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Micheál Ó Conghaile - Stop Your Shenanigans : Colourful Irish Words for Everyday Use PB - BRAND NEW

Colourful Irish Words for Everyday Use In Ireland, the art of conversation / crua-chaint is highly valued. We like to 'put a skin on a story' / craiceann a chur ar scéal because words are not just words to us. They are alive, carrying echoes of...

Jo Kerrigan - Old Ways, Old Secrets - Pagan Ireland - HB

In a land like ours, the old beliefs bring pleasure and wisdom…Exploring the legends, special places and treasured practices of old, Jo Kerrigan reveals a rich world beneath Ireland's modern layers.So many of today's Irish traditions reach back to...

Alice Leahy - The Stars Are Our Only Warmth : A Memoir - HB - BRAND NEW

 In the 1970s Alice Leahy left nursing to work and live in a Dublin homeless shelter. This is the story of her life and life choices, from an empowering childhood, with free run of a big house estate in Fethard, Tipperary to her invaluable work with...

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 enlightened legal system kept society running smoothly. The...

Paul O'Brien - Crossfire : 1916 in Focus - PB - SIGNED - BRAND NEW

Crossfire is the true story of of one of the bloodiest engagements against Crown forces during the 1916 Rising. It examines the battles that were fought in and around the Four Courts area of Dublin city, and the atrocities that were uncovered on North...

Darach Ó Séaghdha - Craic Baby : Dispatches from a Rising Language (Hardback) - BRAND NEW

From the author of the bestselling Motherfoclóir, Non-fiction Irish Book of the Year. What do we talk about when we talk about Irish? When we talk about saving or supporting a language do we mean the musical combination of syllables, or...

Caitriona Lally - Home Economics : A Memoir - BRAND NEW

'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 her time working in the...

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

Published by Gill Books April 2026.  Caroline Foran is an international bestselling Irish author, journalist and podcaster known for her honest, practical writing on anxiety and mental health. Her previous books, including Owning It and Naked, have...

Diarmaid Ferriter - The Revelation of Ireland: 1995-2020 - Hardback - - BRAND NEW

Ireland is a strikingly different country now to the one it was in the mid-1990s. Dramatic economic, social and cultural changes, including the Celtic Tiger boom and increasingly secular debate about abortion, the status of women and same-sex marriage...

Liam O'Connor - The Sailor and the Seamstress - PB - BRAND NEW

Every family has a story … for Liam O’Connor that story goes back to his great-grandparents, William and Norry Kennedy. Using the threads of his family’s past to weave a tapestry that is at once personal yet somehow universal, this...

Marie Gleeson - Be Like the Sea - PB - BRAND NEW

‘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 the tides. You have a clear image in your head of how you think the ship will perform in the...

Chris Lawlor - Little History of Wicklow - PB

County Wicklow's landscape is dotted with pre-Christian sites – Baltinglass is known as the 'Hillfort Capital of Ireland'. Saint Patrick landed in Wicklow in 432 AD and the county also boasts ecclesiastical sites, the most impressive being...

Colm Wallace - Irish History : Strange But True - PB - BRAND NEW

We all know of of the various wars, the Famine and the pivotal events which have made the Ireland what it is today, but few know the stranger aspects of the nation's past. From body snatchers, to pirate queens and Celtic vampires, Ireland's hidden...

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 social challenges. History or, more correctly,...

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

Enda Finnan examins the physical and social development of the Cabra /Navan Road district from the 18th to the 20th century. Tracing the landscape of the area back to the ancient route from the Ford of the Hurdles to Tara, by the 18th century the area...

John Crotty - The Irish Tricolour - Brand New

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 time, a fully referenced history corrects long-standing myths and slurs surrounding Ireland's national...

Aileen Cox Blundell - Baby Led Feeding - BRAND NEW

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, offering practical, expert advice with humor...

Gill Books - Irish Granny's Complete Book of Bread and Baking - BRAND NEW

The Irish Granny's Complete Book of Bread and Baking is a heartwarming, flavour-filled celebration of Ireland's baking tradition. Inside its pages you'll find time-honoured recipes - from hearty soda bread and crumbly scones to sweet tarts, cakes and...

Gill Books - Pocket Book of Saint Patrick - HB

Paul O'Flynn - Ireland's Call - PB - BRAND NEW

It was a time of change for Irish rugby. Following World Cup heartbreak and the loss of inspirational captain Johnny Sexton, Ireland faced the new Six Nations season with many challenges. Could they shake off the disappointment in France? Who would fill...

Francis Kelly - Captain Francisco de Cuéllar: The Armada, Ireland, and the Wars of the Spanish Monarchy, 1578–1606 BRAND NEW

Captain Francisco de Cuéllar was an officer who served with the ill-fated Spanish Armada. He was shipwrecked on the coast of Co. Sligo in September 1588. Known to Irish history for the extraordinary account he wrote of his experiences in Ireland,...

Terence Dooley - The Big Houses and Landed Estates of Ireland - PB - Reprint - 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 weaknesses. It examines the vast array of sources available...

Paul A. Overy - The Tricks of the Rich - PB - BRAND NEW

BRAND NEW, published by Oak Tree Press, 2025. Delivery within Ireland is included in the price.  THE TRICKS OF THE RICH gives you the basics of “financial intelligence”, so that you can start to understand andthen take control of your...

