Irish Interest _______________________

Marc Mulholland - At the Rising of the Moon - BRAND NEW

TRACKED DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE COST. 

Patrick Boyle - All Looks Yellow to the Jaundiced Eye - HB

Hardcover, first edition MacGibbon & Kee, 1969. Short Stories.  Patrick Boyle was an Irish novelist. Boyle was born in 1905 in Ballymoney, County Antrim. He worked for the Ulster Bank in County Donegal and Wexford, and then lived in Dublin for...

Dagogo Hart - Lantern Smoke - BRAND NEW

This beautiful book is based on an autobiographical poem about a young boy sent away by his family to build a future abroad - to find a new and hopeful place to call home. Told through the light and warmth of a lantern, this is a simple but beautiful...

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

Hardcover, Dundalgan Press, 1951.  Edgewear to the dustjacket - closed tears at corners, small area of chipped loss to head of dustjacket spine. The dustjacket is now in a modern removable Herma plastic cover.  A good copy of the scarce first...

Rita Ann Higgins - Witch in the Bushes - PB - 1988

Paperback, published by Salmon Publishing (later Salmon Poetry) - 1988.   

Miriam Hussey - Light Up : Energise your body, Awaken your mind, Supercharge your Soul - BRAND NEW

From pharmacist to leader of the Soul Space movement, Miriam Hussey has been on a transformational journey advocating the power of integrative health and lifestyle medicine.Light Up explores the intricate connections between mind, body, and soul, with a...

Paul Durcan - The Selected Paul Durcan ( Edited by Edna Longley) - PB - 1982

Published by Blackstaff Press, 1982.  Edited and selected by fellow poet Edna Longley, paperback, 125 pages. Although born in Dublin in 1944, both of his parents were from Mayo, and much of his poetry reflects this, being centered on the universal...

Christian Brothers School - O'Connell School Centenary Record 1828-1928 - HB

Published by  O'Connell School, North Richmond Street Dublin, June 1928, as a centenary publication,  Larger format hardcover, illustrated, with a range of essays from a wide range of contributors - two areas of focus - Daniel O'connell and his...

J Quaney - A Penny to Nelson's Pillar - HB - 1971

A 1971 biography of ( Kerr) Kyran Quaney, one of the early electrical engineers in Ireland, written by his son.  Details of early electrification in the west of Ireland, and in Dublin, with a focus on the electrified tramway system.  Edgewear...

Patrick MacGill - Children of the Dead End - PB

Based on personal memories of his life in Ireland and Scotland in the early 1900s, this was Patrick MacGill's first novel. It tells the story of Dermod Flynn an independent and feisty youth who earns a meagre living as an itinerant farm hand in Donegal...

Paul Durcan - O Westport in the Light of Asia Minor - PB -1st Ediion Debut - 1975

O Westport in the Light of Asia Minor. Dublin: Anna Livia Books, 1975. First Edition, 72 pages. A paperback original ( no hardcover issued)  cover art ( pb with flaps)  designed by Brian Lalor. The author’s first published separate...

Conor Brady - Guardians of the Peace - HB 1st Ed - 1974

Guardians of the Peace is a political history of the Irish police force, An Garda Síochana, from its foundation at the birth of the Irish State, through the Irish Civil War, the threat of the fascist ‘Blueshirts’, the continuing...

Bill Severn - Irish Statesman and Rebel - The Two Lives of Eamon de Valera - HB -1970

Hardcover, published 1970 by Bailey Brothers and Swinfen UK. Small format hardcover, in dustjacket with titles all in lowercase ( which is clever)  A biography of Dev, published a few years before his death. ( Other titles in this series included...

Michael Feeney Callan - Richard Harris : A Sporting Life - HB - 1990

A 1990 biography of the notable Limerick born actor.  Sidgwick & Jackson UK .  SOME SPOTTING TO THE PAGE BLOCK, NO MARKS OR DAMAGE NOTED. 

James Joyce - The Dead - HB ( Gift Edition - BRAND NEW)

COVER IMAGE TO FOLLOW Dublin, 6 January 1904: the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as Women’s Christmas or Nollaig na mBan in Ireland. Gretta and Gabriel Conroy have travelled from Galway to attend an annual dinner party hosted by his aunts, the...

Eoin Ó Broin & Mal McCann - Flats and Cottages Herbert Simms and the Housing of Dublin's Working Class 1932-1948

A city gripped by an ever-worsening housing crisis. An expensive and insecure private rental sector. Rogue landlords running overcrowded and poorly maintained flats. Central and local government struggling to keep up with population growth and...

Mark Carruthers & Colin Davidosn- Colin Davidson: Twelve Paintings: Conversations with Mark Carruthers (Hardback) - BRAND NEW

Beneath Irish Seas: The Hidden Wonders of Ireland’s Amazing Marine Life - HB - BRAND NEW

Beneath the crashing waves and jagged cliffs of Ireland’s coastline lies a world few have ever seen, teeming with kaleidoscopic colour and untold beauty. Through the lens of internationally acclaimed underwater photographer Nigel Motyer –...

