tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1191062642700383091..comments2024-03-28T13:20:41.312-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The Mystery of Ireland by Sheila ConnollyJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18939834369717124242017-03-18T22:56:24.291-04:002017-03-18T22:56:24.291-04:00Oh, this series sounds excellent, Sheila! Right o...Oh, this series sounds excellent, Sheila! Right on to the Good Reads list this goes!Jennifer Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115866986637597240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1717807005427731482017-03-18T16:23:02.962-04:002017-03-18T16:23:02.962-04:00You make Ireland sound wonderful. I would love to...You make Ireland sound wonderful. I would love to go there someday. In books I am adventurous and want to go anywhere and everywhere. In real life I am like to stay a little more in my comfort zone.Grandma Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709540756822695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7953141741328648542017-03-17T21:46:08.931-04:002017-03-17T21:46:08.931-04:00So far--any income that comes from an artistic pur...So far--any income that comes from an artistic pursuit is tax-free. But you have to live there for a certain portion of each year and declare it your primary residence (can't have your cake and eat it too). Something to think about.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32518172803713635042017-03-17T20:51:14.969-04:002017-03-17T20:51:14.969-04:00I love your blog post, Sheila, and your book sound...I love your blog post, Sheila, and your book sounds really fun. If I could afford to live in a place like that, I think I would like a shot. Does Ireland still give big tax breaks to artists and writers?<br />Gsherrell@sbcglobal.netGigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16755817265472588152017-03-17T20:26:04.087-04:002017-03-17T20:26:04.087-04:00Hi Sheila, Your latest book sounds like so much fu...Hi Sheila, Your latest book sounds like so much fun--I like the premise of examining an old case while everyone is trapped in a single location. At least it's a pub! Congratulations!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946905881136839301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24064705734697362362017-03-17T19:51:08.387-04:002017-03-17T19:51:08.387-04:00A favorite author but somehow I’ve missed this ser...A favorite author but somehow I’ve missed this series. Time to change that!!<br /> I’m from MN and I LOVE storm stories.<br /><br />kpbarnett1941[at]aol.com<br />Karen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14635176445301771127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89400325951783763512017-03-17T18:54:40.092-04:002017-03-17T18:54:40.092-04:00I have traveled via book to Quebec, well actually ...I have traveled via book to Quebec, well actually Three Pines, and to Paris but have not book traveled to Ireland yet and would love to go have a beer, stout, ale or whatever it's called in an Irish pub ☘️<br />annlorwest@gmail.comannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472100008700468933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19187613998792675092017-03-17T18:46:23.699-04:002017-03-17T18:46:23.699-04:00Sheila, I loved your orchard mysteries and now I&#... <br />Sheila, I loved your orchard mysteries and now I'm ready to read this one.<br />Visiting Ireland in 2011, I was the only one ( of 46 ) with no Irish roots but felt very much at home and would like to stay there for long periods of time. Thank you to bring us there with you through your books.danielle-momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004302871652952720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18364705795112947132017-03-17T18:30:38.977-04:002017-03-17T18:30:38.977-04:00Happy St. Patrick's Day, Sheila! What a perfec...Happy St. Patrick's Day, Sheila! What a perfect post for today! I'm so envious of how smart you were to set a series in Ireland. I have only been to Dublin but hope to tromp around the Emerald Isle more in the future. Thanks for letting me sate my wanderlust with your series before I get there! Erin Go Bragh!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78452190391480273752017-03-17T15:42:13.536-04:002017-03-17T15:42:13.536-04:00I am a shameless tourist. It's such a relief n...I am a shameless tourist. It's such a relief not to have to know everything and to ask all the dumb questions. So of course I had to ask my cousin about the Bog Road, because she was born in the Connolly cottage up the hill. Turns out it's not an "old" road but relatively new (like fifty years? the truly old roads show up on the first maps of the country, the Ordinance Survey maps that link with Griffith's Valuation, which was issued over several years in the mid nineteenth century), and yes, it goes by a bog--which happened to belong to the Connollys back in the day. And there was a pub at that corner, but it closed. It's in the middle of nowhere.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25457492832511645252017-03-17T15:33:26.831-04:002017-03-17T15:33:26.831-04:00Sheila, the directions sound like what you'll ...Sheila, the directions sound like what you'll get if you visit rural Maine. "At the corner with the Grange Hall, turn left, and then at the river, go right on Salmon Falls Road until you get the place that used to be the llama farm..." Of course, the Grange Hall is a decaying, unmarked wooden building and there are two Salmon Falls Roads, one on each side of the river. <br /><br />I believe the best writing about locations comes from an intimate knowledge of the setting, so hurrah for putting your flag down in Cork. Now I'm dying to read CRUEL WINTER to get the real feel of Ireland!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64198165310838676492017-03-17T15:24:30.954-04:002017-03-17T15:24:30.954-04:00Thank you for your glimpse into Ireland. That is ...Thank you for your glimpse into Ireland. That is the one place in the entire world that I would choose first. I recently discovered I have NO Irish ancestors at all! How can that be? So until I get to go I am so looking forward to reading your newest book.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74986439004151243142017-03-17T15:22:18.358-04:002017-03-17T15:22:18.358-04:00That sounds like so much fun! I've tried them ...That sounds like so much fun! I've tried them all--B&B's, hotels, and more recently, rental cottages (I like to have a kitchen, rather than eat out every night). But finding things there is always interesting. You know, "you turn left on the Bog Road..." Huh? How am I supposed to know it's the bog road? "It's just before the place that used to be a pub, but there's no sign now." Luckily there weren't too many roads, although I went in circles my fair share of times.