Tom Phelan
About Tom Phelan
Tom Phelan is the author of the acclaimed novels The Canal Bridge, In the Season of the Daisies, Iscariot, Derrycloney, and Nailer.
Born and raised on a farm in Strahard, Mountmellick, County Laois, in the Irish midlands, Phelan now makes his home in New York.
Latest News
Just Published...Nailer
Ireland, 2007. In the midland counties of Laois and Offaly, two former members of the Order of Saint Kieran, which once ran Dachadoo Industrial School for boys, are murdered within weeks of each other, their bodies found nailed to the floor.
In his gripping new novel Nailer, Tom Phelan once again brings the artistry and courage of his discerning eye to a disturbing and emotionally loaded subject. More about Nailer...
Upcoming Talks
Tuesday, January 17, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Irish American Writers and Artists Salon
The Cell
338 W. 23rd Street
New York, NY
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Irish Cultural Society
Garden City Library
Seventh Street, Garden City, NY 11530
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