Rebecca Shercliff - Old Irish : A Beginner's Guide - PB - BRAND NEW

Medieval Ireland offers an unusually rich and varied corpus of literature, including saga, law, religion, pseudo-history and poetry. It was one of the earliest cultures in medieval Europe to produce extensive literature in its own vernacular, and yet...

Deirdre O'Neill - Remnants of Our Past : The Visual Clues to Our Irish Heritage - BRAND NEW

We walk past remnants of our past every day without noticing. Our ancestors left echoes of themselves all around us, if we only know where to look and how to interpret the signs. These remnants lie all over Ireland, telling us of the lives they once...

Michael B Barry & John O’Byrne- The Irish Farm in Colour - HB - BRAND NEW

TRACKED DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE COST.  HARDCOVER, Gill Books,  In this richly illustrated book, the bestselling duo of Michael B. Barry and John O’Byrne bring the story of the Irish farm vividly to life, from the late...

David Gillick - The Race - BRAND NEW

TRACKED DELIVERY VIA AN POST WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE COST David Gillick is someone who has moved from the arena of high end athletics to journalism, and as poacher turned gamekeeper in that field, his insights are always informed and to the...

Karl Henry - The Walking Effect - BRAND NEW

If there was a pill that could improve your health, give you mental clarity, supply moments of peace, help with creativity and aid sleep and weight loss, would you take it? And yet, all of these things and more can be achieved by simply putting on your...

Suzy Byrne - P.S Gay - BRAND NEW

A nostalgic look back at stories that mattered through correspondence with the iconic Gay Byrne RTE radio show.Dear Gay was an instant bestseller when it was published in 2023. PS Gay brings readers more letters and memories from the listeners of...

Marc Ó Sé - Ó Sé : A Kerry Family, A Football Dynasty - BRAND NEW

HARDCOVER, GILL BOOKS, SEPTEMBER 2025.  TRACKED DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.  In a county where success is weighed in medals, the Ó Sé brothers all hung up their boots with heavy hearts but even heavier...

Sophie Morris - Sophie's Swaps - HB - BRAND NEW

DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE COST When it comes to food, we all want to make the right choices. We’ve heard of ultra-processed foods and how bad they are for us, yet how much do we really know about the products in our...

Evelyn Cusack & Séamus Walsh - They Say it Might Rain : The Highs and Lows of Ireland’s Weather and Climate - BRAND NEW

The Irish weather. Subject of endless conversations, the saviour of small talk, and famously unreliable. We all know it well, as a constant, if capricious, backdrop to our lives. But how well do we really know it? While our relationship with the weather...

Brendan Fanning - Touching Distance : Touching Distance : Irish Rugby's Battle with Great Expectations - BRAND NEW

Ireland went to the 2023 Rugby World Cup as the number one ranked team in the world. They had a unique Test series win in New Zealand on their list of achievements; they were the reigning Grand Slam holders; and still they came home early. Getting to the...

Eunice Power - My Irish Kitchen Table - BRAND NEW

TRACKED DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE COST.  The kitchen table is at the centre of Irish life—a place we gather in good times and bad, to find comfort, nourishment, and good conversation. Eunice Power’s Irish Kitchen Table...

Michael Moynihan -More Than a Game : The GAA , and Where It's Going - BRAND NEW

The GAA is more than a game. It’s a cornerstone of Irish identity — woven into parishes, families, and the national psyche. But behind the passion and pride lies a question that has never really been asked. Where is the GAA going? In this...

Leona Forde - Milly McCarthy and the Haunted House HullaBOOloo! - BRAND NEW

Milly’s class are running a Halloween fundraiser – turning the local GAA club into a haunted house!But things aren’t quite spooky enough for Milly, so she plans some truly ghostly goings on … and causes chaos in the...

Anja Murray - Frog Routes, Polka Dot Newts and Other Treasures of Irish Nature - BRAND NEW

Beneath our feet, in our hedgerows, trees and under our seas lies a complex community of beings that goes unseen and unheard by us humans. Soil is the stuff of life itself, bustling with microbes, fungi, beetles and earthworms that soften seeds, nature...

Colm O'Regan - Gallivanting With Words : How the Irish Speak English - BRAND NEW

Gallivanting With Words is a playful romp through the words, phrases and quirks that reflect the very soul of Ireland. From the Shakespearean roots of ‘We’ll have the tay’ to the devilish curses of old Ireland, ‘May the devil make...

John Kelly - The GAA Covered : A History of the GAA in Match Programmes - BRAND NEW

Whether it’s tightly rolled up between two nervous, wringing hands, proudly sticking out from a quick-stepping back pocket or carefully brought home to be kept for posterity, the matchday programme is part of the very fabric of the GAA and in The...

David McCullagh - From Crown to Harp - How the Anglo-Irish Treaty was Undone : 1920-1949 - BRAND NEW

The crown was the symbol of British power in Ireland, and in December 1921 opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty claimed that its terms tied Ireland to the Crown forever. The new Irish Free State would be within the British Commonwealth, with limited...

