Secondhand Irish Interest Books

Waterford Whispers News 2020 is the eighth annual from Ireland's leading online satirical site, featuring the funniest stories of the year, including the latest on COVID-19, Donald Trump and all...

The Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society (or the R&R as it is affectionately known) has been a vibrant part of Dublin's musical landscape for 100 years. From its beginnings on...

Overheard in Dublin is back with another riot of wit, wisdom and suspect logic. Fans young and old will love this hilarious new collection. Get ready to laugh once again...

Waterford Whispers News 2019 is the sixth annual from Ireland's leading online satirical site, featuring the funniest stories of the year. Packed with brilliant satire, sharp wit and insightful social...

This book, for the first time anywhere, gathers the expertise of those researching women and politics in Irelandboth North and Southinto a single, comprehensive and accessible textbook on the topic....

The Colour of Ireland: County by County 1860-1960 is a photographic celebration of the history, culture, people and places that make up a century of life in Ireland. Covering all...

What has Ireland really been talking about for the last forty years? Those iconic moments, controversies and unexpected fads that we just could not get enough of. From Riverdance to...

Can you guess the nine counties the Wild Atlantic Way passes through?Would you be able to identify on the map the highest point in the Burren?Or work out the distance...

Irish College is a unique rite of passage for Irish adolescents. It is where they first experience the great crack of ceilis, homesickness, the friendships they may keep for life,...

An original and imaginative examination of the effect of the Lusitania sinking on Ireland, The book acknowledges for the first time: - the heroic rescue work undertaken by local fishermen...

'Don't mind me, I'm only your mother.'World-renowned for her unique perspective on life, there is no-one quite like the Irish Mammy. From the weather to your choice of clothing the...

This timely and important intervention in the debates concerning Europe in Ireland begins with the 1916 Centenary celebration. The Brexit decision of June 2016 has fundamentally altered Ireland's relationship with...

England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Inside, Outside, Donkeys' TailsWere you the local Elastics champion growing up? Did you spend every waking moment obsessively playing Kerbs with your best mates? Have you...

In his travelogue of the abandoned 50-mile route along the Ulster Canal, Darach MacDonald presents a close-up narrative history of Ireland. On his journey through five of Ulster's nine counties,...

The first recorded game of ladies' Gaelic football was played in St James' Park, Dublin, in 1920. Players competed in ankle-length skirts, watched by a sizeable crowd. But the game...

The Irish have blessings, toasts and curses for every occasion: hearing the news of a death or marriage, consoling neighbours in sorrow or sharing their joy, looking for a husband...

Gerry Adams is known as a man of strong opinions and a quirky sense of humour. Never Give Up is a varied compilation of selected, reworked pieces that Gerry has...

The Poor Ould Fella is perhaps the most loved and definitely the most endangered species in Ireland. The Celtic Tiger has, alas, passed him by. As modern life continues to...

This volume charts the bitter struggle for power in Fianna Fail since the resignation of Sean Lemass in November 1966. For most of that period the party lurched from one...

The Irish are a spiritual people. "Irish Blessings" offers a treasury of this spirituality, evidenced by warmth and kindness, generosity and goodwill. All these traits are preserved in the traditional...

A deadly compendium of all your favourite feckin' booksDo you know the difference between a bowsie and a cute hoor? Can you sing all the words to 'Raggle Taggle Gypsy'...

The Oratory of the Sacred Heart was built by the Dominican nuns of St Mary's Convent, Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire), to celebrate peace at the end of the First World War....

Sean Lysaght first saw sea eagles on a visit to Norway in 2001 and since then has been captivated by their fortunes, and those of Ireland's other species - the...

It has been seven years since the sudden death of John O Donohue, bestselling author of Anam Cara and Benedictus. Now, in print for the first time, comes Walking on...

This pocket-sized A to Z encyclopedia celebrates Irish life and culture and covers everything from ancient Irish abbeys to the zoological gardens in Dublin. Packed full of information, charts, illustrations,...