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Fermanagh Miscellany 2010 Launch Night

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

Thursday evening was blustery – the kind of evening that is best enjoyed beside a roaring fire. But it didn’t deter the hardy crowd that attended the launch of Fermanagh Miscellany 2010. One couple narrowly missed hitting a fallen tree and had to move … Continue reading →

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Magnificent Montserrat’s Natural and Manmade Beauty

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

This week my piece about the monastery and Marian shrine at Montserrat, Spain is printed in Ireland’s Own magazine. I visited Montserrat in June and was moved by its natural beauty and the splendour of its basilica. While my husband trekked up … Continue reading →

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Eugene McCabe Will Launch Fermanagh Miscellany 2010

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

Do you know what the highlight of my social calendar is this month? It’s the launch of Fermanagh Miscellany 2010 this week. I completed the sometimes challenging process of co-editing the book early in September and now it’s time to celebrate. So what’s happening … Continue reading →

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Call Me Kate Will Captivate Young Readers

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

Today I’m participating in Molly Roe’s blog tour for her YA novel, Call Me Kate: Meeting the Molly Maguires. Molly Roe is the pen name of Mary Garrity Slaby, a veteran language arts & reading teacher at Lake-Lehman Junior Senior … Continue reading →

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Historical Novel Society Conference

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

I attended my first Historical Novel Society conference in Manchester on Sunday and it was an exciting experience. The day whizzed by and I wished that it could just go on and on. I listened to some very interesting speakers, met other historical writers … Continue reading →

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Hot Off Ireland’s Own’s Press

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

The editor at Ireland’s Own must have been working overtime lately. I submitted my piece about the Marble Arch Caves to them at the end of September, as I was leaving for a walking holiday in Majorca, and when I got back it was … Continue reading →

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The FAA Is On The Air

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

  Instead of spending Saturday doing the usual household chores today I escaped and went with fellow Fermanagh Authors’ Association members Vicky Herbert, Sean McElgunn and Julie Franco  to Cavan Town for the afternoon. We were invited to   Northern … Continue reading →

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Reviewing The Empty Family

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

I recently signed up to review books for New Books magazine – I think it’s a great idea as I can indulge my passion for reading and books (I can even schedule time in my day just to read!) while telling myself … Continue reading →

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Cappella Caeciliana Profiled For NCS Week

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

A little early for Ireland’s National Choral Singing week which runs October 3-10, this week Ireland’s Own magazine has printed my piece about an outstanding Belfast choir, Cappella Caeciliana. I heard the choir in Enniskillen last spring and was wowed … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Own Is ‘Going Home’

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

This week marks the seventh anniversary of our move to rural Fermanagh. It hardly seems that it’s been that long since my husband and I came to his family farm and I started to blossom into a country girl – though I … Continue reading →

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