Brand New Unused Books

John McKenna - The Lock-Keeper's Wife - PB - BRAND NEW

Julie McDermot has just been released from ‘The Mental’, the psychiatric institution where her husband committed her after the devastating loss of their two infant children. Returning to her narrow,...

Tim MacGabhann - Found in a Context of Destruction - PB - BRAND NEW

Novelist and essayist Tim MacGabhann’s debut poetry collection demonstrates a rare confidence and coherence, charting the course of addiction and recovery in a series of formally assured and blackly...

Dan Danaher - Powerful People : Ardnacrusha Power Station by the People Who Worked There - PB

With the flick of a switch on 22 July 1929, Ireland was changed forever. When President W T Cosgrave turned on power at Ardnacrusha Hydroelectric Station, it kickstarted an exciting era for the new...

Eilish McCarthy - Two Islands : Growing Up in County Clare - Liscannor, Inis Oírr and Ennis - PB - BRAND NEW

Eilish McCarthy made her vocal way into this world in October 1948. Some say she hasn’t stopped talking since! Eilish’s whole world was Liscannor, where her father was the local headmaster, with...

Brian Gallagher - The Case of the Disappearing Double - PB - BRAND NEW

Dublin, 1912. The summer stretches out before twins Tim and Deirdre. Their friend Joe is a hundred miles away in Limerick... but when Deirdre spots a boy who looks exactly like him on a Dublin beach,...

Jo Kerrigan - Brehon Laws : The Ancient Wisdom of Ireland - HB - BRAND NEW

A fascinating look at the lifestyle and values of ancient Ireland Thousands of years ago, Celtic Ireland was a land of tribes and warriors; but a widely accepted, sophisticated and surprisingly...

Caitriona Lally - Home Economics : A Memoir - BRAND NEW ( with Signed Adhesive Bookplate)

'Since I’ve had my first book published, I’ve earned more from cleaning than from writing. The home economics don’t add up.' HOME ECONOMICS is Caitríona Lally’s humorous, thought-provoking memoir of...

Caroline Foran - Everything I Wish I'd Known About Anxiety - BRAND NEW - SIGNED

Published by Gill Books April 2026. BRAND NEW, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR  Caroline Foran is an international bestselling Irish author, journalist and podcaster known for her honest, practical writing on...

Alex Dunne - Small Magics - PB - BRAND NEW

Molly Flynn never had a place to call home until she was sent to live above a mysterious antique shop with Pat, Priya and their foster kids, Wren and Lorcan. Her new family are anything but ordinary,...

Marie Gleeson - Be Like the Sea ( Life, Learnings and Leadership from an Irish Navy Captain) - PB - BRAND NEW

DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.  ‘The one thing you can’t fully control in a ship is the water all around you, so part of your plan is always reading and analysing the currents and...

Brian Walker - Irish History Matters : Politics, Identities and Commemoration- BRAND NEW

While knowledge of history can explain our contemporary situation, an awareness of the myths and misuses of our history can bring a broader and more conciliatory approach to current political and...

Enda Finnan - Navan Road - An Illustrated History - BRAND NEW

TRACKED DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE Enda Finnan examins the physical and social development of the Cabra /Navan Road district from the 18th to the 20th century. Tracing the...

John Crotty - The Irish Tricolour - Brand New

DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND INCLUDED IN THE PRICE   This important book reveals the untold story of the Irish tricolour: its true origins, a forgotten heroine, and the emblems it replaced. For the first...

Michael Loughman - James Ryan and the Development of the Irish State - BRAND NEW

This book examines the life of James Ryan (1892-1970) as a means by which to explore the emergence and development of the independent Irish state. As a figure who was at the centre of the...

Aileen Cox Blundell - Baby Led Feeding Cookbook - BRAND NEW

In this beautifully photographed book, Aileen Cox Blundell provides over 150 nutritious recipes free from refined sugar and salt, aimed at starting your child on a life-long food adventure.More...

Mary Ryan - It's Probably Your Period - PB - BRAND NEW

Paperback, to be published March 2026. Gill Books.  From hormones to contraceptives, fertility to menopause, work with your cycle to unlock better health.  Renowned endocrinologist Dr Mary Ryan is...

David Coleman - Fear Less - PB - BRAND NEW

The Ten-Step Guide to Helping Kids Take Charge of Anxiety.  Published by Gill Books, March 2026 David Coleman's work is focused on helping parents understand and manage anxiety in children and teens,...

Dave Rudden - Nell on Earth ( Tales of Darkisle - Book 2 ) - PB - BRAND NEW

Twelve-year-old Nell Cafferty didn’t ask to be the eldest of four children. Acting as babysitter, bodyguard and bouncer all week long while her parents work has left no room for her ambitions of...

