Michael Byrne, a Tullamore solicitor, is a prolific historian of the town and of Co Offaly. Fergal MacCabe, also a Tullamore native, is a well-known architect and town planner. In this book they have collaborated to produce a book that combines Byrne's lively text and MacCabe's sketches, watercolours and architectural drawings.
Michael Byrne is an English teacher turned taxi driver who lives with his teenage daughter in Hampshire, England. Lottery Boy is his first book for young readers.