Royal Irish Academy

Diarmaid Ferriter / Judging Dev (Large Hardback)

 Eamon de Valera is the most controversial figure in modern Irish history and as this book argues, the most misunderstood. 'Dev' has been characterised as a stern, un-bending, devious and...

E.G Quinn - Old Irish Workbook - PB - RIA 2020 ( Originally 1975)

This is a compendium of Old-Irish grammar with translation exercises. It is a companion volume to ‘Old Irish Paradigms’ and ‘Selections from the Old-Irish Glosses’. First...

Gabriel Cooney - Death in Irish Prehistory - PB - BRAND NEW 2023 - RIA

This is a book about life and death over 8,500 years in Ireland. It explores the richness of the mortuary record that we have for Irish prehistory (8000 BC to AD 500) as a highlight of the...

Máirtín Ó Cadhain - Dúchan – Blúirí ó Fhoclóir Mháirtín Uí Chadhain - BRAND NEW

Blúirí ó shaothar Mháirtín Uí Chadhain a thugann léargas ar theanga, sochaí agus pearsantachaí Chonamara sna 1930idí. Tá...

Osborn Bergin & John Strachan - Stories From the Táin - 3rd Edition PB - BRAND NEW

The Táin' (meaning ‘The driving-off cows of Cooley’) is a legendary Irish tale set in the first century AD. It tells of a war against Ulster by the Connacht queen Medb and her...

Osborn Bergin- Sgéalaigheacht Chéitinn : Stories from Keating's History of Ireland - PB 3rd Ed -2010 - RIA - Meán - Ghaeilge

Geoffrey Keating was a 17th century Roman Catholic priest, poet and historian from County Tipperary. Here, selections from his major work, the `History of Ireland' or `Foras Feasa ar Eirinn', are...

Pádraig McCarthy (Editor & Tranlator) - My Name is Patrick - Saint Patrick's Confessio - PB - BRAND NEW

Patrick is the first identifiable person in Irish history to have his life story recorded. Published in association with the launch of the St Patrick’s Confessio Hypertext Stack, this booklet...

Sarah Gearty & Michael Potterton - Town & Country : Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas - PB - BRAND NEW - 2023

The interconnection between town and country is the central theme in this new volume. It is based on a seminar held in 2021 where contributors used and compared historic town atlases to understand...

Timothy O'Neill - The Irish Art of Calligraphy - PB - BRAND NEW 2024

An essential guide for anyone who has ever wanted to try their hand at calligraphy. Delve into Ireland’s artistic past and, with guidance from a master calligrapher, learn how to write your own...

Helena King et al ( Editors) - Knowth - PB - BRAND NEW

Knowth, Co. Meath, has been a place of ritual and settlement from the beginning of the Neolithic to the modern era. It is a national monument and part...