Jim Herlihy - The Royal Irish Constabulary - Reprint PB - BRAND NEW

This book is designed to provide those interested in the history of landed estates and Irish big houses, with practical advice regarding the availability of primary sources, their strengths and...

Lucy Kennedy - Under the Floorboards of 39A -

Do you believe in magic? Well, you just need to look beneath your feet ... because under the creaky floorboards of lots and lots of houses in Ireland, but most particularly under those of a house...

Stanislaus Kennedy ( Sr. Stan) & Síle Wall - Sacred Stillness - PB - BRAND NEW

Sacred Stillness is a tapestry woven from the unique contributions of the many people from different faiths and wisdom traditions who are part of the Sanctuary. It offers a variety of practical,...

Darach Ó Scolaí - Sadhbh - HB - As Gaeilge - BRAND NEW ( Ealaín le Alé Mercado)

An bhean óg a fhaigheann an ceann is fearr ar na firScéal cliste greannmhar atá sa phictiúrleabhar seo do léitheoirí fásta faoi bhean óg a sheasann an fód in aghaidh na bhfear — agus in aghaidh Rí...

David Edwards, Clodagh Tait & Padraig Lenihan ( Editors) - Age of Atrocity : Violence and Political Conflict in Early Modern Ireland -PB - BRAND NEW

This book examines one of the bloodiest epochs in Irish history. Part one covers the 16th century, revealing how efforts by the Tudor monarchy to curb the powers of the autonomous Irish lords...

Pat Brereton - Farming in Ireland : Crisis and Climate - An Oral History from the Irish Midlands - PB - BRAND NEW

Rooted in the rich soil of Ireland’s heartland, Farming in the Midlands offers a vivid, multi-layered portrait of rural life across generations. From the challenges of smallholders to the innovations...

Pat Dargan - Medieval Dublin : An Illlustrated History - PB - BRAND NEW

Provides an insightful exploration of Dublin's rich architectural heritage, spanning from the medieval period through the normal era to the late 15th century. Featuring 45 significant structures this...

John Waddell - The Celtic World - A History - HB - BRAND NEW

At the dawn of history the Celts occupied a vast swathe of Europe from Ireland in the west to lands south of the Black Sea in asia Minor. The study of this Celtic past has often been a dispited and...

John Murphy & Billy Dante - Little Tommy Twig & The Silly Goose - PB - BRAND NEW SIGNED

On a starry night, a silly goose crashes through Little Tomm Twig's door, desperate for help. The goose needs FLOOSE — and he needs it NOW!But what on earth is this floose? And can six-year-old Tommy...

Fonzie Keogh - The Half Crown Man - PB

Jimmy, the half-crown man, is selling his usual wares but rumours start spreading about the extras he is offering. Elizabeth, the newly widowed pub landlady, is besotted with Dominic, the glamorous...

H.P Lovecraft - Stories of the Dreamlands - HB - BRAND NEW

Hardcover in illustrated yellow and dark blue boards, as issued without dustjacket.  Stories of the Dreamlands:Escape into the Dreamlands, a realm of fantastical landscapes and cosmic dimensions...

H.P Lovecraft - The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories - HB - BRAND NEW

Hardcover in illustrated dark blue and yellow coloured boards, as issued without dustjacket.  Deadly forces are about to be awakened … In the degenerate, unliked backwater of Dunwich, Wilbur Whately,...

H.P Lovecraft - The Randolph Carter Tales - HB - BRAND NEW

Hardcover in illustrated orange and brown boards, as issued without dustjacket.  Most of Lovecraft's tales were standalone and of the short fiction variety, but in the Randolph Carter Tales Lovecraft...

H.P Lovecraft - At The Mountains of Madness - HB - BRAND NEW

Hardcover in illustrated  mustard and black coloured boards, as issued without dustjacket.  To that flash of semi-vision can be traced a full half of the horror which has ever since haunted us' An...

Sharon Slater - 366 Days of Limerick - PB - BRAND NEW

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa ( Editor - William Casey) - The Fenian Movement - PB - BRAND NEW

Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa is one of the best known leaders of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), better known as the Fenian Movement. This organisation emerged both in Ireland and America in the...

Patti Popow & Katharin Lauckner - Princess Laya & the Wild Ghost Party - HB

Hardcover, published 2023, written by Patti Popow, with illustrations throughout by Katharin Lauckner. Originally published in Germany, this is an English language translation.  Princess Laya would...

Molly Hennigan ( Editor) - An Asylum For My Affections : Sketches of Maeve Brennan- PB - BRAND NEW

On the occasion of her mother's birthday, the Irish writer Maeve Brennan wrote a letter to William Maxwell describing the emotional landscape provided by her mother. She wrote: 'She gave me an...

