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AvidReader asked Aileen Erin:

I saw you're Irish, where abouts in Ireland are you based?

Aileen Erin Hi!

I'm an American who has lived a lot of places, but I get my Irish name from my paternal great-grandfather. He was born and raised in Sligo before moving to Mexico City to work for the embassy there. I lived in Belfast, NI for a while as well, and have travelled all over Ireland. It's a lovely country, and my daughter is begging to go back!

The rest of my grandparents were from Mexico City. It was confusing to some readers that I had an Irish name, but I also had a lot of Mexican themes and Spanish mixed into my writing. So, I put that bit about being Irish + Mexican in my bio to clear up confusion.

Hope this helps and isn't TMI! ;)

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