Paddy Kennelly was born in Ballylongford, County Kerry in 1946 and has lived there for most of his life. He worked as a schoolteacher in Dublin for some years before returning to Kerry. He taught in Asdee National School from 1972 to 2001, retiring from teaching in October 2001. He is the author of the novels A Place Too Small ... Read morefor Secrets, also published by Mercier Press, and Sausages for Tuesday. Show Less