Rosemary McLoughlin, daughter of Eric Fahey and Marie Dawson, was reared in a large family on a farm near the tiny village of Tyringham, surrounded by the towns and cities of Dorrigo, Grafton, Armidale and Coffs Harbour on the north coast of NSW in Australia. She attended the local one-teacher Glenferneigh Public School where she was lucky to be taught by the inspirational Clive ('Brickie') Barnes who was instrumental in her winning a state bursary to St Mary's College, Grafton. From there she went to UNE in Armidale on a Teachers College Scholarship, and after completing an arts degree and a diploma in education, taught in Wyong, Gilgandra and Young High Schools.

She travelled to Europe by ship and worked as a waitress and barmaid in Powers Hotel in Kildare St (where she met her future husband) and the Lough Swilly Hotel in Buncrana. The marriage to Kevin took place in St Brendan's Cathedral in Loughrea, Co. Galway and the pair settled in Rathmines in Dublin. Eventually two children were born: Cian, who is now a painter, and Orla who works as a counselling psychologist.

'Tyringham Park', her debut novel, took seven years to complete and was published in April, 2012, by Poolbeg Press and spent weeks on the bestsellers list. At the moment she is working on the sequel 'Twelve Thousand Miles' which will be set in both Ireland and Australia.
Site: http://rosemarymcloughlin.com