Irish Words for Nature by Manchán Magan, Illustrated by Steve Doogan Manchán Magan is fascinated by words, particularly Irish words, and their connections to the natural world. Having enjoyed great...
Cage Eleven by Gerry Adams Gerry Adams' account of interment without trial in the 1970s in Long Kesh prison. Written while Adams was a prisoner, the pieces were originally smuggled...
Bobby Sands was 27 years old when he died. He spent almost nine years of his life in prison because of his Irish republican activities. He died, in prison, on...
As told by Ibrahima Balde, written by Amets Arzallus Antia, translated to Irish by Séamus Mac Conmidhe. Ibrahima grew up in Guinea in grinding poverty. He never intended to go...
You could say that Frank McNally is a travel writer – he writes while the world travels by! For almost twenty years, Frank’s name has occupied the byline of the...
'A powerful and poignant memoir that transforms loss into a legacy of love and hope' Katriona O'Sullivan, bestselling author of Poor At approximately 3.15 a.m. on 2 August 2015, eight-year-old Irish...
I Loved Him from the Day He Died is a deeply moving memoir by celebrated Irish author Michael Harding, known for his profound reflections on love, loss, and the human...
What is it like to be female in a male-dominated sporting world? If you play with the boys, more people pay attention - but you get treated like an alien....
Whatever It Takes by Richie Hogan Richie Hogan is one of the all-time greats of hurling, winner of seven All-Ireland senior hurling medals and multiple individual awards. His epic career...
Is é atá sa leabhar seo ná turas Sheosaimh Mhic Grianna le linn dó a bheith ag obair don Ghúm, comhlacht foilsitheoireachta an stáit, agus é ina chónaí i mBaile...
(Winner – Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin 2015) The first cradle to grave biography of Antaine Ó Raiftearaí, or Raiftearaí an File has he is widely known, written for a general readership....
Seosamh Mac Grianna was born in Rann na Feirste in Co. Donegal and is considered the greatest Irish-language writer of Ulster. His life was a tragic one. The traits which...
An Dá Shaol: Ag Cur Rútaí i Ráth Chairn is a memoir by Pádraic Mac Donncha. Pádraic Sheáinín is a man who has experienced two different worlds. He was born into...
Seo scéal Néill Mhícheáil, scéal a d’fhéadfaí a inse faoi mhórán de phobal na Gaeltachta ag tús an chéid seo caite. Bhí orthu a dhul ar imirce go hAlbain agus...
Anthony Molloy has known the climb to glory, and the painful descent.Molloy famously led Donegal to their first All-Ireland football title when the county defeated Dublin in 1992.The Ardara clubman...
Bye Bye Tommy Leddy Now! Autobiography. Tommy Leddy here. This book is about my family history, going back to my grandparents (O’Neills & Leddys) and the story of my life...
The Life and Death of Thomas Russell. Tomás Ruiséal, from Kilcooly near Ballydavid in West Kerry, was an idealistic young teacher and member of the Gaelic League. He joined the...
Native Donegal writers made a considerable contribution to the emerging Revivalist Gaelic literature in the last century. In this book, the biography of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, a prolific and influential...
Insights into some of This book is a description of the life and work of over 100 community figures in the Donegal Gaeltacht. The various stories give an insight into...
When Moire O'Sullivan's husband, Pete, took his own life, she was left with a stark choice: to weep forever over the glass of milk that had just spilt or get...
Autobiographical text (in English only) by Colm Ó Tórna Colm O'Tonra was the editor of SAOL, heavily invloved in Conradh na Gaelige and the Jesuits. Ó Tórna states that he...
In times when women were expected to marry and have children, they travelled the world and sought out adventures; in times when women were expected to be seen and not...
