He wrote Heir Island: its History and People (2004, Heron’s Way Press), a book built out of five years of personal interviews with Heir Islanders as well as extensive archival research. He is also the author of Leap and Glandore: Fact and Folklore (2006). His interest in local history and Heir Island, where he spent his early life, extends to several of his poems. He has contributed to the Mizen Journal, The Southern Star, and Rosscarbery Past and Present.