Shan Bullock

Portrait of Shan Bullock

Shan Fadh Bullock (John William), writer, was born on 17 May 1865 at Inisherk in Co. Fermanagh and died in Surrey 27 February 1935.^[1] He attended Farra School in County Westmeath, he failed the Dublin University entrance exams and moved to London. He served on secretariat of Irish Home Rule Convention.^[2]

Bullock's works include 14 novels set in Ulster and he was admired by J.M. Barrie and Thomas Hardy.^[3]

Works

• The awkward squads and other stories (London : Cassell, 1893.)
• By Thrasna River (London : Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1895.)
• Ring o' rushes (London ; New York : Ward, Lock, 1896.)
• The charmer : a seaside comedy (London : J. Bowden, 1897.)
• The Barrys (London ; New York : Harper & Brothers, 1899.)
• Irish Pastorals (London : Grant Richards, 1901.)
• The Squireen (London : Methuen, 1903)
• Robert Thorne (London : T. Werner Laurie 1907?)
• Master John (London : Laurie, 1909?)
• Thomas Andrews, shipbuilder (Dublin ; and London : Maunsel and company, ltd, 1912.)
• Mors et vita (London : T. Werner Laurie, 1923)
• The Loughsiders (London : G. G. Harrap & Co., ltd, 1924.)
• Gleanings (Sutton, Surrey : William Pile, 1926?)
• After sixty years (London : Sampson Low, Marston, 1931?)

References

1. Patrick Maume. "Bullock, Shan Fadh (John William)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. (Eds.)James Mcguire, James Quinn. Cambridge, United Kingdom:Cambridge University Press, 2009.
2. Shan F. Bullock - A Life
3. "Mr. Shan F. Bullock, Irish Novelist and Poet [Obituary]". The Times: 17. 1935-02-28.

External links

• Works by Shan Bullock at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Shan Bullock at Internet Archive
• Shan Bullock Manuscript Collection at Queen's University Belfast