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Local author pens novel dealing with Irish heritage and Molly Maguires
The News-Item, February 17, 2007 by John E. Usalis
ASHLAND — Anyone who reads the novel, “The Pipes are Calling,” will find themselves caught up in a romantic historical fantasy that will take them to Ireland and Schuylkill County, from the 1870s to the present day, with the Molly Maguires saga as a backdrop.
For the author, Loretta A. Murphy-Birster of Ashland, the novel is also an expression of her own genealogical research and her interest in the infamous O’Donnell House murders.
The full text of this article can be found at The News-Item.
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