Turtle Bunbury

Writer and Historian

 
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Extract from the 'Vanishing Ireland Project',
a collaboration between Turtle Bunbury and
photographer James Fennell.
The second volume, 'Vanishing Ireland -
Further Chronicles of a Disappearing World' , 
was the fifth biggest selling hardback in
Ireland over Christmas 2009. A second print
of the new book is now underway.

Turtle Bunbury is a best-selling author, historical consultant and award-winning travel writer based in Ireland. His latest book, 'Vanishing Ireland - Further Chronicles of a Disappearing World', with photographer James Fennell, was the fifth biggest selling hardback - and the No. 1 Picture Book - in Ireland's Non-Fiction charts for Christmas 2009.

YOUR HISTORY IN A BOOK

Turtle's 'Your History in a Book' project is an innovative way to transform a seemingly ordinary family history into a factual, enlightening and compelling read. Acclaimed by both The Irish Times and The Australian, the results are presented as a beautifully illustrated, leather hardback book.

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Turtle Bunbury lives in County Carlow, Ireland,
with his wife Ally and daughters, Jemima and Bay.
He shares an office with the writer Tom Sykes.
(Photo: Suki Stuart).

TURTLE IN HARDBACK

Seven of Turtle's books have been published since 2004, including two volumes of 'Vanishing Ireland', 'Living in Sri Lanka', 'The Irish Pub' and 'Dublin Docklands - An Urban Voyage'.

THE VANISHING IRELAND PROJECT

Find out all about this remarkable project, now in its ninth year, which has seen Turtle and photographer James Fennell travel to every corner of Ireland as they seek to chronicle, in words and pictures, the disappearing ways of the old world.

TURTLE IN THE PRESS

As both contributor and subject, Turtle has a rapidly growing media presence in Ireland, Australia, Canada and the USA. His work has been published in The Financial Times, The New York Post, The Irish Times, Vogue Living and The Guardian.

TURTLE ON TV & RADIO

Turtle stars in a 'Nationwide' special about the Dublin Docklands, to be aired on RTE1 at 7:00pm on Monday 22 February. An increasingly regular face on 'Nationwide' and TV3's 'Ireland A.M.', Turtle frequently lends his historical expertise to documentary makers and shows such as 'Who Do You Think You Are?' He is also a frequent guest of RTE 1, Newstalk and Today FM.

COMING UP ...

Turtle will be speaking at the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco on Monday 15th February 2010. His subject will be 'Around the World in 1847: A Tour of Irish Influence across the Globe'. Click here for details.

Turtle will be interviewed at length in a 'Nationwide' special about the Dublin Docklands (7:00pm, RTE1, Monday 22 February).

This website is non profit making, and has been compiled in the interest of furthering the research and study of both local and international history.

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