Turtle Bunbury

Author, Historia, Podcaster, Publisher, Public Speaker

Turtle Bunbury is a best-selling author, historian, public speaker and TV presenter based in Ireland. With books such as 'The Irish Diaspora (Thames & Hudson,2021), ‘Ireland’s Forgotten Past’ (Thames & Hudson, 2020) and the Vanishing Ireland series, BBC History Magazine described him as 'a skilled storyteller who carries his learning lightly and his readers with him.'

His book "1847 - A Chronicle of Genius, Generosity & Savagery" was hailed by the 2016 Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson as "vivid, surprising, hugely entertaining; an unforgettable encounter with an extraordinary year.”

Turtle's previous books include Easter Dawn (2015), The Glorious Madness - Tales of the Irish & the Great War (short-listed for Best Irish-published Book of the Year 2014) and the award- winning Vanishing Ireland series.