Of Irish ancestry, raised in New York. Educated in Boston and worked for Little, Brown and Company before taking time off to study for a masters in Anglo Irish Literature at University College, Dublin. Met Niall Williams in UCD where he was studying for an MA in American Literature. Married in New York and worked as a freelance copyeditor, gardener, and also as a copyeditor at the American Journal of Medicine. After the couple’s move to Clare and years of farming, she founded along with five other craft workers a co-operative, artist-run gift shop called Clare Craft and Design in Ennis from where she sold her paintings, and pen and ink sketches, which at the time of the Kiltumper books were in great demand. But in 1994, Christine decided to undertake the study of homeopathy and qualified four years later becoming a registered member of the Irish Society of Homeopaths. Christine has been writing health and gardening columns for The Clare People and is the facilitator of a monthly book club which she also writes about.

So Many Miles to Paradise, Christine's travel book about the family's trip around the world in 2002/3 was published by Townhouse, Ireland. Her novel Two Blue Moons is still circulating and she is working on the illustrations for a children’s picture book she has written called Tom’s Cat.

A registered member of the Irish Society of Homeopaths, Christine has been a practicing Homeopath for over ten years, and is currently seeing clients at The Henry Street Clinic, Kilrush, Co Clare.

A keen gardener for over thirty years, and author of a weekly gardening column, Christine also does occasional garden design and offers gardening advice. To contact Christine use the Contact page.

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Photo credit: Liam Burke of Press 22, Limerick, Ireland