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Siobhán Fenton - Ourselves Alone : Sinn Féin behind Closed Doors - PB - BRAND NEW

What really goes on behind closed doors in Ireland’s most secretive political party? Long defined by message control and secrecy, Sinn Féin has rarely allowed outsiders a glimpse behind the curtain. Ourselves Alone, by former communications...

Tim McCarthy - Boomshakalaka : A Memoir - BRAND NEW

Biography of the RTE sports commentator 

John Concannon - The Bucket Man : John Concannon and the JFC Group - BRAND NEW

John Concannon is an Irish businessman, philanthropist, and star of RTÉ's The Secret Millionaire. A native of Kilconly, Tuam, Concannon is the founder of the JFC Group. He left St. Jarlath's school, Tuam, to work on the family farm. In 1987, he...

Declan Lynch - Roll Away the Stone : When Journalism was the Best Job in the World - BRAND NEW

DescriptionWorking in the media used to be fun. You were part of a thriving industry in print and broadcasting with a licence to speak your mind and a chance to bring down the government every week. You could be working with interesting or eccentric...

Niall Stokes - Some Like it Hot - PB - BRAND NEW

Niall Stokes’ rock ‘n roll memoir of his life as a Dublin journalist and founder and publisher of the ground-breaking Irish music magazine HOT PRESS. . . During the early years Hot Press gave a platform to some of Ireland's finest young...

Stephen Davison - The Wee Roads - Irish National Road Racing - BRAND NEW

9781785376146 A stunning visual journey through Irish road racing, with over 100 stunning colour photographs from the four corners of Irish road racing. Featuring high-octane race photos of the great and the good from international road racing, including...

Des Geraghty - At the Dawning of the Day : Luke Kelly and the Dubliners - BRAND NEW

The voice of Luke Kelly and the music of the Dubliners provided a very welcome wake-up call for a sleepy and depressed Ireland in the early 1960s. It was the dawning of a new and brighter day when more and more young people in Ireland began to find their...

Anthony Murphy - Ireland : Land of Legend - BRAND NEW

Martina Devlin - Glorious Monsters - PB - BRAND NEW

Owen O'Shea - Unchanged and Unchangeable : Austin Stack and the Irish Revolution - HB - BRAND NEW

Biography of the Kerry revolutionary.  Austin Stack was one of the central figures in the Irish revolutionary period. From his role in the lead-up to the 1916 Rising, through his senior positions in Sinn Féin and participation in the Irish...

Jilly Beattie - Revelations : Jeffrey Donaldson - Politician, Preacher, Predator BRAND NEW

Journalist Jilly Beattie followed the ins and outs and dramatic revelations of the Jeffrey Donaldson case over the two years up until conviction. This is her detailed account of the case which shocked Northern Ireland.   In March 2024, one of the...

Mark Carruthers & Colin Davidson - Colin Davidson: Twelve Paintings: Conversations with Mark Carruthers- PB - BRAND NEW

Twelve Paintings is an intimate and compelling exploration of the life and work of renowned artist Colin Davidson. Structured around a series of deeply personal conversations with broadcaster Mark Carruthers, the book uses twelve key works - from early...

Joseph Coohill - Ireland : A Short History ( 5th Edition) ) PB

From the first prehistoric inhabitants of the island to the Windsor Framework for Northern Ireland, this uniquely concise account of Ireland and its people reveals how modern Irish society is the product of a rich, multivalent history. Combining factual...

Fred Johnston - True North - HB - 1997

Hardcover, published by Salmon Poetry 1997. 

Gabriel Fitzmaurice - Twenty One Sonnets - HB

Published by Salmon Press, Clare, 2007. Hardcover , illustrated by Brenda Fitzmaurice.    Condition, these are 2007 editions, and while they were acquired by us in bulk from another bookshop , and have thus not been sold or have signs of use,...

Standish O'Grady - The Flight of the Eagle - Vintage Talbot HB - 1944

A 1944 reprint edition in a well preserved original dustjacket, Talbot Press. Dublin. 

Kevin Barry - The Heart in Winter (Hardback - SIGNED NUMBERED KENNYS EDITION)

October, 1891. Butte, Montana. A hard winter approaches across the Rocky Mountains. The city is rich on copper mines and rampant with vice and debauchery among a hard-living crowd of immigrant Irish workers.Here we find Tom Rourke, a young poet and...

Desmond O'Grady - Tipperary - PB ( Poetry) 1991

Paperback, published by Salmon , 2011. Desmond O'Grady was a Limerick born poet, novelist and translator. The title of this collection - Tipperary, is a reference by the poet to the county's name in Irish Tiobraid Arann meaning the 'fountain of...

Walter Macken - The Scorching Wind - Irish Trilogy - Book 3 - Vintage Pan Edition 1970

Now out of print, this is the third and final book in Walter Macken's loose Irish Trilogy - The Scorching Wind, published in this edition by Pan Macmillan UK, 1970   The three books are linked by the theme of Irish history, but it is not...