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35886776645574337862017-03-17T15:19:52.396-04:002017-03-17T15:19:52.396-04:00A few. My model for the pub owner, Eileen Connolly...A few. My model for the pub owner, Eileen Connolly McNicholl, has read them, and tried to share with the (real) Ann Sheahan across the street at the Leap Inn, but she claimed she didn't like to read. But she did pass the book on to one of her patrons.<br /><br />I'm aiming for three times a year at the cottage. I've already got November booked, but trying to figure out a bit of time before that.<br /><br />Years ago, before I'd been anywhere, I used to love Mary Stewart's early books, set in lovely places like France and Greece. Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12041057660329943222017-03-17T15:10:42.093-04:002017-03-17T15:10:42.093-04:00I just overhauled my website, and I decided to inc...I just overhauled my website, and I decided to include a blog about the cottage here http://mycottageinireland.blogspot.com/ As if I need an excuse to talk about it! I bought it last June (signed all the paperwork, obtained insurance, etc.), and spent my first real time in it in November, when I furnished it (not hard when you have only two bedrooms, sitting room and everything else room, plus a kitchen and bath) and set up wifi and a satellite dish for the television. (Oh, and made sure the water pump got replaced!) I have a local handyman who is very ambitious about fixing everything, and I know my nearest neighbors. I can even find my way around on the lanes. Note: no lanes have names, and road signs are few and far between.<br /><br />But it's an adventure. Everything is new--something I didn't expect to find at this point in my life. I'll be posting on the blog whenever I find something new, or something that I think will be interesting. Like, how many rainbows can you see in a day? A week? Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41064360987754542482017-03-17T13:29:51.032-04:002017-03-17T13:29:51.032-04:00Edith, I can't imagine a better travel compani...Edith, I can't imagine a better travel companion than you!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66160266749393755902017-03-17T13:28:10.960-04:002017-03-17T13:28:10.960-04:00My second trip to Ireland was taken with my mother...My second trip to Ireland was taken with my mother-in-law who was still doing "research" trips for her travel agency. She was checking out one of these tours where you drive yourself and stay in hotels, not B&Bs darn it. Anyway I was the driver. I had some of the funniest conversations with retired men when asking for directions. Loved it. I could happily return for more stories and conversation.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12053116148022677252017-03-17T12:51:32.550-04:002017-03-17T12:51:32.550-04:00Hi, Sheila! Have any of your Irish neighbors read...Hi, Sheila! Have any of your Irish neighbors read your series set in Ireland? If so, what has their response been? How often to you get to your cottage?<br /><br />I love when mysteries give you a real sense of place, particularly of another country. The Scandinavian writers are especially good at this, and I also enjoy Jeffrey Siger's Greek mysteries, which are all set on Mykonos. Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6279607100784326482017-03-17T12:49:48.318-04:002017-03-17T12:49:48.318-04:00Sheila, congratulations on the new book! Since I ...Sheila, congratulations on the new book! Since I live in Canada, almost all the mysteries I read are set in other countries. Sometimes I want to be a virtual tourist, so a well written setting and atmosphere are very important. I have never been to Ireland.<br /><br />My current favourite foreign series is the Dark Iceland series by Ragnar Jonasson. Ottawa is often colder than Iceland but his cold, dark, oppressive and almost claustrophobic winter settings are wonderfully portrayed. And I since was recently there 2 weeks ago after a major snowfall, I can attest that it is also very accurate!Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47782838929224757592017-03-17T12:29:21.996-04:002017-03-17T12:29:21.996-04:00Sheila, congrats on the new book! I cannot believe...Sheila, congrats on the new book! I cannot believe that with all the time I've spent in England and Scotland, I've never been to Ireland!! And County Cork is top of my list! Tell us more about the cottage, and how you like living there part time.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66880484339031563282017-03-17T12:25:05.441-04:002017-03-17T12:25:05.441-04:00Oh, yes. On the other end of the spectrum: on my l...Oh, yes. On the other end of the spectrum: on my last trip, I was (as usual) lost whilst trying to find Shannon Airport. (My observation: there is no easy way to get there--so far I've tried five different routes.) I stopped at a convenience store in a tiny town and asked, was I on the right road for the airport? Oh, yes, just keep followin' that road there until it ends and then turn left. Then take the Galway Road. Fine, simple--and accurate. But the one thing the man didn't mention was that the "Galway Road" was actually the M7, a major Irish highway.<br />Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75099483257089408302017-03-17T12:18:02.379-04:002017-03-17T12:18:02.379-04:00Sheila, I loved asking for directions in Ireland. ...Sheila, I loved asking for directions in Ireland. It would always take at least half an hour while I was told about the good bread in the bakery, the music in the pub and who would be playing tonight and many other facts I didn't need. I love it that they have time to make the most of life.Authorrhysbowen@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844065473614874365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27135788201177592792017-03-17T11:43:44.915-04:002017-03-17T11:43:44.915-04:00I enjoy reading books with (to me) exotic location...I enjoy reading books with (to me) exotic locations. I love learning about the setting, the food, the people. I makes me feel like I've been on a vacation. Dmskrug3 at hotmail dot com Daniele Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979067792934732595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81132890972432775922017-03-17T11:07:34.059-04:002017-03-17T11:07:34.059-04:00Sure and it's a delight to hear you talk about...Sure and it's a delight to hear you talk about the old country!<br />Éirinn go Brách!<br />libbydodd at comcast dot netUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967590242114956411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21551956209602632642017-03-17T10:13:55.079-04:002017-03-17T10:13:55.079-04:00Ah, I was born in Rochester, and my father's f...Ah, I was born in Rochester, and my father's family landed in New York and headed for Syracuse as soon as they could--that's where he was raised. My cousin still owns the family house there.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.com