Art Kavanagh (b.1940) is a retired schoolteacher. He has been writing about history related matters since the early 1990s. His books include In the Shadow of Mount Leinster,The Wexford Gentry Vol.1, The Wexford Gentry Vol.2, Ireland 1798 - The Battles, O'Nolan the History of a People, The Tipperary Gentry, The Kavanaghs Kings of Leinster, The Gentry & Aristocracy of Kilkenny, The Gentry & Aristocracy of Meath and Lest We Forget - a mainly photographic record of Bunclody and surrounding district. He is currently digitizing his books and making individual chapters available as ebooks - see the Kindle section in Amazon.com. These ebooks are also available on his website - irishfamilynamesx.com