HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2022-11-22 Book Discussion to Be Held at Thomas Balch Library
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
November 22, 2022
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Book Discussion to Be Held at Thomas Balch Library
Leesburg, VA (November 22, 2022) – Thomas Balch Library will
host author Mary Pat Ferron Canes in a discussion of Dark Queen
of Donegal, on Sunday, December 4 beginning at 2 p.m.
Dark Queen of Donegal, historical fiction, tells the compelling
story of Ineen Dubh, Celtic warrior queen, and her son Red Hugh,
legendary prince of Donegal. It captures the spirit of sixteenth
century England as Elizabeth sought to assert her power over
Ireland and Scotland. The book will be available for purchase
during the event.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please call 703-737-
7195, email balchlib@leesburgva.gov, or register online.
Mary Pat Ferron Canes holds a graduate degree in anthropology from George Washington
University where she focused her research on Irish heritage and Gaelic men and women and an
undergraduate degree from St. Catherine University. While an adjunct faculty member at
Rochester Institute of Technology, Cane continued researching and writing on Irish history. She
has written a series of booklets, poems, and articles, which have appeared in numerous journals
and is a member of the National League of American Pen Women. Raised in the Midwest, she
has lived most of her life in Virginia.
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