Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
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)