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Marita Conlon-McKenna

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Marita Conlon-McKenna (born 1956) is an Irish children's writer. [1]

8 relations: CBI Book of the Year Awards, Dublin, Goatstown, Great Famine (Ireland), Irish people, Literary award, O'Brien Press, Under the Hawthorn Tree (novel).

CBI Book of the Year Awards

The CBI Book of the Year Awards (Duaiseanna Leabhair na Bliana CBI), previously known as the Bisto Book of the Year Awards, are literary awards presented annually in the Republic of Ireland to writers and illustrators of books for children and young people.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Goatstown

Goatstown is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

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Great Famine (Ireland)

The Great Famine (an Gorta Mór) or the Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1849.

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Irish people

The Irish people (Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are a nation and ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, who share a common Irish ancestry, identity and culture.

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Literary award

A literary award is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work.

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O'Brien Press

The O'Brien Press is a publisher in Ireland of mainly children's fiction and adult non-fiction and the only Irish publishing house to have received the prestigious International Reading Association Award.

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Under the Hawthorn Tree (novel)

Under the Hawthorn Tree is a children's historical novel by Marita Conlon-McKenna, the first in her Children of the Famine trilogy set at the time of the Great Famine in Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marita_Conlon-McKenna

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