Turtle Bunbury
Turtle Bunbury was born in 1972 and educated in Dublin and Scotland. After graduating from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Modern History in 1996, he moved to Hong Kong where he spent three years working as a freelance correspondent with the South China Morning Post and Business News Indochina. Since his return to Ireland in 1999, he has developed his interest in Irish and world history, contributing articles to magazines and newspapers around the world. His subsequent travels have brought him to Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Tennessee and New York. His articles have appeared in Vogue Living, The New York Post, The Irish Times Magazine, Magill, Cara, Identity, Irish Tatler, Social & Personal, Visitor and Abroad. He is also currently Homes Editor of The White Book and The Book of Interiors. Turtle’s debut book, “The Landed Gentry & Aristocracy of Co. Kildare” was published in December 2004. His second book, “The Landed Gentry & Aristocracy of Co. Wicklow” will be published in November 2005. A third book, “Living in Sri Lanka”, written in conjunction with Irish photographer James Fennell, was published by Thames & Hudson in the Spring 2006.
The Gentry & Aristocracy of Co. Kildare
The Gentry & Aristocracy of Co. Wicklow