Quick view John Moriarty: Grounded in Story by Amanda Carmody & Mary McGillicuddy Now: €25.00 MSRP: Was: John Moriarty was an original, a thinker, a poet, a mythologian. He was born and reared just outside the little village of Moyvane in north Kerry. Growing up on his parent’s farm he was attuned to the rhythms of weather and soil f… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Serious Sounds by John Moriarty Now: €7.99 MSRP: Was: A wonderful walk through the story of Moriarty’s childhood growing up on a small farm in north Kerry, and his lifelong engagement with traditional Catholic sacraments, taking as his point of departure Philip Larkin’s poem ‘Church … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view From Tango to Twist: An A to Z Almanac of 20th Century Irish Dance-Bands, Band-Shows & Showbands by Francis K. Beirne Now: €30.00 MSRP: Was: In association with the Irish Bands’ Archive, the Curious Cat Club is pleased to announce the publication of ‘From Tango To Twist – an almanac of 20th century Irish dance-bands, bandshows and showbands’. A 336-page case-bound hard… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt MSRP: Was: Now: €5.00 - €12.50 "Angela's Ashes" is Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and Limerick slums - too man… Choose Options
Quick view Who Killed Una Lynskey? by Mick Clifford Now: €18.99 MSRP: Was: A true story of murder and vengeance, a shattered community and a miscarriage of justice that echoes down the decades. October 1971. Nineteen-year-old Una Lynskey vanishes near her home in Co. Meath.In the weeks that follow, and o… Pre-Order Now
Quick view What's That as Bearla?: An Irish-English Phrasebook by Garry Bannister Now: €15.99 MSRP: Was: Bannister is back! The author of the bestselling Proverbs in Irish and What’s That as Gaeilge? returns with another indispensable guide to the Irish language. This comprehensive compendium includes a thematic index and lists of sy… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view We Need to Talk by Dr Tony Holohan Now: €13.75 MSRP: Was: Dr Tony Holohan served as Chief Medical Officer in Ireland for 14 years, but only really became known to the public during the Covid 19 pandemic. During this time his remarkable leadership skills came to the fore and he became the… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Indignant Muse by Gearoid O Tuathaigh Now: €14.99 MSRP: €31.25 Was: This landmark work contains a remarkable selection of 560 of the thousands of songs and poems created during, and reflecting upon, the most extraordinary decade of Ireland's history. This opened with the Dublin Lockout of 1913 and… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Madness by Fergal Keane Now: €7.99 MSRP: €27.50 Was: As a journalist Keane has covered conflict and brutality across the world for more than thirty years, from Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine and many more. Driven by an irresistible compulsion to be … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view A Bit of a Writer by Brendan Behan Now: €16.50 MSRP: €18.75 Was: Brendan Behan wrote over one hundred articles for Irish newspapers between 1951 and 1956 as he rose to international fame, with most of them written in a weekly column in the Irish Press. The articles reveal a serious writer capab… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view A Thread of Violence by Mark O'Connell Now: €12.50 MSRP: Was: In 1982 Malcolm Macarthur, the wealthy heir to a small estate, found himself suddenly without money. The solution, he decided, was to rob a bank. To do this, he would need a gun and a car.In the process of procuring them, he kille… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Open Gardens of Ireland by Shirley Lanigan Now: €25.00 MSRP: Was: The Open Gardens of Ireland as seen on Nation Wide. From the tiniest town garden to the grandest castle demesne and historic country house, from the most hidden sanctuary to our best loved public properties; this guide takes you o… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín Now: €5.00 MSRP: €22.50 Was: From Colm Tóibín, the formidable award-winning author of The Master and Brooklyn, an illuminating, intimate study of Irish culture, history, and literature told through the lives and work of three men - William Wilde, John Butler … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Driver Theory Test Book Cars, Motorcycles & Work Vehicles Book Now: €21.99 MSRP: Was: **New Edition May 2024** You'll find all the information you need inside the RSA approved theory test book to perfect your knowledge of road signs and hazard perception. Whether you're a complete beginner or just want to refresh y… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Amnesiac by Neil Jordan Now: €18.99 MSRP: €21.25 Was: A haunted record of a life devoted to the visual art of the cinema and the written word, by Ireland's greatest director and one of her finest novelists. In this vivid, moving and strange memoir, Neil Jordan – the author of classic… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view An Eye on Ireland by Justine McCarthy Now: €13.75 MSRP: Was: The book opens with a long personal essay in which Justine recounts her early years as a fearful child who dreamed of being a writer, to cutting her teeth in the male-dominated newsrooms of the 1980s, where she faced down sexism a… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Identity by John Sweetman Now: €17.99 MSRP: Was: When a violent incident led young misfit garda John Sweetman into the Garda Technical Bureau with incriminating evidence, he found his true calling. He spent the next 25 years as a detective garda working on the frontline of crime… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Irish Construction Cycle, 1970-2023 by Nicholas Mansergh Now: €20.00 MSRP: Was: Ireland has the most cyclical construction sector in Europe, equalled only by Spain. Except for an interlude of normality in the early 1990s, it has been dominated for half a century by booms, busts, slow and painful recoveries, h… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York by Tyler Anbinder Now: €25.99 MSRP: Was: Uncover the gripping narrative of Irish immigrants who transformed America in the aftermath of the Great Hunger. Tyler Anbinder's landmark work exposes the grit and resilience of the Famine Irish, defying hardship to redefine the … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Complete Book of Wild Swimming in Ireland by Paul McCambridge and Maureen McCoy Now: €19.99 MSRP: Was: Ireland is home to some of the most dramatic and beautiful outdoor swimming spots in the world. Whether you are an experienced swimmer or just starting to discover the joy of wild dips, this comprehensive guide will inspire you to… Add to Cart The item has been added