Irish Authors

Mervyn Wall - Leaves for the Burning - PB

Lucian Brewse Burke, a middle-aged public servant, works in a shabby county council sub-office in the bleak Irish midlands, mired in Kafkaesque bureaucracy and petty skirmishes with locals. Upon the arrival of his old university friends on their way to...

Pat McCarrick - The Windings of the Moy Revisited - PB

From 1916 to 1918, the original author of The Windings of the Moy, Rev. James Greer, navigated his way up-river towards ‘these inner reaches of the Moy’. This book by photographer, Pat McCarrick stems from his experiences of the early stages...

Mary Healy - For the Poor & For the Gentry - PB - Kilkenny & Fethard

Biographical account of the author;s life as a servant in her youth in a 'big house in Kilsheelan and Lyrath in Kilkenny and her subsequent married life in Fethard. Published in 1989 when the author was 77.  Geography Publications. Paperback ,...

Pauline Hall - Grounds - PB - 1983

Brandon Books, Originally 1983,  The novel charts the youth and adolescence of a Margaret Hogan , growing up in Dublin from the late 1940's to the 1960's

David Lee - Remembering Limerick - Historical Essays Celebrating the 800th Anniversary of Limerick's 1197 Charter) - PB - SIGNED

This copy signed and dedicated by the editor David Lee, and also signed ( in a separate signature) by journalist and Limerick native, David Hanly.  Paperback, published by Limerick Civic Trust . A collection of essays from a host pof contributors on...

W.R Hutchison - Tyrone Precinct ( A History of the Plantation Settlement of Dungannon and Mountjoy to Modern Times) - PB - 1951

Paperback, a modern reprint ( Donoghmore Historical Society) of the Dundalgan Press, 1951 ( a hardcover edition was issued in the same initiual year of publication)  A good copy of the author's close look at Tyrone's natural capitol of Dungannon,...

Finbarr Slattery - Following the Horses - HB - SIGNED HB - KERRY - 1996

Published by the Kerryman Newspaper 1996, this copy is signed and dedicated by the author.  An account of his family’s background, and growing up in Asdee, north Kerry. Studied in Dublin, the worked in the UK Returned to Ireland, and after a...

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...

Bram Stoker - Dracula ( Deluxe Hardback Edition)

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Bram Stoker's terrifying gothic novel, the book that invented the world's most famous vampire, complete with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. A young...

Bernard Neary / The Candle Factory (Large Paperback)

Five hundred years of Rathborne's, master chandlers   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a...

D.P Sleeman & Jens & Jeanette Carlsson ( Editors) - Mind the Gap II : New Insights into the Irish Postglacial ( Irish Naturalists' Journal )

Uneven sunfade ) to the front covers, this varies by copy.  Colonization in this context refers to colonization by plants , and particularly animal species after the retreat of icesheets( which was a complex process in Ireland and western Europe in...

Peter Somerville-Large - Cappaghglass - HB

Hardcover, published by Hamish Hamilton UK, 1985.  Moderate to heavy age spotting to the page block, small area of laminate peel to upper edge of spine on the dustjacket. 

Brendan O'Donoghue - In Search of Fame and Fortune - The Leahy Family of Engineers 1780-1888

Hardcover, published by Geography Publications , 2006, signed and with a dedication to a previous owner.  With the exception of a few of the major figures, there have been relatively few publications on the individuals who made up the land...

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...

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,...

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 - p

David Coleman - Fear Less - PB - BRAND NEW

The Ten-Step Guide to Helping Kids Take Charge of Anxiety.  Published by Gill Books, March 2026

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

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

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...

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 weaknesses. It examines the vast array of sources available...

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...

Lucy Kennedy - Under the Floorboards at 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 called 39A Cove Street in Dublin, there lives a whole...

Brian Murphy - Forgotten Patriot : Douglas Hyde & the Foundation of the Irish Presidency - PB 2016

 It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ... On 25 June 1938, Douglas Hyde became the first President of Ireland. His values stood in stark contrast to those of the continental dictator. As a...

