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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

Hardcover, published by Gill Books, 2026, small format hardcover.  Life, Legend and Legacy 

Paul O'Flynn - Ireland's Call : Six Nations Success - 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...

Orla Drumgoole - The Irish Mammy Cooks - HB - BRAND NEW

****** AWAITING RESTOCK****     100 recipes that taste of home - HB, 256 pages,  illustrated , FEBRUARY 2026, Gill Books.  Tracked delivery within Ireland is included in the cost.  Orla Drumgoole is an Irish mammy who loves to...

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...

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 guide offers a glimpse into medieval Dublin...

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...

James Durney - Special Powers : Civil War Internment At Newbridge Barracks and Tintown Camp - 1922-24 - PB BRAND NEW

he untold story of Ireland's forgotten prisoners In the shadow of civil war, over 5,500 republican prisoners found themselves trapped behind the wire at Newbridge Barracks and the Curragh internment camps - imprisoned by former comrades who had once...

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...

Éilis Ní Dhuibhne, Lillis ó Laoire & Ríonach uí Ógáin - An Dias is Troime a Chromas - Aistí in Ómos do Phádraig Ó Héalaí - PB

Cnuasach aistí as Geile ( agus roinnt as Béarla) in omós ( mar festschrift) do Phádraig ó Héalaí leachtóir le Gaeilge in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe le fada an lá.  Cló Iar Chonnacht,...

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 - 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 pivotal figure in Ireland's revolutionary era,...

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. 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...

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...

Izzeddeen Alkarajeh & Eman Aburabi - Jibrin - HB - BRAND NEW

Palestinian couple Izz and Eman Alkarajeh came to Ireland with their four children in 2016. They eventually settled in Cork and started trading at Mahon Point Farmers' Market, where their entire stock sold out in just two hours on their first day. One...

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...

Larry Lynn Southard - Wayfaring : A Guide to Guidance - HB - SIGNED

This book (written by Cork member of the Society of Friends) Larry Lynn Southard and published in 2023 aims to provide a “handbook to help readers place themselves in a position that makes divine guidance a daily reality”. Sources of...

Jo Kerrigan - Stories From the Sea - HB - BRAND NEW

Ireland is an island nation, inextricably linked with and dependent upon the sea which surrounds us. From earliest times, ships from distant lands have brought goods, ideas, invaders, influencers. Our legends, and particularly the imramma or magical...

Cal McCarthy - In the Shadow of the Big Fellow : The Commemoration, Commercialisation, Study & Politicisation of Michael Collins - PB - BRAND NEW - SIGNED

Cal McCarthy is a Cork based historian and civil servant. This new book, published by Clonakilty based Michael Collins House Museum with financial aid also from Cork County Council, takes a detailed look at the legacy and impact of  Michael Collins...

Margaret Ward - Fearless Woman : Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, Feminism and the Irish Revolution - PB - BRAND NEW - 2019

This full-length biographical study - substantially rewritten and updated from the 1997 edition - of one of the most important women in Irish political life in the 20th century.  Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, part of a pioneering generation, played a...

Patrick Lonergan - Druid Theatre - 50 Years- BRAND NEW

This fully-illustrated and authorised history marks 50 years of Ireland's most ground-breaking and successful theatre company. Founded in 1975, Druid is a touring theatre company, anchored in the West of Ireland and looking to the world.   Druid...

Sarah Binchy - Sunday Miscellany : A Selection 2023-2025 - BRAND NEW

A beloved Irish institution, RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday Miscellany has been woven into the lives of listeners for over half a century. Following on from the bestselling 2023 anthology, this collection brings together some of the best broadcasts of the...

Rachel Finnegan ( Editor) - Memories of Gentry Houses in Skibbereen and Douglas, County Cork - PB - BRAND NEW

This book documents life in two gentry houses in County Cork from the 1860s to the early 1900s. It is told through the memoirs, written later in life, of three of the four Fleming sisters of New Court House, Skibbereen. These recollections were initiated...

Owen O'Shea - From Bullets To Ballots: Politics and Electioneering in Post Civil War Kerry- BRAND NEW

Civil War politics has defined the Irish political landscape for generations.The parties which emerged from the divisions over the Anglo-Irish Treaty of1921 dominated elections for decades. The war cast a long shadow over partypolitics and elections in...

Eimear Ní Bhraonáin - THE DODGER - DJ Carey & the Great Betrayal - BRAND NEW

Delivery within IRELAND INCLUDED in the price There was a time when DJ Carey didn’t need a surname. The star player of a Kilkenny hurling team that dominated the sport for a decade, he had a rare, natural talent that led his county to five All...

Kathleen Flavin - Foxford Cafe Cookbook - HB - BRAND NEW

TRACKED AN POST DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE COST Since starting with a small café nearly twenty years ago, head chef Kathleen Flavin has turned Foxford into a top food destination. Her recipes are easy to prepare but pack a real...

Michael Prior - Cork - HB - BRAND NEW

From Ballycotton to Baltimore, Mizen Head to Mallow, explore the unique beauty of Ireland’s Rebel County. With its wild Atlantic beaches and bustling city, from the grandeur of Cobh in the east to tranquil Garnish Island in the west, every corner...

David McCullagh - De Valera : Rise 1882-1932 - HB - BRAND NEW

De ValeraRise 1882–1932 From the host of RTÉ's Primetime and author of The Reluctant Taoiseach, the widely acclaimed biography of John A. Costello, Rise 1882-1932 is the first volume of a major two-part reassessment of the man who shaped...

David McCullagh - De Valera - Rule (1932-75) ( Volume 2 ) - HB - BRAND NEW

The concluding volume of David McCullagh’s new life of Eamon De Valera. In this, the concluding volume of David McCullagh’s monumental new biography of the revolutionary and statesman, we join de Valera in 1932 as he takes the reins of power...