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Some ideas about plants to help bring a splash of colour or fragrance to the garden in January. Read more.

Visit our competition page to see what’s on this month.


Victorian Families

Victorian Towns & People

Nineteenth century photographs of families from The National Library, Dublin which helped to provide inspiration and background information for characters in my dual timeline historical mystery novel The Family Shadow. Read more.

Historic photographs of 19th century towns and people from the National Library, Dublin.


Many people in Ireland love to tell ghost stories to entertain. Here is a collection of a few told to me by family and friends. Read more.


Real Ghost in Cookstown. Read more