Brian Comerford


Biography

Resident in Ireland, Brian Comerford has written for the theatre, screen, audio dramas and poetry.

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Where to find Brian Comerford online

Twitter: brian220
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Books

True Life - The Soldier who Served Under Three Flags    by Brian Comerford
Price: $0.99 USD. 1220 words. Published on December 3, 2011. Nonfiction.

Clem Ryan, from Ireland, served in the Armed Forces of Ireland, Britain and the United States.He visited Hiroshima six months after the Atom Bomb. He provides a chilling first person account of that visit. He volunteered for service in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service. This is his story.
Short Story - Marble City Gold    by Brian Comerford
Price: $0.99 USD. 1100 words. Published on November 23, 2011. Fiction.

National Award-Winning short story in which Whispering Jack tells how Riddles O'Reilly took him on an Irish Mystery Tour.
Short Story - Crushed    by Brian Comerford
Price: $0.99 USD. 1090 words. Published on November 21, 2011. Fiction.

Sabrina's first love. The awakening, the yearning and the longing. Then - a shattering discovery.
Short Story - Biddy's Tongue    by Brian Comerford
Price: $0.99 USD. 2080 words. Published on November 18, 2011. Fiction.

Biddy McKone ruled the village of Toorawn with her tongue. Such was the fear generated by the merest hint of an off-the-cuff remark from her that if Biddy McKone was ever discussed, precautions were taken. No more than two persons would discuss her. Never on the street. Usually in a house with just the two occupants. Most likely in a locked room with nervous glances...just in case.
Short Story - Prophetic Nightmares    by Brian Comerford
Price: $0.99 USD. 2390 words. Published on November 11, 2011. Fiction.

Sara Elgood, resident in Washington D.C., is prone to dreadful nightmares that have foreshadowed appalling events, usually relating to her family. However, on the night of April 13th 1865, her nightmare features the shooting of the President, Abraham Lincoln, at a building with the name, Ford. Next day, April 14th,she decides to warn Mr. Lincoln of impending peril.
Laughter in Court - Percy French v West Clare Railway    by Brian Comerford
Price: $2.99 USD. 5430 words. Published on November 7, 2011. Nonfiction.

Travelling entertainer, Percy French, sued the West Clare Railway, when, due to his delayed arrival in Kikee, the audience for his entertainment had left the Concert Hall. This dramatisation was performed to hysterical acclaim by the Corofin Dramatic Society in Ennis Courthouse. It is dedicated to the memories of producer, Haulie Lafiffe and Paddy Browne, who played the Judge.
The Fair Sex    by Brian Comerford
Price: $0.99 USD. 270 words. Published on November 6, 2011. Fiction.

A wry ode to women.
Normal but Different    by Brian Comerford
Price: $0.99 USD. 2270 words. Published on November 3, 2011. Fiction.

Mark Chatto is an eccentric property tycoon. His doctor diagnoses, his mother manages and an employee recognises that his condition is Asperger's Syndrome. They are the few persons who understand him properly
Laughter in Court - The Case of Mary Anne Butler    by Brian Comerford
Price: $0.99 USD. 4280 words. Published on November 2, 2011. Nonfiction.

Mrs. Butler was kicked by an ass on the (ahem) at Ennis Railway station platform. She sued. This is a dramatisation of the court case. What transpired was a master-class in perjury, a seminar in deceit and an intoxication of entertainment.
Lines of Communication    by Brian Comerford
Price: $0.99 USD. 1850 words. Published on October 19, 2011. Fiction.

Award winning short story in a national competition organised by the the Electricity Supply Board of Ireland. The competition commemorated the Jubilee of the Irish Rural Electrification Scheme.

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