Arlen House

Bilingual short stories

A recently discovered manuscript by one of Ireland's most important Irish language writers, Seamus O Grianna, this is an historical novel set in the late nineteenth century, a thriller dealing with the might of the British empire and the desire for freedom.

Meditates on contemporary Ireland in three novellas that shadow one another. Touching on issues relating to language, religion, history and economics, Muir offers a poignant reflection on Ireland and its people as they buckle under the forces of globalisation.

This bilingual, English/Irish language poetry collection addresses the human condition from the personal to the universal.

This new collection of poems in the Irish language by Ireland's master poet centres on the life and flight of cranes.

A new collection of poetry by one of Ireland's finest poets. His ongoing affair with his native Donegal landscape is unsurpassed in its subtle understandings of people and place.

An cnuasach is úire leis an sárfhile Conallach, Cathal Ó Searcaigh.

Pray for the Wanderer, usually regarded by critics as Kate O'Brien's response to the banning of Mary Lavelle in Ireland, is much more than a discourse on culture and censorship. It explores the emotional pain of an Irish writer genuinely torn between the artistic freedom of abroad and the beguiling beauty and security of home.