Ballybradán: Personal and Cultural Transformation in a North Connacht Town/Sailing a Life Course: A Longitudinal Study of Aging in Western Ireland

Michael J. Simonton has published four books previously, three of which he wrote, and one that is a collection of readings. The current text is his fifth book since earning his PhD in Social Anthropology at the National University of Ireland–Galway, which recently (2022) was renamed Ollscoil na Gaillimhe—University of Galway.  He also has published numerous book chapters and encyclopedia entries, often on Celtic subjects. He has conducted longitudinal research into the anthropology aging within the changing social context of Ireland’s western province, Connacht, beginning in 1982 and continuing into the present. He has been on the faculty of five universities over the course of his career. His current fulltime position is Director of Celtic Studies and Lecturer in Anthropology at Northern Kentucky University.