Leabhair Uile (31)

This book celebrates the life and the legacy of Geordie Hanna, a true great of Irish traditional singing.Geordie’s family and friends have gathered together a wealth of information, and this...

In 1946, twenty-six-year-old Bridget Dolan walked up the path to the front door of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. Alone and pregnant, she was following in the footsteps of...

Irish rugby has produced many charismatic figures over its history. None more than Willie Anderson.  Immortalised for his defiant stance in the face of the All Blacks’ Haka, the Ulsterman...

 Some part of me believed I would become a more complete person if I spoke Irish, more in tune with my roots, my identity, my very being.   I was one...

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...

Tugann an leabhar seo breis léargais dúinn ar scoil scríbhneoireachta na gConallach agus ar an obair a rinne siad i gcomhar ar son na Gaeilge ina gCúige féin ach go...

Alice Taylor takes a look back at the well-used schoolbooks she used in her youth in the 1940s and 1950s. Flicking through the pages of the books and recalling poetry...

The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen 1530-1603 Anne Chambers is a biographer, novelist and screenplay writer. Her books include The Great Leviathan: Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, 1788–1845; TK Whitaker: Portrait...