Irish - All Irish Books

Nestling on the River Bandon, Kinsale emerged as a settlement in the sixth century and has seen many changes. Its deep, secure harbour provided a safe anchorage and prospered during...

To mark 25 years since the opening of his gallery, renowned Irish photographer Giles Norman presents over 150 of his most enduring black-and-white images in this remarkable collection. From rugged...

Trees are one of Ireland's most precious pieces of heritage, remarkable for many reasons such as their age, size, location in the landscape, botanical attributes, aesthetic appeal, and historical and...

'Did sea define the land or land the sea?' asks Seamus Heaney in his poem Lovers on Aran. Ireland's glorious Atlantic shores stretch across seven counties. This intriguing convergence of...

Emigration has been a constant in Ireland since the Famine. It has been estimated that between 1949 and 1989 over 800,000 people were forced to leave Ireland. Those left behind...

Cork Airport celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2011. This history charts the effort to establish an airport since the 1920s, especially after the establishment of Aer Lingus and of airports...

In 1989 a client asked Kevin to submit a sample aerial photograph. He had never taken any so he sent one taken from a mountaintop. The result was a commission...

From the mid-eighteenth century Irish country houses flourished. Landowners generated easy income leasing land to tenants. As their wealth increased, so did the size of their country mansions. But factors...

Over 240 images, many of them previously unpublished, feature in a new book showcasing the work of Kerry-based photographers Padraig Kennelly and his late wife Joan. EYEWITNESS has 256 pages...

Election to local government in Ireland does not require big-budget campaigns, detailed policy manifestos or sophisticated marketing techniques. While 'all politics is local' at every level of Irish political life,...

Forgotten Beauty is an anthology of Irish love poetry from over fifteen hundred years of Irish writing, presenting the work of famous and lesser known writers. The poems express the...

Beginning in 1968, fifty-five personal essays and poems reveal the power of Ireland's finest writers to delve into the details of Irish life with warmth, sincerity and wit. Here, side...

At the First Dail Eireann on 21 January 1919, a new Democratic Programme was announced and then swiftly abandoned. The central goals of this highly aspirational manifesto were 'Liberty, Equality...

An inspiring chronological timeline of personal stories of migration, New to the Parish: Stories of Love, War and Adventure from Ireland's Immigrants takes us on a journey across the globe...

Edited by Irish Times music critic Michael Dervan and produced in conjunction with Composing the Island, The Invisible Art is published in association with RTE and Bord na Mona. With...

In this powerful new biography, Aengus Finucane: In the Heart of Concern, the result of over 80 interviews and extensive travel, Deirdre Purcell explores the life and work of Concern...

In Life Lessons, Rita de Brun interviews some of Ireland's most interesting characters. From judges, politicians and diplomats, to poets, commentators and campaigners, the contributors to this book come from...

Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics German, the lovers French, and it's all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the police are German,...

In this entertaining and engaging book, Frank Hopkins delivers an episode from Ireland's history for every single day of the year, including 29 February. Some are surprising, some sensational and...

Tochar (Causeway) is a walking-pace travelogue through the country that was dubbed the Island of Saints and Scholars long before the Celtic Tiger took up residence. Set against the backdrop...

In this selection of classic journalism and non-fiction, including the very best of his Irish Male trilogy, the author of Star of the Sea and Redemption Falls displays an eye...

"The Taste of Ireland - Landscape, Culture & Food" will inspire the imagination and tantalize the taste buds. Learn about the fascinating emerald isle, from the rugged coastline, to ancient...

In the first decade of the new millennium, Jody Allen Randolph interviewed twenty-two leading Irish poets, artists, fiction writers and playwrights to create a record of how the makers of...

A celebration of Irish thatch.The picturesque, white-washed thatched cottage is an iconic emblem of Ireland.The tradition reaches back in history to the ancient crannog and one-roomed labourers' cottages. Beautiful examples...

A dictionary of over 2,000 Celtic names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany. But more than that, it gives the origin and meaning of each...

How a typical Irish emigrant rose to a position of influence at the highest levels of US and Irish politics.A remarkable firsthand account of an Irish emigrant who began as...

A TALE OF TWO CITIESLimerick city centre erupts with pride and glory as Munster seizes the Heineken Cup.The strife-ridden suburb of Moyross echoes with the screams of burning children.How did...

THE remarkable seaside town of Tramore has a rich and vibrant history which is uniquely captured in this collection of archive images.Andy Kelly and Frank O'Donoghue explore Tramore's development from...

Haunted Bray is a series of supernatural accounts of happenings in Bray and the surrounding areas. The stories have been collected by the author over a number of years from...

Militant Catholicism refers to radical Catholic believers who believed that the only way for Ireland to remain a Catholic country was to combine together in lay organisations, to work in...

In Working the Irish Coast, Mike Smylie invites the reader to join him on his twenty-three-day journey around the Irish coast. Sleeping in his van and accompanied by his faithful...

Creating Belfast describes the growth of technical education in Belfast over a 120-year period during which the town developed from a small mercantile community into a large, bustling, industrial city.It...

Presents a history of South Belfast, including trails around the area and photographs of the famous buildings and parks. This guide takes us along the Golden Mile, through the Botanic...

Images of Mulligar

Not While I have Ammo

This fascinating collection of over 200 photographs reflects the history, character, life and people of East Belfast over the last one hundred years.In the second half of the nineteenth century,...

A collection of images from County Meath, accompanied by a narrative. It presents snapshots of Meath life; characters big and small, such as Michael Collier, Meath's own Robin Hood, and...

The historic seaside town of Youghal has a rich and vibrant history which is uniquely captured in this collection of archive images.Still a popular tourist destination today, local historian Kieran...

Limerick, Ireland's third most populous city, has a rich and vibrant history stretching back to its foundation by the Vikings. The last two centuries have brought great changes which are...

The churches, chapels and meeting houses of Cork are the bedrock of the city. They represent the finest of architecture, house some of our most treasured art and their development...

Bohernabreena is one of the most fascinating and historic areas in all of Ireland. Including the settlements of the Glenasmole Valley, the legend of Tir na nOg, and the megalithic...

Fermanagh's culture, heritage, characters and stories set it apart from the rest of the world. Every mountain, tree, lake, stream, rock, stone and character tells a tale. There are the...

The Little Book of Cork is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about Cork City. Here you will find out about Cork's buildings and businesses, its proud...

The Little Book of Kildare is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about this historic county. Here you will find out about Kildare's great houses and historic...