Anthony J Jordan - Seán MacBride - HB - 1993

A 1993 biography of the noted Irish human rights advocate , winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, founder of Amnesty International, son of Maud Gonne and Major John MacBride, assistant secretary to De Valera, IRA War of Independence fighter, assistant...

Neil Hegarty - Dublin : A View from the Ground - HB - 2007

Hardcover, 2007, published by Portrait Books.  Dublin is one of only a handful of cities that holds international appeal and influence - a fact made more unique because its fame is based almost exclusively on cultural output. Dublin may not have an...

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...

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...

Joseph Robins - Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland in the Twentieth Century - HB

Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland in the Twentieth Century: Fifty Years of An Bord Altranais (The Nursing Board) 1950 - 2000 by Joseph RobinsIllustratedPublished by An Bord Altranais, 2000

Antain Mac Lochlainn - Éanna Corr - PB - As Gaeilge - BRAND NEW

Éanna CorrÉanna Corr – Duine ar an imeall é Éanna Ó Corra. Aonarán i measc na ndaltaí eile i bPobalscoil na Carraige. Cuirtear casadh i scéal Éanna nuair a thagann dalta nua chun na...

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

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 cook, bake and feed people – food is...

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...

Templemore, Clonmore, Killea Review 2021- PB - Tipperary Local History

The 2021 edition of the local parish based review, in larger format bound book size, illustrated in colour throughout. Issued at the end of 2021, with events from November 2020- 2021  - covid times.    Some small thumbprints to the covers,...

Peadar O'Dowd - Vanishing Galway - PB - 1987

Paperback, first edition published by the author and the Connaght Tribune Newspaper, 1987 (some of the essays in this book appeared as newspaper essays) A slim 72 page book, with illustrations, photographs and some line drawings interspersed with the...

John P Harrington / Modern Irish Drama - A Norton Critical Edition - PB

Full texts of 12 classic Irish dramas, from Yeats to Friel , with notes, commentaries, criticism and context essays.  Light student underlining and notes added.   

Michael T Foy & Brian Barton - The Easter Rising - PB - 2011 ( oRIGINALLY 2009_

Published as a POD ( Print on Demand) edition, History Press, 2011.  In very good condition, as new, aprt from a slight curled bend to the page block ( which is common enough with POD editions. 

James Joyce - Dubliners | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Ulysses - HB 3 in 1 Omnibus Edition - 1993

A hardcover 3 in 1 omnibus edition, 1993, publisher by Chancellor Press.  Includes the three works ( each an example of a genre - short story collection, novel, and autobiography ) at which Joyce excelled.  Unabridged, large format hardcover in...

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 solve the mystery before the goose loses his...

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...

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 new curate in the parish. Her friend Marion warns her...

Aileen Heverin - The Irish Countrywomen's Association: A History : 1910-2000 - PB - 2000

  Paperback, published by Wolfhound Books , 2000. Illustrated.  Originally founded in 1910 as the Society of United Irishwomen ( a bit more revolutionary sounding) this book celebrated the 90th anniversarty of a key rural social organisation,...

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...

Michael Fewer - Rambling Down the Suir - PB

The Suir played a critical and unique role in the colonisation the country, first by the Vikings in the 9th century, and a few centuries later by the Normans, who from their strongholds in riverine cities such as Waterford were to change the face of...

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...

Samuel Beckett - Murphy | Watt | Mercier & Camier ( Grove Press HB Edition)

A hardcover standalone edition, containg three of Beckett's novels, published in this collected edition by Grove Press USA, first edition thus. With an introduction by Colm Tóibín , black and blue boards with a geometric pattern on front...

Ian McKinley - Second Sight : Rugby& Redemption ( Signed by the Author ) 2022

Co-written with Gerry Thornley , published by Reach Sport, 2022.  Signed, undedicated.  hortlisted for RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR at the SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 ★★★★★ Rugby's long history is full of tales of inspirational courage. Yet there has...