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Drawing on stories from my own family history, and combining fact with fiction, Wanderers All tells of the struggles, heartbreak and joys of emigrant settlers in nineteenth century Australia and New Zealand.


Forty Stories With Illustrations


Published 15 May 2024

Silver Quill Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-80440-250-4




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The fourth novel in the series about Oisin Kelly was published on 16 October 2025. After forty years living in Kilgoolga, outback Australia, Oisin Kelly returns to Ballybeg, west of Ireland to be with his dying mother. Here he finds much has changed. The behaviour of his sister, Mary is cause for concern. Seeking to relive the past, he travels to Edinburgh, with Mary as an unlikely companion. Mary has a ghost of her own to pursue in the Scottish capital....


'Another gripping story by a truly gifted writer. The reader shares Oisin's mixed feelings when the Irishman returns to the land of his childhood, and Mary's mental problems are sensitively handled.'

Oliver Eade

Award-winning novelist and playwright


First published 2025

Silver Quill Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-80440-251-1







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This is the tale of Oisin Kelly, beginning with his mother, Annie as she struggles to come to terms with her love for two brothers. Married to Bernard, she is attracted to his brother, the mysterious and much misunderstood, Mick. Annie's strong Catholic faith engenders a deep sense of guilt, at the same time it helps her to cope. The story, set in 1950/60's Ireland, moves forward, sometimes gently, sometimes turbulently, combining pathos and humour. 

First published 2014 
Mauve Square Publishing
Revised Edition 2018
Silver Quill Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-909411-30-2

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 With the Vietnam War as background, life in 1970’s Australia was a time of social and political change. Bitter, disillusioned and still haunted by past events, young Irishman, Oisin Kelly arrives in the outback Australian town of Kilgoolga. As he struggles to come to terms with this new and sometimes frightening environment, he falls under the spell of the enigmatic Eleanor Bradshaw. He is totally unprepared for what happens next. 
Deception, intrigue and misplaced loyalty are at the heart of this work of fiction as Oisin discovers that things are not always what they seem.

First Published 2015
Mauve Square Publishing
Revised Edition 2018
Silver Quill Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-909411-39-5

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Oisin Kelly has put down roots in the outback Queensland town of Kilgoolga. Here his life becomes entwined with Vietnam War veteran, Harry Paterson. Past traumatic events affect both men in similar and sometimes surprising ways. As Oisin discovers more and more hidden secrets, he begins to wonder where his life is leading, and where his true home really is. Decisions have to be made as to which force is more powerful. Will it be the power of love over evil that will triumph and bring him home? 

First Published 2018
Silver Quill Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-912513-82-6

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This collection of twenty-four short stories captures the lives of ordinary people in surprising and often entertaining ways.

Published 2019
Silver Quill Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-912513-84-0 

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