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Paul B. McNulty

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Tuam, Co Galway, Ireland
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Historical Fiction, History, Nonfiction

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Paul is a Fulbright Scholar and Alumnus of University College Dublin, Ohio State and MIT. He served on the academic staff at UCD from 1972 through 2005. After retirement, he studied Genealogy/Family History and Creative Writing. His diploma project, “The Genealogy of the Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway,” led to the discovery of a treasure-trove of stories that inspired him to write historical novels based on real events in 18th century Ireland. These include Spellbound by Sibella, The Abduction of Anne O’Donel and A Story of the Bodkin Murders each published by Club Lighthouse CLP, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The first two novels have been finalists in the William Faulkner Novel Competitions, New Orleans in 2012 and 2013 respectiv ...more

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Paul B. McNulty I always try to write a 3000 word chapter every week and then post it on the-corner-table.com so that I can benefit from feedback to that posting as w…moreI always try to write a 3000 word chapter every week and then post it on the-corner-table.com so that I can benefit from feedback to that posting as well as feedback from the weekly meeting of our writer's group. It's the deadline that drives me. I try to write a 1000 words on each of any three days in the week as the first item on my morning agenda.(less)
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Paul B. McNulty The idea for "A Story of the Bodkin Murders" arose from my family history research on the Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway. There I found th…moreThe idea for "A Story of the Bodkin Murders" arose from my family history research on the Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway. There I found that Marie Lynch, a daughter of Captain Stephen Lynch of Berwick’s regiment in France, had married Oliver Bodkin of Belclare, Tuam, Co Galway. Marie died ten years later in 1730. In 1741, Oliver Bodkin, his pregnant wife Margery Blake, and his seven year old son, Oliver Jr, were murdered along with seven others in an inheritance-fuelled conflict. That story inspired me to write my most recent historical novel.(less)
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Spellbound By Sibella
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Review: Bodkin Murders

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A Story of the Bodkin Murders. Paul B. McNulty. Club Lighthouse Publishing; 194pp; ebook $5.99pb, pb $9; 23cm; 978-1-512111-54-5. A Story of the Bodkin Murders by Paul B. McNulty

A compelling thriller based on real events

In following a well-worn path of developing fact into a novel McNulty has written an extraordinary book. Recently I read Villa America by Liza Klaussmann, which expands the true story of how the Riviera hom Read more of this blog post »
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Oct 18, 2016 04:10AM

Paul McNulty Majenta wrote: "Greetings, Paul! Friend Request Accepted, thanks for Requesting! Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else, have a great, productive week ahead. Blessings!

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Many thanks for all your support, Majenta, greatly appreciated, Paul


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Oct 16, 2016 02:51PM

Majenta Greetings, Paul! Friend Request Accepted, thanks for Requesting! Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else, have a great, productive week ahead. Blessings!

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May 18, 2015 07:06AM

Paul McNulty Seeking Beta Readers

Anyone interested in reading my historical novels based on real events and real people in 18th century Ireland should contact me at paul.mcnulty@ucd.ie.


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