John Desmond Sheridan (1903โ1980) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, and humourist.[1] He was a frequent contributor to the Irish Independent newspaper. In addition to his novels and essays, he also published several books of poetry, and authored a biography of poet James Clarence Mangan in 1937.[2]
Sheridan released several short stories. Most of his stories are of a humorous nature and are often about his phobias or pet hates.
Bibliography
Fiction
- Vanishing Spring
 - Here's Their Memory
 - Paradise Alley
 - The Magnificent MacDarney
 - God Made Little Apples
 - The Rest is Silence
 
Humorous Essays
- I Can't Help Laughing
 - I Laugh to Think
 - Half in Earnest
 - My Hat Blew Off
 - The Right Time
 - While the Humour is on Me
 - Funnily Enough
 - Bright Intervals
 - Joking Apart
 - Include Me Out
 - It Stance to Reason (The Intelligent Rabbit's Guide to Golf)
 
Poetry
- Joe's no Saint and Other Poems
 - Stirabout Lane
 
Other
- James Clarence Mangan - a Biography
 - The Hungry Sheep: Catholic Doctrine Restated against Contemporary Attacks
 - New Pence for Old: An Introduction to the New Decimal Currency
 - An Outline Geography
 - Ireland in Colour (with Kenneth Scowen)
 
References
- โ Costello, Peter (2 January 2014). "Here's to the memory of a Dubliner". The Irish Catholic. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
 - โ Sheridan, John D. (1937). James Clarence Mangan. Talbot Press. ISBN 0716525585.
 
External links
- John D. Sheridan Biography at Irish Writers Online, retrieved Sept 15 2007.
 
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