Sharon Slater
Appearance
Sharon Slater is an Irish historian and author. Her work primarily focuses on the history of Limerick, Ireland. She attended St Mary's Secondary School, Newport, County Tipperary and received an MA in Local History from the University of Limerick.
In 2018, she was recognised with a mayoral reception, by Councillor Sean Lynch, Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Limerick, for her work to immortalize and promote Limerick's history.[1] She was awarded the National Heritage Hero Award for 2017 from Heritage Council Ireland.[2] In 2015, she was awarded a Limerick Person of the Month for her contribution to the history and heritage of Limerick city.[3]
Publications
- An Illustrated Guide to Limerick City (Illustrated by Nesta FitzGerald) (Dublin: Irish Georgian Society, 2018).[4]
- A Stitch In Time - A History of Limerick's Clothing Factory (Limerick: Limerick Archives, 2017).[5]
- Limerick in Old Photographs (Dublin: History Press, 2016).[6]
- Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers: Celebrating Two Centuries of Enterprise (Joint Author with Matthew Potter) (Limerick: Limerick Chamber of Commerce, 2015).[7]
- The Little Book of Limerick (Dublin: History Press, 2013).[8]
References
- ^ "Sharon Slater honoured by Limerick with Mayoral Reception". I Love Limerick. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ "Limerick historian honoured with 'Heritage Hero' award". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ "Limerick's life laid out before us in Sharon's labour of love". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Nesta, FitzGerald; Slater, Sharon (2018). An Illustrated Guide to Limerick City. Dublin: Irish Georgian Society. ISBN 9786100000935.
- ^ "Stitch in time: History of a Limerick clothing giant is brought to book". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ Slater, Sharon (2016). Limerick in old photographs. Dublin: History Press. ISBN 1845888987. OCLC 922158416.
- ^ "Limerick Chamber Launches Book to Mark 200th Anniversary | | Limerick Chamber". limerickchamber.ie. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ Slater, Sharon (2013). The little book of Limerick. Dublin, Ireland: History Press. ISBN 9781845887933. OCLC 864784821.