Sharon Slater

Sharon Slater
OccupationHistorian
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity of Limerick
GenreNon-fiction

Sharon Slater is an Irish historian and author. Her work primarily focuses on the history of Limerick, Ireland using the name Limerick's Life.[1] Following a mentorship from Frank Prendergast she attended the University of Limerick and received an MA in Local History.[2]

She is currently Historian-in-Residence at Ormston House.[3] She writes for the Limerick Post.[4] She previously wrote for the Limerick Leader (2018), Limerick Life Newspaper (2016-2017), Limerick Magazine (2015-2016).[5] She has appeared as a history expert on television and radio including Creedon's Shannon and Doc on One.[6][7]

In 2018, she was recognised with a mayoral reception, by Councillor Sean Lynch, Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Limerick, for her work to promote Limerick's history.[8] She was awarded the National Heritage Hero Award for 2017 from Heritage Council Ireland.[9] In 2015, she was awarded a Limerick Person of the Month for her contribution to the history and heritage of Limerick city.[10] In June 2022, she was appointed Limerick Pride 2022 Grand Marshal.[11]

  1. ^ "Limerick's life laid out before us in Sharon's labour of love". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Hero worship". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ "About". Ormston House. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Sharon Slater". Limerick Post Newspaper. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Publications – Articles – Sharon Slater". Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Radio/TV/Webseries – Sharon Slater". Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ "The Custom of the Sea". RTE Radio. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Sharon Slater honoured by Limerick with Mayoral Reception". I Love Limerick. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Limerick historian honoured with 'Heritage Hero' award". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Limerick's life laid out before us in Sharon's labour of love". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Limerick 2022 is bursting with Pride". www.limerickpost.ie. Retrieved 6 March 2022.