John Mooney (historian)

John Mooney (historian)

Infobox Writer
name = John Mooney


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birthdate = 1862
birthplace = Orkney, Scotland
deathdate = Death year and age|1950|1862
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occupation = Historian, writer
nationality = Scottish
ethnicity = White
citizenship = British
education =
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subject = Orkney history
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notableworks = "St Magnus, Earl of Orkney"
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children = Harold Mooney
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John Mooney (1862, Orkney - 1950) was a Scottish historian. He was a founder of the Orkney Antiquarian Society.

Biography

During his life Mooney was the director of R. Garden Ltd, and was also a Kirkwall Town Councillor. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=John Mooney - SMC006 | date= | publisher= | url =http://sites2.scran.ac.uk/stmagnus/SMC006.htm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-19 | language = ]

Bibliography

His works include::"Eynhallow: The Holy Island of The Orkneys":"St Magnus, Earl of Orkney":"The Cathedral and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall"

References


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