Irish Fiction

Such is the wrath of the mothers, such is the cry of the mothers, such is the lamentation of the mothers. Ageing Dilly Macready lies in her hospital bed in Dublin, awaiting a final visit from her estranged daughter, Eleanora, an a…

This book is full of curious facts about the Gods and Goddesses of Ireland, including the ever favourite Bridget, Mananan Mac Lir, the sea god and Lugh, of the long arm.Did you know that Aine is the goddess of Summer and that we g…

A fierce new chorus of voices emerges from contemporary Ireland. Eight writers. Sixteen unforgettable stories. Translated from Irish for the first time. Stories from Belfast to Kerry, from the immigrant experience to the…

At night, my mother creaks. The house creaks along with her. Sometimes in the morning we find her in places. We never see her move. We just come upon her. Aoileann is cursed. She has no friends, never gone to school. She has never…

From the multi-award-winning and internationally bestselling author Donal Ryan, a searing, jubilant story about four generations of women and fierce loveThe Aylward women of Nenagh, Tipperary, are mad about each other, but you wou…

In Neanderthal Boy, Colm Scully's latest poetry collection, history - both personal and political - unfolds through the lens of myth and memory. With a masterful touch, Scully intertwines the past and present, drawing connections …

This is the long-awaited, definitive edition of Seamus Heaney's poetry. It encompasses all the poems Heaney published in his lifetime as well as the small number that appeared after his death: twelve single volumes, from Death of …

Hearts and Bones is Niamh Mulvey's collection of stories about relationships. It explores what love does to us, and how we survive it. First-time lovers make mistakes; brothers and sisters try to forgive one another; and parents s…

Join master storyteller Kieran Fanning on a visit to every county in Ireland, told through 32 magical stories. From mysterious enchantments like The Stolen Bride from Galway to strange sightings like The Rathcoffey Pooka of Kildar…

Businessman Fenton Conville has it all sewn up, coasting through life with his mates and his money in a sleepy Northern Irish village. Until, that is, he wakes on his fiftieth birthday to an unexpected solicitor’s letter and a sho…

A brave little puffling lives on Skellig Michael. It’s a windy, stormy day – a perfect day for a wild adventure. But she ends up far from home!Can her new animal friends help her find her way back?

A little birdie told me …There's going to be a party! All the birds are going, from the little robin to the graceful swan. There’ll be games, and dancing and cake – and someone very special is coming! Who could it be?

Niamh lives in the magical land of Tír na nÓg, where no one ever grows old or feels sad. She invites Oisín to join her and they are happy until he misses his home in the human world. When sadness strikes, Niamh learns the strength…

Nell and her partner Adrienne are about to have a baby. For Adrienne, parenthood is the start of a new life. For Nell, it’s the reason the two of them are sitting in a therapist’s office. Because she can’t go into this without fac…

For fans of Sally Rooney and Megan Nolan comes a remarkable new Irish debut about growing up and moving backwardsWhat do you do when you've ruined your life? You go home to your mother, if you're lucky enough still to have one. Sa…

One unremarkable afternoon, Rosie watched her daughter Saoirse cycle into town, expecting to hear the slam of the door when she returned a few hours later. But the slam never came.Eight years on, after an extensive investigation i…

One snowy morning, after arguing with her husband, Miquel’s mother walks out from their home high up in the Pyrenees and does not return. With his younger brother stationed far away on military service and his father cast out by t…

Summer, 1991. Dean: sun-stung and sticky with cool ice-pop juice, walks to the middle of The Green to get a good gawk at the new salon. And at the owner's kid. Hands deep in his pockets, his jet-black mop of hair hides the tension…

Dublin based sisters Ciarna and Sorcha Hackett have collaborated on a new book celebrating renowned women of Ireland. Womná, their new illustrated book of poems commemorates an array of well known, high achieving Irish women who c…

This enchanting collection of stories once again gathers together legends and lore from across Ireland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press’ popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a second treasure trove of tales fr…

At sixty-six, Paula Spencer – mother, grandmother, widow, survivor – is finally living her life. A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man – Joe – with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four…

She said yes to a dinner invitation. Now she's a murder suspect ...Returning to her alma mater and memories of her youth is the last thing Finn Fitzpatrick wants to do right now. But when a former classmate invites her to speak at…

In this masterful, philosophical thriller, one violent act echoes across four decades. An Irish exile in Paris begins writing his memoir, forcing him to confront the night he shot a policeman and fled to France. Against the backdr…

Connie Maguire has always lived in the shadows. Battling low self-esteem, she has spent her life prioritising her only child — and he has flourished, becoming Ireland's newest rugby star. On the day of her milestone birthday, with…

Some things can send a heart spinning; others will crack it in two... In a small town in rural Ireland, the local people have weathered the storms of economic collapse and are looking towards the future. The jobs are back, the dra…

He had seen drowned people. A sight not to be forgotten. 1950s, rural Ireland. A loner comes across a mysteriously empty car in a field. Knowing he shouldn’t approach, but unable to hold back, he soon finds himself embroiled in a …

Welcome to the village of Spit, where Danny Mulcahy is losing the run of himself, and where, as he and his friends dream of escaping, an unexpected death sets the rumour mill into motion. Suffering an unexplained, perpetual banish…

In thirteenth-century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared. When a young Alice Kyteler sees her mother wither under the constraints of family responsibilities, she vows that she won't suffer the same fate. Soon Alic…

The return of Joseph O’Neill, with a story on the scale of the international phenomenon Netherland: the odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African football prodigy who might change their fortunes. Mark Wolf…

1994, the summer of the ceasefire. In the Northern Irish border town of Cross, after decades of violent protest against British rule, a community plays out its end game. Francie, a principled elder of the cause, has authorised the…