Life
b. Waterside, Derry City; ed., Derry; author of Quest of the Royal
Twins (1988) and other children's books incl. Badger, Beano and
the Magic Mushroom (q..d); Jeremy's Adventure (q.d); pseud.,
Rumble In The Jungle (q.d); The Magic Sword (q.d); The
Magic Harp (q.d); Seek The Enchanted Antlers (q.d); Justine's
Secret Challenge (q.d); The Sand Clocker (q.d), about a Spanish
Armada stowaway and based on his experience as one of the divers who found
the Armada wreck "La Trinidad Valencera" in 1971; with Ray Cossum,
We Own Laurentic (q.d); Challenge Of The Red Unicorn (q.d);
The Lost Magic (q.d); listed among Arts Council 'Writers in Schools
(NI & Republic), 1988; taught Creative Writing with W.E.A (NI) for
4 yrs.; short stories published and broadcast; a play, Hope In the
Derry Workhouse (1995), performed in the Playhouse Derry to full houses;
four of plays performed by Lilliput Players, Stradreagh; The Tractor,
toured successfully; short film scripts; pamphlet story on arson commissioned
by the Education Board (Republic of Ireland; Kathryn Edgar) and Northern
Ireland Fire Brigade (Brian Gough); currently writing fictional life of
young boy during the Siege of Derry.
Princess Grace Irish Library (Monaco)