This is a collection of short stories and poetry from Limerick in 1998. This was compiled over the course of a Writer in Residence term with Limerick City Libraries. The writer in residence was … [Read more...] about An Cloigeann is a Luach – What Worth the Head
Fiction
The Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett
This book is superbly dramatic and beautifully readable. A terrific tale of high endeavour and polar peril, this is the story of a scientific expedition to the Arctic in 1855 and the women the … [Read more...] about The Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett
The Real Charlotte by Somerville & Ross
The Real Charlotte is not so much the story of Charlotte Mullen, a fortyish Irish spinster, as it is about her young cousin, Francie Fitzgerald. Aged 19, Francie is a beautiful orphan who has come to … [Read more...] about The Real Charlotte by Somerville & Ross
Curly Wee and Gussie Goose by Maud Budden
Curly Wee and Gussie Goose were the chief characters in a children's cartoon published daily in the Irish Independent until the end of the 1950's. Curly Wee was a rather aristocratic pig and Gussie … [Read more...] about Curly Wee and Gussie Goose by Maud Budden
A Terrible Beauty selected by Mairéad Ashe Fitzgerald
Ireland's Easter 1916 Rising was led by a mix of soldiers and trade unions but also visionaries and writers. This collection of poems contains the dreams and visions of freedom and nationhood for … [Read more...] about A Terrible Beauty selected by Mairéad Ashe Fitzgerald
Underbelly by Tom Fitzgerald
A teenage boy witnesses a physical attack on an elderly man in a local wood and is immediately threatened by a menacing stranger to keep what he saw a secret to ensure his father’s safety. A few days … [Read more...] about Underbelly by Tom Fitzgerald
I could read the Sky by Timothy O’Grady & Steve Pyke
I Could Read the Sky is a collaboration, in the shape of a lyrical novel, between writer Timothy O'Grady and photographer Steve Pyke. It tells the story of a man coming of age in the middle years of … [Read more...] about I could read the Sky by Timothy O’Grady & Steve Pyke
The Postman and Doggie Woggie by Mark Leen
When postman Connie encounters a stary dog on the street he had no idea just how his life would change forever. Local author, Mark Leen, has adapted a true story which will charm and move anyone … [Read more...] about The Postman and Doggie Woggie by Mark Leen
The Collected Stories by William Trevor
A collection of William Trevor's short stories, featuring all the stories from five previous collections. Also including new stories Beyond the Pale and The News from Ireland. The collection also … [Read more...] about The Collected Stories by William Trevor
The Hungry Grass by Richard Power
This novel tells the story of Father Tom Conroy who is a spiky, difficult man. He dies at a reunion of his seminary colleagues. As this masterly novel unfolds, we are taken through the years that … [Read more...] about The Hungry Grass by Richard Power