The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among them are: Geamhar – a field of corn-grass Tuar – a field for cattle at night Réidhleán – a field for...
This Boy's Heart by John Creedon John Creedon is a renowned storyteller. Following on from the sensational success of An Irish Folklore Treasury, here he seeks to capture the folklore...
You may know all about the Easter Rising and the Good Friday Agreement, but did you know that the hypodermic needle was invented in Tallaght? Or that Dublin was the...
This remarkable book provides an account of the history of Ireland like we’ve never seen before. Told through the prism of the lives of twenty-one extraordinary women, it offers an...
From the drama of Donegal to the beauty of west Cork, the 2,500km Wild Atlantic Way is one of the world’s greatest tourist routes. The unique towns along the way...
This book describes three socialists who were around in the first half of the twentieth century and who used language to promote the cause: Liam P Ó Riain from Tipperary...
"The Lost Cup? You don't want to know about that". Aidan has been thwarted at every turn, in his efforts to find out where the mysterious lost cup is hidden,...
Will you please come back and play for the club Aoife?" Aidan asks his twin sister this question every week. Twins, Aoife and Aidan Power, along with their four best...
A hill that cars roll up. A bridge that plays music. A chair to cure madness. An underworld gateway. Bizarre foods, films, phrases and creatures. Welcome to weird Ireland.In a...