Brothers & Sisters

Author/Guide: Adele O'Neill

Why a Booktrail?

1970s, 2000s: Nothing remains buried forever…

ISBN: 978-1786696786
Genre: Fiction

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What you need to know before your trail

Just acquired by Michael and Marie McGrath, they have plans to develop the grounds for agri-tourism, but in order to do this they need to carry out some work on the land. It is during this time that work has to be halted, due to the discovery of human remains.

Michael McGrath grew up in the adjoining farm and has been renting the Fitzpatrick land for a number of years. He always aspired to purchase the land but it remained under the ownership of Timothy and Rose Fitzpatrick until recently.

Timothy and Rose Fitzpatrick are brother and sister. They moved away from Kilkenny many, many years previously. Now in their sixties, the discovery of this body draws them back to a time they hoped never to have to relive.

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Ireland ( republic of) - County Kilkenny
A: Kilkenny - Castle
B: Kilkenny - St Canice's Cathedral
C: Kellsborough - Kells Priory

Travel Guide

Fitzpatrick Estate in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland

The estate is fictional thank goodness.

The locations are vague and rural and the real setting is a house of horrors not unlike some of the ones in the news over the years. What you see, hear and sense here is horrific and raw.

@SwirlandThread says “Brothers & Sisters is much more than a murder mystery. It is a look at human frailty and the impact of events that overshadowed the lives of two people whose very essence was destroyed in the one place they thought they would be safe….home”

On a happier note, County Kilkenny is actually known for its medieval monastic ruins. These include the 12th-century Kells Priory, an Augustinian complex surrounded by fortified walls. In the capital city, (also called Kilkenny) there are even more medieval buildings, including Kilkenny Castle and St. Canice’s Cathedral with a 9th-century round tower.