In honor of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, we bring you Irish author Maurice Walsh.

Maurice Walsh (1879-1964) was a novelist and short story writer born in Ballydonoghue in County Kerry, the third of ten children. Walsh produced some 20 novels and numerous short stories, many set in Scotland or the West of Ireland and containing a mix of drama and romance. Much of his work invoked a rural Ireland that was fast disappearing in the 1930s. His most popular short story, “A Quiet Man”, became an Oscar-winning movie with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara.

Much of his work was produced in the aftermath of the 1923-1924 Irish Civil War. Like other Irish writers of his era, Walsh was influenced by Romantic nationalism. In his novels, he appeals to the idea of a united Gaeldom and a united Ireland, regardless of nationality or religion. And No Quarter (coming soon to Faded Page) is set within Montrose’s combined Scottish-Irish army, while the hero is an Englishman and member of the Protestant Church of Ireland. The five stories in Green Rushes that include “The Quiet Man” share a common theme of IRA members coming to terms with their memories of the fighting.

These titles are just a few of the Maurice Walsh titles we carry on Faded Page with more to come. If you like what we do, come join us and proofread a few pages. For more information about how to volunteer, visit our companion site, Distributed Proofreaders Canada.