is one of a series of twelve Irish short stories written by Gerry, also currently under consideration for publication in book form, entitled, ‘Dreams, visions, nightmares’.
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