Ellen Ryan is a journalist and contributor to the Irish Times and Irish Independent. She has a passion for Irish myth and loves to visit archaeological sites (though she always brings a raincoat). Along with her husband and daughter, Ellen is lucky to live by the sea in Co. Wicklow, where she can keep an eye out for sea gods.
Conor Merriman is an illustrator and award-winning designer from Dublin, Ireland.
Apart from running his own design studio, Conor specialises in narrative world-building through illustration. Working over many different disciplines and industries such as film, hospitality, product design, branding and greeting cards, his work can be seen all over Ireland.