She excelled at school but deferred a place at university to care for her father. She attended school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Mount Anville.
Biography Ĭonlon-McKenna was born in Dublin and raised in Goatstown. Her debut adult novel Magdalen was published in 1999. Conlon-McKenna went on to be a prolific writer and has published over 20 books for both young readers and adults. Praised for its child-accessible yet honest depiction of the Great Famine, Under the Hawthorn Tree has been translated into over a dozen languages and is taught in classrooms worldwide. She is best known for her Famine-era historical children's book Under the Hawthorn Tree, the first book of the Children of the Famine trilogy, which was published in 1990 and achieved immediate success. Marita Conlon-McKenna (born 5 November 1956) is an Irish author of children's books and adult fiction.
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Mount Anville
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