IRISH LITERATURE

Graham Norton / Holding (Large Paperback)

Duneen is a quiet place, far enough from the big towns to have kept its own rhythms. Its residents include castdown policeman PJ who lives a lonely, uneventful life punctuated only by the next meal -...

Graham Norton / Home Stretch

 'Graham is a lovely writer and this is by far his best. The passage of time is beautifully handled, and the emergence of Ireland into the modern world is a joy to read... There's a lovely...

Graham Norton / Home Stretch (Large Paperback)

 Shame and longing can flow through generations, but the secrets of the heart will not be buried for ever.It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the...

Gregory / Lady Gregory's Complete Irish Mythology (Large Paperback)

  The myths and legends of pre-Christian Ireland overflow with giants and heroes, maidens, battles and brave deeds. The haunting love of Diarmuid and Grania, the epic war fought over the...

Hugo Hamilton / Dublin Palms (Large Paperback)

 The palm trees give the street a holiday atmosphere. There must be something in the soil they like. They have straight leaves that get a bit ragged, with split ends. At night you hear them...

Hugo Hamilton / The Speckled People

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J.M Synge / The Playboy of the Western World - Mercier Edition PB

John Millington Synge's classic work set in Mayo. A mysterious traveller, Christy Mahon, arrives in the village believing he has killed his father. He is looked upon as a hero by the locals and falls...

J.P. Donleavy / The Ginger Man

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James Joyce - Dubliners - Short Stories - PB - BRAND NEW - Includes 'The Dead'

'Snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into...

James Joyce / A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

 'Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo 'So...

James Joyce / Dubliners

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James Joyce / Portrait of the Artist

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