Tony O'Dwyer - Waiting For the Mason- PB - BRAND NEW

Published by Salmon Press, July 2026 Mary O’Donnell: “Everyone should carry a copy of Waiting for the Mason as an antidote to despair… The poet elevates one’s sense that being human may, for once, be quite a good...

Mary O'Brien - Simplex 75 : Crosswords from the Irish Times - PB - BRAND NEW

For three-quarters of a century, The Irish Times Simplex Crossword has been a daily companion at kitchen tables, in cafés, on buses, trains and planes. This special anniversary compilation is dedicated to the generations of puzzlers who have made...

Eoin Neeson - The Civil War in Ireland 1921-23 - PB - 1969 ( Revised Edition)

A revised Mercier Press first edition, 1969, of Eoin Neeson's study of the Irish Civil War.  Edgewear and rubbing to the head/ top of the spine, some uneven sun fade to the red parts of the jacket.  One of the earliest general histories of the...

Constantine Fitzgibbon - Out of the Lion's Paw : Ireland Wins Her Freedom - HB - Illustrated

A hardcover illustrated guide to the revolutionary decade in Ireland, illustrated throughout.  Issued as part og the Macdonald Library of the 20th century. Cover in a clear plastic removable jacket protector. 

Sinéad McCoole - No Ordinary Women : Irish Female Acvtivists in the Revolutionary Years 1900-1923 - PB 2004

Spies, snipers, couriers, gun-runners, medics, activists and politicians – women played a major role in the fight for Ireland's freedom. This book vividly recreates the characters, personalities and courage of Ireland's revolutionary women...

Tom Barry - Guerilla Days in Ireland - Vintage Anvil Press PB - War of Independence 1969

A paperback 3RD edition, 1969( still in predecimal pricing, the first decimal edition was 1971)  Anvil Press/ Kerryman of the classic account by Tom Barry of the War of Independence - Guerilla Days in Ireland. Originally published in 1949 as a...

Carlo Gébler - Aesop's Fables - The Cruelty of the Gods - HB

Aesop probably never intended his work to be anything but bawdy, savage, witty, scatological and fickle.  These tales also have at their heart two realities of life, the exercise of power and the lot of the powerless. In this stunning new edition,...

Denis G. Marnane - The 3rd Brigade : A History of the Volunteers/IRA in South Tipperary 1913-21 - PB - 2018

Along with the events of Bloody Sunday in November 1920, the actions and personalities of the 3rd Tipperary Brigade loom large in the public awareness of the War of Independence. The actions of Dan Breen, Sean Tracy, Seamus Robinson and Sean Hogan from...

The Kerryman - With the IRA in the Fight for Freedom 1917 to the Truce : The Red Path of Glory - PB 1955 1st Edition

With the I.R.A. in the Fight for Freedom 1919 to the Truce. The Red Path of Glory. no author or editor listed , published by The Kerryman, 1950,  238 pages. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers. A very good copy of this fragile publication, which is...

Paddy Doyle - The God Squad - PB 1st Edition 1988 - Irish Industrial Schools

Paddy Doyle's mother died from cancer in 1955. His father committed suicide shortly thereafter. Paddy Doyle was sentenced in an Irish district court to be detained in an industrial school for eleven years. He was four years old... Paddy Doyle's...

Carlo Gébler - A Cold Eye : Notes From a Shared Island 1989-2024 - PB

If the past is another country – what happens when we revisit it, one day a year? Carlo Gébler has done just that. Here is the story of Ireland – from the tail end of the Troubles to the Good Friday agreement, to the glory days of the...

Mark Clinton - Carrickmines Castle : Rise and Fall - HB - BRAND NEW

The Walshes were rooted in south County Dublin from the late fourteenth century. By the early 1600s members of the family had become actors in the theatre of war across Europe. These were times of almost endless turmoil. A constant stream of predicaments...

Tomás ó Fiach - Gaelscrínte san Eoraip - PB - As Gaeilge

Eagrán nua don leabhar Gaelscrínte i gcéin (1960 ar dtús ) faoin teideal Gaelscrínte san Eoraip - 1986) Clúdach bog, as Gaeilge san iomlán- foilsithe ag Foilseacháin Ábhair...

Colm O'Regan - Tipping Away - BRAND NEW

Tipping Away is Colm O’Regan’s sharp, funny return to the rich world of Hiberno-English, following the bestselling success of Gallivanting with Words. From placenames and fishing boats to kitchens, pubs, building sites and WhatsApp groups,...

Kate Ryan - Blood, Guts and Black Pudding - BRAND NEW

Blood. It has sustained warriors in epic battles, staved off hunger, offered protection from bad luck and provided sustenance during winter. It’s been drawn from living animals and caught from dead ones, stuffed into guts and boiled until cooked or...

Michael Cronin - Ireland: Why it matters to be an island - BRAND NEW

It is a simple fact that Ireland is an island nation. But how often do we consider what it means to be an islander?Michael Cronin argues that we tend to ignore the fundamental fact of our island existence. For centuries, the question of this...

