Mary Arrigan (born 15 February 1943) is an Irish illustrator, artist and novelist, focusing on children's books.
Life Arrigan was born Mary Nolan in Newbridge, County Kildare on 5 February 1943 to Brendan Nolan and Marian Maher. She had one brother who went on to become a doctor. She got her education initially in Holy Family Convent, Co Kildare before going on to the National College in Dublin and University College Dublin. She married Emmet Arrigan in 1968 and they had three children. Arrigan worked as a secondary school art teacher. She exhibited as an artist for eighteen years. Arrigan began writing short stories for magazines and radio which lead to her writing full-time by 1994. Arrigan writes in both English and Irish. Her books have been translated into 10 languages.
Awards The Sunday Times CWA Award, 1991 The Hennessy Award, 1993 International White Ravens Award, 1997 Bisto Merit Award, 2000
Bibliography
Grimstone's Ghost Ghost Bird Milo and One Dead Angry Druid Milo and The Raging Chieftains Milo and the Pirate Sisters Milo and the Long Lost Warriors Esty's Gold The Rabbit Girl Seascape with Barber's Harp The Dwellers Beneath Baldur's Bones Hard Luck Chocolate Moon Dead Monks and Shady Deals Landscape with Cracked Sheep Larkspur and the Grand March Saving the Dark Planet Maeve and the Long Arm Folly Maeve and the Goodnight Trail The Spirits of the Bog The Spirits of the Attic Pa Jinglebob: The Fastest Knitter in the West Pa Jinglebob and the Grabble Gang Mario's Angels: A Story about the Artist Giotto Lá le mamó Mamó cois trá Mamó ar an Fheirm Mamó ag an sorcas An Scath Baisti Mac Dathó agus a chú Mamó ag an zú
External links Mary Arrigan Penguin Bio
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