This book was issued in 2014 to celebrate a the centenary of Scol Bhreac Chluain in Annascaul , Co Kerry. The book sets out the history of Education in Annascaul from 1838 to 2014. Our copy is in … [Read more...] about The Speckled Meadow – Scoil Bhreac Chluain Centenary
West Kerry
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
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
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
Letters from The Great Blasket by Eibhli Nà Shúilleabháin
This selection of Letters from the Great Blasket written by EibhlÃs Nà Shúilleabháin to George Chambers in London. The letters cover a period of over twenty years. EibhlÃs married Seán Ó … [Read more...] about Letters from The Great Blasket by Eibhli Nà Shúilleabháin
Hungry for Home by Cole Moreton
For hundreds of years the Great Blasket was home to a community of people who lived without gas, electricity or running water. In 1953 life there became too hard and the island was evacuated. An … [Read more...] about Hungry for Home by Cole Moreton
The Songs of Tomás Ruadh O’Sullivan compiled by James Fenton
The Irish language title of this book is Amhráin Thomáis Ruaidh. Tomás Ruadh was known as the Iveragh Poet. He lived between 1785 - 1848. The poetry is in the Irish Language. However, there is over 20 … [Read more...] about The Songs of Tomás Ruadh O’Sullivan compiled by James Fenton
Dingle Down The Years complied by Tom Fox
We have sourced two more copies of Dingle Down The Years contains a collection of old photographs from Dingle town and its hinterland. The books were complied by Tom Fox. We have volumes 1 and 2 … [Read more...] about Dingle Down The Years complied by Tom Fox
Peig translated by Bryan MacMahon
Peig is one of the most talked about books in Irish literature. The Irish language version of her life has divided opinion since it was published. The consensus among people of a certain age, is that … [Read more...] about Peig translated by Bryan MacMahon
Saints, Scholars and Schizophrenics by Nancy Scheper – Hughes
When Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics was published it became an instant classic. This is a beautifully written study tracing the social disintegration of "Ballybran," a small village on the … [Read more...] about Saints, Scholars and Schizophrenics by Nancy Scheper – Hughes