Richard Mc Sweeney

About me:

Richard of Éire
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Biography

· Gaeilge name: Risteárd Mac Suibhne (Uí Éire)
· English name: Richard Mc Sweeney (of Éire)
· Place of birth: Isle of Éire
· Marital status: Happily
· Children: Son & Daughter
· Residence: Éire


Richard Mc Sweeney a native of the beautiful isle of Eire (Ireland) is a self-originating author of six books. Having lived for several years in the Far East, and in the Middle East respectively he enjoys producing works of wisdom, philosophy, and prevision.

He holds a BA degree in Korean Language & Literature, and a MA degree in Chinese Philosophical Taoism both of which were conducted through the mediums of Korean and Classical Chinese.

While living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates respectively he fell in love with the desert, and the culture and traditions of the region.

It was during his college days in Ireland that he was first introduced to the writings of Gibran Khalil Gibran. This was to begin a relationship that has grown in appreciation down through the years as evident in his style and writing temperament. In many ways Richard’s writings are very Khalil Gibranean, yet they have something ‘other’ also; something very Richard Mc Sweeneyan about them, in that they have this lovely lightness and humorous charm that makes for non-confrontational encounters between he and his reader.

His work Myriam of Lebanon is a lyrical philosophy of ambiance steadfastly established on Gibran Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet. A second book which is also strongly influenced by his time in Arabia is A Jesus of Nazareth in which he set out to write of a Jesus that would be of his own inspiration, and, who to his own heart would be eminently credible, enjoyable, and profound.

His other works include Generations Reaching, Hearing in the Write, and his two-volume work Innkeeper’s Fire. This year he brought out Unto Lineage Royal.

His next major literary project which he began writing from early August 2009 will have as its setting the beautiful northern Levant.

Richard would greatly welcome interest in this work from literary agents and publishers worldwide, but especially from those based in the Middle East or have Middle Eastern affiliations.

To learn more about Richard, and his enigmatic writings, please visit his website: Rivers2c.

Books:

· Unto Lineage Royal
· Innkeeper’s Fire (vol. 1)
· Innkeeper’s Fire (vol. 2)
· Hearing in the Write
· Generations Reaching
· A Jesus of Nazareth
· Myriam of Lebanon


Richard of Éire writes on a variety of themes, but primarily on those to do with promoting beauty, good-naturedness, love of family, artistic expression, respect for the natural world, and cosmic considerations.

Much of his work is written in a style that lends itself to both exoteric and esoteric interpretations.


Representative online retailers that carry his works: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powells, Waterstones