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Shane Connaughton (born 1941 in Kingscourt) is an Irish writer and actor, probably best-known as co-writer of the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for My Left Foot. He also co-wrote the screenplays for the Academy Award-winning 1980 short film The Dollar Bottom and the 1992 film The Playboys, as well as other screenplays and plays. He won the Hennessy Award in 1985.

Connaughton is the author of the books A Border Station (1989), The Run of the Country (1991), and Big Parts (2009). He adapted The Run of the Country for the screen in 1995 and published a book about its filming, A Border Diary, the same year. A Border Station, a short story collection, was a bestseller in Ireland and was shortlisted for the Guinness Peat Award. His first two books are both set in the County Cavan village of Redhills, where he grew up, and The Playboys and The Run of the Country were filmed there.

Connaughton attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has worked as a theatre and film actor, appearing in Coronation Street, Mike Leigh's Four Days in July, Neil Jordan's The Miracle, and The Playboys, among other roles.

Connaughton is married and has two children. He lives in London much of the time.

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Total Books: 16
Big Parts
2009 - Big Parts (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780954795962
ISBN-10: 0954795962
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A Border Diary
1996 - A Border Diary (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780571176618
ISBN-10: 0571176615
Genres: History, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Humor & Entertainment
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The Run of the Country
1995 - The Run of the Country (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312135997
ISBN-10: 0312135998
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Border Station
1994 - Border Station (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780140178562
ISBN-10: 0140178562
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The Run of the Country
1993 - The Run of the Country (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312088835
ISBN-10: 0312088833
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Run of the Country
1992 - The Run of the Country (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312070779
ISBN-10: 0312070772
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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The Run of the Country
1991 - The Run of the Country (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780241128374
ISBN-10: 0241128374
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A Border Station
1990 - A Border Station [Abacus Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780349101194
ISBN-10: 0349101191
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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A Border Station
1989 - A Border Station (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780241125212
ISBN-10: 0241125219
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Run of The Country
The Run of the Country (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780140175202
ISBN-10: 0140175202
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The Run Of The Country
The Run of the Country (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780140242508
ISBN-10: 0140242503
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A Border Station
A Border Station (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312037994
ISBN-10: 0312037996
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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A Border Station
A Border Station (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780446393027
ISBN-10: 0446393029
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My Left Foot
My Left Foot (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780571143016
ISBN-10: 0571143016
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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Lily
Lily (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781870646000
ISBN-10: 1870646002
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