Kieran Fanning - Enchanted Ireland - BRAND NEW

An atlas of magical myths, legends and folktales from every county.Join master storyteller Kieran Fanning on a visit to every county in Ireland, told through 32 magical stories. From mysterious enchantments like The Stolen Bride from Galway to strange...

Sinéad O’Hart (Illustrated by Úna Woods) -Ellora McGee Trainee Banshee : The New School - BRAND NEW

Meet the Irish Isadora Moon!Ellora McGee is just like you and me, except she’s also a trainee banshee.Starting a new school in a new town, Ellora McGee is nervous. Making friends is hard enough, but how will her classmates react when she tells them...

Stephen Walker - David Trimble: Peacemaker - BRAND NEW

TRACKED DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE .  To be published by Gill Books, September 2025, Hardcover.  In this first biography to chart Trimble’s life and death, award-winning journalist Stephen Walker vividly details how...

Michael Flynn & Josephine McCaffrey - Bouncing Back : Memoirs of a Mattress Salesman - BRAND NEW

This is the inspiring story of Michael Flynn, a struggling furniture salesman from Pearse Street, who reinvented himself to become one of Ireland's most beloved national figures. Starting with Mick's formative years growing up in Dublin where he faced...

Adam Maguire - Bailout Babies - BRAND NEW

Tracked An Post delivery within Ireland is included in the cost.  Born into boom. Raised on bust. Still waiting for a break - meet the generation rewriting the rules of adulthood. The Bailout Babies dives into the lives of a generation caught...

Bláthnaid Raleigh ( with Niall Kelly )- Aftermath - BRAND NEW

In July 2019, Bláthnaid Raleigh travelled from Mullingar to Galway to join in the festivities at the Galway Arts Festivals. She and her friends found themselves in the company of another group from Mullingar. The hours went by as pub gave way to...

Hector Ó hEochagáin - An Irish Word a Day - HB - BRAND NEW

Many Irish people wish they could broaden their ability to speak the cúpla focal. When we lose our language, we lose a part of who we are. Here, Hector makes adding an Irish word a day to your vocabulary a habit that's as easy as brushing your...

Eric Haughan - Unbeatable - Dublin's Incredible Six in a Row - PB

In late August 2014, Donegal's footballers smashed and grabbed an All-Ireland semi-final victory from Jim Gavin's seemingly unstoppable Dublin team. It would be the last Championship game the Boys in Blue would lose for 2,540 days. Their hearts hardened...

Rachel Blackmore - Granny National - HB

Rachael has had the best, most amazing, incredible idea! She’s determined to make her Granny’s lifelong dream of becoming a jockey come true… what could possibly go wrong? Easter holidays on the farm with Granny and Grandad are always...

John Scally - Raising the Banner : Ger Loughnane - Clare GAA ( Signed by Loughnane)

Published by Blackwater Press, 2001.  Age spotting and foxing to page block, moderate to heavy.  SIGNED by Ger Loughnane, also previous owner's name and adrress on title page .   

Bernadette Cunningham & Siobhan Fitzpatrick ( Editors) - Treasures of the Royal Irish Academy Library - HB- 2009

This beautifully illustrated volume examines the nationally and internationally important holdings of the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. The book celebrates the diversity of the works that the library curates, and explores the nature and...

Terry Reilly - Ballina : One Town, Three Wars and More - HB - SIGNED - 2014 ( Mayo)

Hardcover as issued without dusthacket in illustrated boards, signed by the author.  Covers the history of the north Mayo town from the late 19th century to the aftermath of the cIvil War ( the three wars of the title being the First World War, the...

Mary McGrath & Joan C Griffith - The Irish Draught Horse : A History - HB - 2005 ( DOUBLE SIGNED)

Explores the history and significance of the Irish Draught horse, a breed native to Ireland. The Irish Draught horse has played a vital role in Irish agriculture and culture, historically used for farming, hunting, and even pulling field artillery. The...

James Murphy - The Poetry & Song of Black and Amber Glory - HB - 2002 - Kilkenny GAA

A colection of songs and verses inspired by Kilkenny GAA, from all eras .  Large format hardback, illustrated throughout in black and white. 2002.   

Dave Hannigan - Giants of Cork Sport - PB - 2005

A larger format paperbcak with flaps, published by the Evening Echo ( Irish Examiner) 2005.  A guide to all manner of Cork's sportingh heritage, with notable sportspeople from all codes and games . With colour and black and white photographs from...

F.H.A Aalen, Kevin Whelan & Matthew Stout - Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape ( 2nd Edition 2011) HB

"The Atlas of Irish Rural Landscape" has harnessed the expertise of dozens of specialists to produce an exciting and pioneering study which has two basic aims: to increase understanding and appreciation of the landscape as an important element of...

Bob Quinn & Liam Mac Con Iomaire - Conamara : An Tír Aineoil - HB

This is a lavish, beautifully illustrated look at an tÍr aineoil -- the unknown country of Conamara, the Irish-speaking area (or Gaeltacht) west of Galway. The photographs were taken over a twenty-five year period and are primarily of the people...