Grace Tierney

Grace Tierney writes in rural Ireland. Her Wordfoolery blog about unusual English words has been entertaining readers since 2009. “Words Christmas Gave Us” (festive words), "Words the Vikings Gave Us"(how Old Norse helped found the English language),“Words The Sea Gave Us”(nautical words, phrases, and sailors’ yarns) and “How To Get Your Name In The Dictionary” (soldiers, inventors, stars, and villains who gave their names to English) are out now in paperback and ebook.

Columnist, Ireland Reads ambassador, regular radio contributor, serial novelist on Channillo.