John Creedon - This Boy's Voice - HB - BRAND NEW

This Boy's Voice is a memoir that picks up where This Boy’s Heart left off, recalling formative scenes from John’s adolescence and early adulthood. A rapidly changing Ireland of the 1970s and 1980s forms the backdrop to these stories as John...

Carsten Krieger - Clare : Wild Shores, Rugged Landscapes- BRAND NEW

When he first came to Clare as a visitor almost thirty years ago, acclaimed photographer Carsten Krieger knew he had found his home. Through his photographs, he brings us on a tour of its famous landmarks, such as the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren and...

Kevin Moran - The Doomsday Club : Bog Bodies - PB - BRAND NEW

A school trip to the remote island of Inis Fola is supposed to be exciting. But before long, kids start to disappear and haunting blue lights are seen across the bog. Are the stories of a demon buried beneath the bog true? And if they are, was bringing...

Jennifer Farley - A Children's Atlas of Ireland - BRAND NEW

From hedgerows to haunted houses, bog bodies to big battles, discover Ireland as you've never seen it before. This atlas gives a flavour of all things Irish, from the natural world to man-made feats. Encompassing history, geography and cultural subjects,...

Ann Ingle - Still Here : Everything I Know About Being Older - BRAND NEW

‘How did you get so old?’The morning when Ann Ingle’s grandson asked her that question led to musings on ageing and a life well lived. Told with warmth and humour, Ann grapples with how ageing has thrown all sorts her way, from losing...

Paula Elmore - Place Names of Ireland : From Inishbiggle to New Twopothouse - BRAND NEW

Corragunnagalliaghdoo – Brickeens – Muggort’s Bay – Leggs – Knockalunkard – Wheelam Across Ireland, you’ll find a host of curious and quirky place names. Dig a little and you’ll discover anglicisations of...

Rosemary Day -On The Air : 100 Years of Irish Radio - BRAND NEW

On The Air : 100 Years of Irish Radioby Rosemary Day (Author) For 100 years, radio has been the voice of the nation, bringing us together and reflecting our changing society. From the first broadcast of Radio Éireann on 1 January 1926, Irish...

Helen Carr (Editor) - Irish Gothic : Dark Tales from Le Fanu to Stoker - BRAND NEW

… the chill stole over me and the stillness of night began to embrace me … From Ireland’s best 19th century Gothic writers come ten chilling stories to cast their dark enchantment over you. The eternal struggle between good and evil...

Max Barrett - A History of Ireland in 100 Stamps - HB - BRAND NEW

TRACKED DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE The story of Ireland through one hundred postage stamps issued since the creation of the Irish Free StateA stamp is about so much more than postage. It is a little piece of art, history and...

Trevis Gleason - Burren Dinners - HB - BRAND NEW

DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE What do the people who create the best food in the world serve in their own homes? That’s the question award-winning author Trevis L. Gleason asked of the chefs, food producers and hospitality stars...

Mark Cunningham & Tony Clayton-Lea - Windmill Lane : Ireland's Legendary Recording Studio - BRAND NEW

TRACKED DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE The story of how a small studio in Dublin's docklands became one of the world's leading music recording venues, and the beating heart of Irish music. Told through exclusive interviews conducted by...

Michael Scott - Irish Folk and Fairy Tales - PB 1985

Paperback, published by Sphere UK, 1985, originally published in hardcover in 1983.  Cover art is uncredited but it looks like Alan Lee's work to my eye.  Here, collected in one volume, are tales and legends that range from the misty dawn of...

Pádhraic Óg Ó Conaire - Fuine Gréine - HB - 1967

Cnuasach gearrscéalta , foilsithe ag Sáirséal & Dill, 1967. Ba as Rosmuc i gConamara an túdar a rugadh in 1893. D'oibrigh sé mar aistritheoir i nDáil Éireann, agus mar chraoltóir ar Radió...

Leon Ó Broin - Comhcheilg sa Chaisleán - HB - As Gaeilger - 1963

Clúdach crua, foilsithe ag Sáirséal & Dill, Baile Átha Cliath, 1963. Clúdach le Simon Ó Colmáin.  As Gaeilge san iomlán 

Frank Forde - Maritime Arklow - HB - 1988 - Wicklow

Hardcover, published by Glendale Books, 1988.  Condition , internally and externally is very good , apart from a rather scrawled gift dedication to a previous owner on the inside front title page , and signed by the author on the title page (neatly)...

Millicent Borges Accardi - Only More So - PB -BRAND NEW

Only More So is a collection of lyric poems. Sometimes a bridge in a sad song, other times an echo that threatens to develop then fades, the images blend, twist, and entangle one another: a marriage is a song, then it’s a body, and finally a boat...

Dan Walsh - Enniscorthy ( Images of Ireland Series ) - Wexford - PB - 1988

Published by Gill & Macmillan, 1998, and now out of print.  Paperback, larger format A4 size, illustrated with black and white photographs, from the late 19th century onwards, street scenes, special occasions, images of lost buildings, and much...