I have known Sharon for a long time and am very familiar with her work. She is an avid researcher and is passionate about the local history of Limerick. She has willingly passed on information about my own family when I have been engaged in genealogical and local history research. She is thorough, genuine and a great worker. I would classify her as being a creative and talented thinker as she constantly strives to improve her excellent website: http://www.limerickslife.com On a few occasions, I asked Sharon to obtain information about various items pertaining to local history and she got this quite promptly for me. She will be of high calibre to any organisation, association or company who avails of her services and deserves the highest promotion offered.
John
Phayer, North Tipperary VEC
It’s been a joy to find Sharon, a lady whose historical/genealogical knowledge of Limerick has amazed me. Sharon has been extremely helpful in supplying leads and discovering documents which were unavailable on other family tree websites, containing details of relatives who would otherwise be lost and forgotten. Her help has enabled me to expand my family tree. She has an excellent understanding of the numerous historical documents that are available and marrying them in together. I would recommend Sharon, wholeheartedly, for anyone wanting to further their family history.
Julie McCormack – Manchester, England
I am pleased to recommend Sharon as a researcher, writer and presenter of local history. Gabriela Avram and I run a volunteer conservation group, Limerick Riverpath Volunteers from the Interaction Design Centre in U.L. and Sharon gave an excellent account of the history of the Park Canal at a Guided Walk we organised last September. We find her generous online sharing of information most helpful in our ongoing promotion of this amenity.
Sharon also researched a forgotten famine graveyard for a project we organised with a craft teacher and the Limerick Learning Hub – she pitched the talk perfectly and engaged the children and their teachers in learning and discussion of the history of their area.
Miriam Lohan – Limerick, Ireland
Sharon has an outstanding passion for local history, combined with unbounded enthusiasm and tireless capacity for interacting with others and sharing her knowledge. Her website Limerick’s Life has become a real brand for Limerick, due to the huge amount of work she has put into identifying and bringing to light information about the city’s past. Sharon has an excellent insight into the opportunities opened by digital / social media and she is then perfect example of a modern age scholar. I met Sharon in 2011 while working on the Connected Limerick project and ever since, our collaboration has gone from strength to strength. Sharon has generously contributed her time and expertise to our research and community projects by giving invited talks, guiding historical tours, participating in recording sessions and providing us with excellent information and images from Limerick’s past
Gabriela Avram – Lecturer in Digital Media in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Limerick
I approached Sharon to assist with putting together an Architectural Cycle along Limerick City canal bank, as part of Limericks inaugural Open House event. Sharon was very approachable and listened open mindedly to the activity we were planning and at no point hesitated to get involved.
Sharon help in setting up historical images in our office for all of the general public to view, which caused a great buzz in out pop-up office in the middle of O’Connell Street. Sharon was also extraordinarily helpful with other ideas to help make our event special.
On the day of our even Sharon voluntary offered her services to guide 26 people along the Canal Bank, informing and educating the general public of the historical architecture of this area. Not only was it the highlight of the event, it was my own personal highlight of organising such a successful event.
I highly recommend Sharon for employment. She is a team player and would make a great asset to any organization.
Gillian McCarthy Project Coordinator, OpenHouse Limerick 2012
To Whom It May Concern: I recently worked with Sharon as a reference for a school project related to Ireland’s Healthcare System. Sharon was very prompt, polite, thorough and accurate in her responses. I appreciate her taking the time to assist with this project out of the goodness of her heart. Based on this experience with her, I was able to tell she puts in tremendous effort in all her work she completes.
Kelly Morin – Maine, USA
Sharon knows more about the history of Limerick than anyone I know. Her website is incredible. She is intelligent, witty, creative, and someone I greatly admire. I love working with her and always look forward to it.
Richard Lynch – Managing Director, I Love Limerick
Sharon has displayed a timeless commitment to her field. A multi-faceted talent, Sharon adroitly navigates between digital and print mediums to deliver a finished product or resource to satisfy the most discriminating standards. She is an effective communicator, both orally and in the written word, whose talents and capacity for detailed research have yielded top shelf publications with broad appeal. Sharon is a team player and would be a welcomed addition to any employer seeking an articulate, intelligent and driven candidate who numbers professionalism and quality amongst her highest priorities.
David Zelz – HR Generalist at Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, USA
To Whom It May Concern, Sharon Slater would make a great addition to any organisation. She is an intelligent, hardworking and dedicated individual who knows how to execute the job she has been tasked to complete. I have used her abilities on two separate occasions, firstly, she designed the St. Munchins Community Centre logo for our website which is a beautiful, clean, modern design. Additionally, Sharon did some genealogy research on my own family which was done incredibly. The information was presented promptly in a well laid out and organised fashion. I would highly recommend Sharon Slater for a job in graphic design or research.
Linda
Ledger – Manager, St Munchin’s Community Enterprise Centre, Killeely, Limerick
We met with Sharon, the owner of this wonderful site on each of our visits where she guided us through the genealogy haze of Limerick enabling us to narrow our search to Prior’s Land. Should it have not been for the knowledge Sharon possesses, obtained over years of research and personal interest, then there was no way we would have advanced to the stage we are. Sharon has a passion for the gathering of the history of Limerick, in particular the City, and had it not been for her dedication to her project then so much history of this great city would be lost to us all. Thank you Sharon.
Pam and John Walton, Sydney, Australia