Grace Tierney

Grace Tierney is an author and blogger writing on Ireland’s East coast. She explores the histories of unusual words as Wordfoolery every Monday.

Her books about word history include “Words Christmas Gave Us” (the stories behind festive traditions worldwide), "Words the Vikings Gave Us" (the daily English words we stole from Old Norse), “Words The Sea Gave Us” (English nautical words, phrases, and sailors’ yarns), and “How To Get Your Name In The Dictionary” (soldiers, inventors, heroes, and villains who gave their names to English). She also broadcasts a monthly slot about the history of words on the radio. “Words the Weather Gave Us” will launch in 2026 and she’s already researching “Words Stories Gave Us”.

When not writing you’ll find her reading dictionaries, crafting, or visiting a museum - the smaller the better.

Blog - https://wordfoolery.wordpress.com/
Books - https://wordfoolery.wordpress.com/my-books/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gracetierneywriter
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordfoolery.bsky.social