October 10, 2026

The 19th-century Irish novelist Julia Kavanagh (1824 to 1877), subject of Eileen Fauset's 2009 Manchester University Press book 'The Politics of Writing', was born in a small town in County Tipperary, in the province of Munster. In which Irish town was she born?

A Edinburgh
B Thurles
C Toulouse
D Dublin

Manchester and Thurles are both tied to Julia Kavanagh. The Irish novelist, born on 7 January 1824 at Thurles in County Tipperary, had her life and work documented in Eileen Fauset's 'The politics of writing: Julia Kavanagh, 1824-77', published by Manchester University Press in 2009.

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