We have a large selection of books in the Irish language. Or as we say Leabhair as Gaeilge. These Irish language range from Non fiction, fiction and poetry. Many of these Irish books are in the old … [Read more...] about Leabhair as Gaeilge
Non-Fiction
The Moving Land by Billy Mundow
The Moving Land - Ireland in Image and Verse - the foreword John Banville. This selection of documentary photography by Billy Mundow matches monochrome images of Ireland from the 1960s to the … [Read more...] about The Moving Land by Billy Mundow
The Lone Seagull by Kate Keane O’Dowd
The Lone Seagull is a memoir by the late Kate Keane O'Dowd about her life in the Kerry Gaeltacht. Kate moved to Dublin and then to America. Kate was born in 1912 in the village of Murioch in the … [Read more...] about The Lone Seagull by Kate Keane O’Dowd
Listowel by Vincent Carmody
The full title of this book is Listowel - Snapshots of an Irish Market Town 185 - 1950. This is a remarkable book. It is full of interesting facts and photographs of Listowel. The book features … [Read more...] about Listowel by Vincent Carmody
In Search of Madness by Brendan Kelly
The full title of this book is In Search of Madness - A Psychiatrist's Travels Through the History of Mental Illness. Who is 'Mad'? Who is Not? And Who Decides? In this fascinating new … [Read more...] about In Search of Madness by Brendan Kelly
War in the West by Noel Ó Murchú
The books' full title is War in the West 1918 - 1923, the Struggle for Irish Independence on the Dingle Peninsula. The book is based on the testimonies of those who fought the campaign. War in the … [Read more...] about War in the West by Noel Ó Murchú
Mutiny or Murder by Conor Reidy
On 15 March 1817 the convict ship the Chapman departed from the Cork with 200 male convicts on board. When it dropped anchor off Sydney Cove four months later its decks were blood-soaked. The prison … [Read more...] about Mutiny or Murder by Conor Reidy
Limitless by Nuala Moore
The sea has aways been a part of Nuala Moore’s life: her earliest memory is of jumping off her father’s fishing boat in Dingle Harbour and swimming back to shore. Since then, she’s swum in some of the … [Read more...] about Limitless by Nuala Moore
The GAA & Revolution in Ireland edited by Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh
This book tells the rich and multifaceted story of how the GAA. It is a major sporting and national body. The GAA both influenced and was influenced by the upheaval of Irish society in the decade … [Read more...] about The GAA & Revolution in Ireland edited by Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh
Letters from The Great Blasket by Eibhli Ní Shúilleabháin
This selection of Letters from the Great Blasket written by Eibhlís Ní Shúilleabháin to George Chambers in London. The letters cover a period of over twenty years. Eibhlís married Seán Ó … [Read more...] about Letters from The Great Blasket by Eibhli Ní Shúilleabháin