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, profound and creative meditation practices through a...

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 degenerated into a bitter cultural and sectarian conflict...

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 of niche producers, this compelling collection...

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 debated territory and for centuries the true story of...

Mallika Basu - In Good Taste What Shapes What We Eat and Drink – and Why It Matters - BRAND NEW

It’s never been a better time to be a food lover. We binge Bake Off, follow foodie influencers, queue for trending hotspots and scroll endlessly for ideas on what to cook next.But for all this appetite, how much do we really know about what goes on...

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 late 1850s, with the goal of gaining...

Noel Dundon - From the Ashes : Tipperary’s Stunning rise from outsiders to All-Ireland Champions - PB - BRAND NEW

From the Ashes is the extraordinary tale of how no-hopers Tipperary rose in twelve months to become All-Ireland senior hurling champions, beating the cream of the hurling crop and defying all thecritics.A remarkable story of resolve, resilience and...

Patricia McCarthy - Enjoying Claret in Georgian Ireland - A History of Amiable Exceess - HB - BRAND NEW

This book looks at Ireland’s love affair with claret, which began in earnest with the establishment of Irish families in the wine trade in Bordeaux in the early eighteenth century. So much red wine from Bordeaux was being consumed by...

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 "asylum for my affections" and I learned that my affections...

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 expulsions marked the end of Belfast's 'two red years',...

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 quiet beauty of the game. Amateur...

J.P O'Sullivan / Veil of Silence : -How the Irish State Covered Up an IRA Murder and Framed a Garda Whistleblower PB - BRAND NEW

In 1985 John Corcoran, a Garda informer within the ranks of the Cork IRA, was exposed and brutally executed by militant republicans. No one has ever been charged. For decades, speculation was rife that the most senior ranked Gardaí allowed John...

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 Irish heroes and their brave and daring deeds in...

Cecily Gilligan - Cures of Ireland - A Treasury of Irish Folk Remedies - PB - BRAND NEW

BRAND NEW COPIES - Published October 2025, Merrion Press, Paperback, originally published 2023 in hardcover, this is the paperback edition.  This book was our THEBOOKSHOP.IE 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' 2023 on initial publication, and was a huge seller...

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 but the streets have no name!A friend of mine got a job...

Gerard Shannon - Liam Lynch : To Declare a Republic & Rory O'Connor - To Defend the Republic - 2 x PB - BRAND NEW

2 books on revolutionary era figures from historian Gerard Shannon. ( both also available singly)  This order will be shipped ( BOTH BOOKS TOGETHER) when the book on Rory O'Connor is published in February 2026.  Book 1- Liam Lynch - To Declare...

Gerard Shannon - Rory O'Connor : To Defend the Republic - PB - BRAND NEW - SIGNED

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. He had several key roles in the revolutionary...

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 story of a parish from the establishment...

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 Irish writers by internationally renowned...

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 agent–tenant relationship between 1891 and 1902...

Cormac Moore & Alan Tate - The Sweetness of Lemon's - BRAND NEW

Lemon's Confectioners used to have a slogan, "You cannot eat a better sweet". This Christmas you cannot get a more beautiful book, full of wonderful images. Lemon's Sweets were a Dublin based confectionery company, and one which will have fond memories...

Turlough O'Riordan & Jane Grimson ( Editors) - Irish Stem Lives - PB - BRAND NEW

Across artificial intelligence, climate change, food safety, transport and communication, the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) are integral to modern society. Through a selection of forty-six lives from the Dictionary of...

Frank Hopkins - Ireland's Hidden Histories - PB - BRAND NEW

From the depths of our island’s past, to more recent booms and busts, Irish history is replete with mesmerising stories and intriguing tales. In this fascinating and often hilarious romp through the lesser-known facts of Irish history, Frank...

John Connors - Seán Hogan - His lIfe : A Troubled Journey - PB - BRAND NEW- 2019

Famously rescued by his more illustrious comrades at Knocklong railway station in May of 1919, Sean Hogan, the man central to the event did in time, become relegated to relative anonymity. This book re-rescues Sean Hogan and reveals a man that was...

John Connors - Dan Breen : The Man Behind the Myth - PB - BRAND NEW

Delivery within Ireland is included in the cost.  Dan Breen: The Man Behind the Myth - Tipperary's Famous Revolutionary.  Anyone with an interest in Irish history is aware of the legend of Dan Breen. Breen the fearless - and fearsome - warrior...

Ronald Rolheiser - Our One Great Act of Fidelity : Waiting For Christ in the Eucharist - PB - BRAND NEW

From the author of the bestselling, The Holy Longing, comes a book about the central expression of faith for hundreds of millions of Christians, the Eucharist.More so than anything else, the Eucharist is what anchors many peoples' life, prayer, and...

Jacqueline Creaven d'Towey - The Quaker Community in Ballymurray, Roscommon 1718-1848 - PB - BRAND NEW

  This volume considers the arrival of The Society of Friends/Quakers to Ballymurray in 1717, their relationship with local landowners the Croftons of Mote Park, and the challenges they encountered until the final discontinuance of Ballymurray...