About Turtle

Turtle Bunbury, an Irish author, historian, broadcaster, and award-winning podcaster, is renowned for his engaging storytelling, meticulous research, and work in documenting and preserving Irish history and heritage.

Turtle Bunbury Brings History to Life

Corporate Histories

Corporate histories as handsome, illustrated books & podcasts

Family Histories

Learn the history of your Family or house & its past occupants.

Recorded Stories

Recorded life story to be enjoyed and  generations. The ultimate gift 

Keynote Speaking

Keynote speaking  for conferences, launches and other corporate events.

Life Story

We interview and record the life story of your precious family members to be enjoyed and shared for generations to come.

Life Story is the ultimate gift for Christmas, an Anniversary or Birthday celebration.

With his expert knowledge of Irish history, Turtle Bunbury gently guides interviewees from childhood to the present day, capturing the important milestones and memories for each family to treasure.

Let us do the work for you.

Interviews are recorded remotely and presented in audio.

Life Story Interview (including pre-interview research, editing and sound polish, presented as an MP3 recording).

Family Histories

Family histories are an ideal gift for anyone interested in their ancestry.  Turtle and his research team have over 20 years experience in researching families from their earliest origins to the present day.

Turtle transforms each family’s historical voyage into a factual, enlightening and compelling read, focusing on the events that drove each generation, as well as the people, places and landscapes they knew.

Your family history can be presented in a range of styles from a beautifully illustrated online presentation to leather-bound hardback books, complete with family photographs and memorabilia.

‘If you know your history, then you would know where you coming from.’

Bob Marley

Testimonials

"Turtle goes back with his historian’s eye, but also his humanitarian heart, and gathers together a host of tiny epics."

Sebastian Barry

"A skilled storyteller who carries his readers with him … he disinters the odd, the arcane and the profoundly surprising."

BBC History Magazine

"Turtle is renowned for his forensic knowledge of Irish history."

The Sunday Times

"I’ve always loved Turtle’s writing, the wit and heartbeat in his history."

Lenny Abrahamson

"What a way to tell a story. Absolutely brilliant. I just love people who are so expert in what they’re talking about. "

Dave Moore Today FM