Patrick McGinley
1937 -
Patrick McGinley was born in Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal, Ireland. His novels include Bogmail (1978), Goosefoot (1982), Fox Prints (1983), Foggage (1983), The Trick of The Ga Bolga (1985), The Red Men (1987), The Devil’s Diary (1988), and The Lost Soldier’s Song (1994).
A prolific author, he published eight novels, several of which are set in the area where he grew up. Two of the novels - Goosefoot and Bogmail - have been adapted for television.
He settled in Britain in the 1960s and now lives in Kent. Recently he also published his autobiography That Unearthly Valley - A Donegal Childhood (2011).