Although Gaelic Sports have been played in New York since the late 1700s, the New York Gaelic Athletic Association emerged in late 1914 at a time when the games were thriving in the city. After the … [Read more...] about The History of the GAA in New York by Fergus Hanna
Fiction
A Likely Story by Mary Lavin
Packy and his mother lived in a sorry little cottage close by the abbey of Bective. While his mother often complained about the cottage, Packy loved it. He loved the sweet sound of raindrops on the … [Read more...] about A Likely Story by Mary Lavin
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
Brighton Rock tells the story of Pinkie Brown, a teenaged sociopathic gang leader operating in the English seaside resort of Brighton during the 1930s. The novel's title, which refers to a stick of … [Read more...] about Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
The Short Timers by Gustav Hasford
The Short-Timers is a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gustav Hasford, about his experience in the Vietnam War. Hasford served as a combat correspondent with the 1st … [Read more...] about The Short Timers by Gustav Hasford
Victor’s Place by Eileen Sherman
Victor's Place is a novel set in Belfast, era 1969. Not far into the novel, one realizes the hardships Victor O'Rawe is faced with. Hard up for work, he gets a job in a garment factory, where he meets … [Read more...] about Victor’s Place by Eileen Sherman
Children of the Famine by Marita Conlon McKenna
Ireland in the 1840s is devastated by famine. When tragedy strikes their family, Eily, Michael and Peggy are left to fend for themselves. Starving and in danger of the dreaded workhouse, they escape. … [Read more...] about Children of the Famine by Marita Conlon McKenna
Tinkers by Paul Harding
Paul Harding's Pulitzer Prize Winning and New York Times bestselling debut novel about memory, consciousness, and our place in the natural world. An old man lies dying. Confined to bed in his … [Read more...] about Tinkers by Paul Harding
Collected Short Stories by Michael McLaverty
Michael McLaverty is one of Ireland's most distinguished short story writers. He paints with acute precision and intensity the landscape of Northern Ireland, its remote hill farms, rough island … [Read more...] about Collected Short Stories by Michael McLaverty
Thirty Nine Dawson Street complied by Robert E Connolly
This is the story of a 300 years old Georgian building standing on Dawson Street in Dublin. After nearly three centuries of interaction with humans, and hearing them say, "If these Walls could only … [Read more...] about Thirty Nine Dawson Street complied by Robert E Connolly
The Book of Conquests and The Silver Arm by Jim Fitzpatrick
The Book of Conquests was published in 1978. This is a First Edition paperback copy. The book is ex-library but is in good condition throughout. The artwork is of the most wonderful standard, … [Read more...] about The Book of Conquests and The Silver Arm by Jim Fitzpatrick