Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Frank Delaney

Born: October 24, 1942
Died: February 21, 2017 (aged 74)
Bio: Frank Delaney was an Irish novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is the author of The New York Times best-seller Ireland, the non-fiction book Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea, and many other works of fiction, non-fiction and collections.
Known for:
- Ireland, A Novel (2005)
- The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland (2012)
- Simple Courage (2006)
- Tipperary, A Novel (2007)