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Maura Laverty


Born
Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland
Died
July 26, 1966

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Genre
Fiction, Cookbooks, Children's


Maura Laverty (née Kelly; 1907 - 26 July 1966) was an Irish author, journalist and broadcaster known for her work on Irish soap opera Tolka Row. She published several novels, short stories and critical pieces throughout her career.

Born in Rathangan, County Kildare in Ireland, Laverty was educated at Brigidine Convent, Carlow, where she studied teacher-training.[1] She later moved to Spain, taking up the position of governess and later secretary to Princess Bibesco and eventually becoming a foreign correspondent based within Madrid. Laverty returned to Ireland for the remainder of her career and worked as a journalist and broadcaster in Dublin for the national radio station, RTÉ.

Upon her return to Ireland she married the journalist James Lav ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 128 ratings · 36 reviews · 38 distinct works • Similar authors
Never No More (Delia Scully...
4.11 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1942 — 7 editions
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No More Than Human
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Full & Plenty: Classic Iris...
4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions
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Feasting Galore Irish-Style...
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The Queen of Aran's Daughter
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Alone We Embark
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1943
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Full and Plenty: Fish and Meat
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1986 — 2 editions
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Maura Laverty's Cookery Book
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1946
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Grazie piccola Chrissie
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Full and Plenty: Bread, Cak...
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