Marsha O'Mahony
Writer / Author
Marsha O’Mahony is a writer, author, and oral historian.
Currently a Story Fellow at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Marsha brings her rich storytelling experience from local to international organisations, including a stint on a New York lifestyle desk. Her books, rooted in oral history, explore diverse topics such as social housing, farming, the Gwent Levels, the River Wye, and the Irish diaspora in the West Midlands.
Her work draws on ethnography, narrative, and behavioural science. Its purpose is to create engagement and meaning. Not just helping people understand ideas – but helping them connect with something that feels real.
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Marsha’s approach centres on adding rich qualitative context to quantitative facts (humanising data): metrics illustrate performance, but stories show consequence, a democratic approach to storytelling.
Her work is characterised by quiet persistence and a genuine commitment to building trust with individuals and communities. By weaving together oral history, environmental reflection, and cultural memory, Marsha crafts a compelling narrative that captures the authentic voices and reflections of her interviewees, weaving them together in a fascinating and intimate history of their community.
Connect with Marsha for heritage and community projects, from project management, oral history collection and training, and exhibition planning and curation.
Also, writing services, including content creation, memoir and ghost writing commissions, editing and personalised projects tailored to your needs.