Emmet O'Connor - Rotten Prod : The Unlikely Career of Dongaree Baird - PB - BRAND NEW

James 'Dongaree' Baird, a boilermaker in Harland and Wolff's shipyard, was one of hundreds of 'rotten Prods', and thousands of Catholics, driven from their place of work by loyalists in 1920. The...

Aidan & Fergal Lenehan - Grit and Glory : A Decade at the Club - PB - BRAND NEW

Tracked delivery within Ireland is included in the price.  This is a powerful story of Dublin’s only rural hurling and camogie club — a gritty, heartfelt journey through community, identity, and the...

Makana Yamamoto - Hammajang Luck - Illimicrate HB SIGNED DELUXE EDITION - 2024

Betrayed by their partner-in-crime, a former criminal spends eight years behind bars on a desolate prison planet. When offered early parole, they snatch up the opportunity. But waiting on the outside...

David Almond & P.J Lynch - Caoimhín agus na Lonta Dubha - PB

Nuair a théann Caoimhín chun cónaithe sa mhainistir, bíonn cumha air i ndiaidh a mhuintire agus an domhain taobh amuigh. Lá amháin, síneann sé a dhá lámh amach an fhuinneog agus déanann lon dubh agus...

Raymond Daly - Ten Faithful Years (1913-1923) in Song and Story - HB - BRAND NEW 2025 - OFFALY

Tracked shipping within Ireland via An Post is included in the cost.  A large format illustrated hardback, 512 pages, illustrated throughout.  This Historical Songbook tells the true story of the...

Colm Ó Ceallacháin - Fiche - PB - BRAND NEW

Samhradh na bliana 1969, tugtar triúr ógánach le chéile ar thránna iarthar Chorcaí, triúr a n-athraítear a saol ó bhonn nuair a thagann an ceathrú duine ina measc, garmhac an Ghinearáil...

Rónán Mac Con Iomaire - An Gluaiseacht : Scéal Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta - PB

An Ghluaiseacht: Scéal Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta - PB - 2025.  Tugann An Ghluaiseacht: Scéal Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta le chéile den chéad uair an scéal iomlán faoin nglúin radacach a...

Dave Moore - Dave's Bad Jokes 2 - HB - BRAND NEW

Dave Moore is back with more bad jokes! This family friendly, laugh-a-minute compilation has over 300 fresh jokes from Today FM's No.1 morning show:I played BONOpoly last night. It's like Monopoly...

Roxana Manouchehri - This is Not a Cookbook - PB - BRAND NEW

This is not a cookbook uniquely blends memoir with food writing alongside evocative lithographic artwork. The vignettes in the book chronicle Manouchehri’s childhood growing up in Tehran in the 80s...

Gerard Shannon - 2 BOOK LOT - Liam Lynch : To Declare a Republic & Rory O'Connor - To Defend the Republic - 2 x PB - BRAND NEW ( With 1 Signed Bookplate)

2 books on revolutionary era figures from historian Gerard Shannon. ( both also available singly)    Book 1- Liam Lynch - To Declare a Republic - PB - BRAND NEW The first major academic study on a...

Conor Forrest - Heroes of Light and Shadow - PB - BRAND NEW

Magic is real. But so are monsters.  Oisin dreams of being a hero, like theones he reads about in books. So when he overhears a plot for a midnight raid on a Dublin museum, he knows this is his...

Gerard Shannon - Rory O'Connor : To Defend the Republic - PB - BRAND NEW - ( With Signed Bookplate)

Best remembered for his tragic fate during the Irish Civil War, Rory O’Connor was in fact one of the most indispensable IRA leaders in the fight for Irish freedom in early twentieth-century Ireland...

Patrick K Egan - The Parish of Ballinasloe : its History From the Earliest Times to the Present Century - HB 1984( Originally 1960 ) ( Kenny's Edition)

This is the full 1984 reprint edition , republished by Kennys of Galway from the 1960 original ( Clonmore & Reynolds)    The Parish of Ballinasloe by Rev. Patrick K. Egan in twelve chapters tells the...

Steve Pyke - Scribendi - Portraits of Irish Writers 1985-2025 - HB - BRAND NEW

Featuring over 100 captivating portraits of many of Ireland’s greatest contemporary writers, alongside conversations with each on their writing life, Scribendi is a landmark book of portraits of...

Kevin Smith - Injury Time - PB - BRAND NEW

Businessman Fenton Conville has it all sewn up, coasting through life with his mates and his money in a sleepy Northern Irish village. Until, that is, he wakes on his fiftieth birthday to an...

Margaret O'Sullivan - The Lismore Estate under William Robert Hood Rochfort in Counties Cork, Limerick and Tipperary - PB

In this study, using the words of both the land agent, William Rochfort (1847–1940), and the tenants on the Lismore (O’Callaghan) estate in Counties Cork, Limerick and Tipperary, the land...