We were delighted to meet Marita Conlon-McKenna in Dunmanway Library today.
Marita Conlon-McKenna is an award winning Irish writer of adult and children’s fiction. Her books are enjoyed by readers across the world.
Marita’s children’s book, Under the Hawthorn Tree is set during the Great Irish Famine and has become a children’s classic. Winner of ‘The International Reading Association Award’ (U.S.A.) it is part of the acclaimed ‘Children of the Famine’ trilogy.

After her presentation there were lots of questions for Marita, in particular, was she going to write a follow-up to the Children of the Famine trilogy. Marita is thinking of writing a book about one of the characters who moves to the Wild West – so keep on eye out!
Afterwards she spend time meeting pupils and she signed books and bookmarks for us.