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Brian O'Sullivan

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Brian O'Sullivan was born in county Cork, Ireland. On completing a degree at University College Cork, he went on to travel extensively. He is now based in New Zealand with his family but returns to Ireland on a regular basis.

Brian writes fiction that incorporates strong elements of Irish culture, language, history and mythology. These include literary short stories (The Irish Muse collection), mystery thrillers (The Beara Trilogy) and contemporary versions of the Fionn mac Cumhaill/ Fenian legends (The Fionn mac Cumhaill Series and the Irish Woman Warrior Series).

Although he writes predominantly for an Irish audience, Brian's unique style and humour has meant that his books have become firm favorites of readers all around the world.

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I have two books - one's the first in a series called 'The Beara Trilogy' set in 1960s and 1990s Ireland (Wes Cork). That's a kind of mytholog…more
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I have two books - one's the first in a series called 'The Beara Trilogy' set in 1960s and 1990s Ireland (Wes Cork). That's a kind of mythological detective thriller but only the first of the three is published at the moment. The other's a collection of short stores called The Irish Muse.
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The Seeking

Set in ancient Ireland (around the 1st/2nd century A.D.), Liath Luachra: The Seeking tells the story of “The Grey One”, a young woman warrior who reluctantly breaks her winter isolation to help rescue a comrade’s kidnapped sister.

Leading a mercenary war band on a perilous search through dangerous wilderness, she encounters old enemies, unreliable allies, and dark spectres from her own traumatic pa

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“In the age of the internet, where anyone can publish unsubstantiated opinions and articles that receive no peer review, cultural misinterpretation and misinformation on Celtic cultures continues to flourish.”
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