In 1973 Moll Gladney goes missing from the Tipperary hillside where she was born. Slowly her parents, Paddy and Kit, begin to accept that she’s gone forever. But she returns, changed, and with a few … [Read more...] about Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan
Irish Fiction
The Fall of Ireland by Dermot Bolger
While a floundering Irish government clings to its illusion of power and an international troika waits in the wings, Martin - a mid-ranking civil servant - finds himself alone in a Beijing hotel: a … [Read more...] about The Fall of Ireland by Dermot Bolger
Across the Bitter Sea by Eilís Dillon
A woman loves two men: one a wealthy landowner and the other a poor revolutionary. Don't you hate when that happens! This is the basic story in Across the Bitter Sea. The three main characters are … [Read more...] about Across the Bitter Sea by Eilís Dillon
Cás an Mhilliúnaí Mhairbh Lé Cathal ó Sándair
Cás an Mhilliúnaí Mhairbh was first published in 1955. The English translation of the title is The Case of the Dead Millionaire. Some people think Irish crime fiction began around 2008/2009, as … [Read more...] about Cás an Mhilliúnaí Mhairbh Lé Cathal ó Sándair
The Importance of Being Aisling by McLysaght & Breen
Aisling is 29 and she’s still a complete Aisling. After a tough year, things between herself and John are back on track, and life with Sadhbh and Elaine in their notiony Dublin apartment is more … [Read more...] about The Importance of Being Aisling by McLysaght & Breen
An Chead Chuairt ar an nGealaigh le H G Wells
An Chead Chuairt ar an nGealaigh is the Irish language translation of H G Wells' classic tale, The First Men in the Moon. This edition was translated by Micheál Ó Gríobhtha and published in … [Read more...] about An Chead Chuairt ar an nGealaigh le H G Wells
The Greatest of These by Francis MacManus
portrays sympathetically a Catholic bishop, who tries with success to reconcile an embittered priest. The book describes the clerical life in a sensitive manner. We also stock This House was Mine … [Read more...] about The Greatest of These by Francis MacManus
City of the Tribes by Walter Macken
These stories, conceived by the author as a thematic collection. They have as their principal focus the city of Galway. Thus providing an evocation of the city's life and people in the 1940's. From … [Read more...] about City of the Tribes by Walter Macken
Kerrigan’s Copenhagen by Thomas Kennedy
Kerrigan, the eponymous hero of this novel, has been flattened many times in this journey, but in re-awakening, re-emerging in the place of his heart--the beating heart that is Copenhagen--the … [Read more...] about Kerrigan’s Copenhagen by Thomas Kennedy
The Táin translated by Liam MacUistin
This great heroic and romantic Irish epic features the exploits of Cuchulainn. This giant singlehandedly defends Ulster against the army of Queen Maeve. His story includes the magical and … [Read more...] about The Táin translated by Liam MacUistin