Books Related to Ireland

A LIFE WORTH LIVING tells the story of Michael Smurfit and the company he built. From humble beginnings, through years of hard work, it documents the Smurfit Group's seemingly inexorable growth, the challenges faced and overcome, and the many deals that continually doubled the size of the business every three or four years.

In Vatican Council Memories, Bishop Smith revisits his own experiences at the Council and explores the many remarkable moments, debates and figures that shaped this most significant event in the life of the Church.

In 1916, Robert Monteith landed on Banna Strand, County Kerry with Roger Casement.

If Ever You Go: A Map of Dublin in Poetry and Song is a unique invitation to explore, street by street, one of the world's most famous literary capitals through the poems and songs it has inspired down the ages, from both residents and visitors alike

The story of the life of Henry Joy McCracken is fused with the history and environs of eighteenth-century Belfast.

The story of the life of Henry Joy McCracken is fused with the history and environs of eighteenth-century Belfast.

The first detailed account of the life and work of Bishop Francis Hutchinson (1660-1739), author of one of the most important witchcraft texts of the early modern period, An historical essay concerning witchcraft (1718). This work has captivated readers for centuries and still a vital source for those investigating witchcraft trials of the period

In 1968, Conn Curran summed up his life-long companionship with Joyce, including the 1904 photograph he took of his friend in his family’s back garden. With this re-issue of Curran’s book, another group of University College Dubliners takes a new look at his work, delving into the Curran-Laird collection at the James Joyce Library.

Dermot Somers is an experienced mountaineer and an established broadcaster and author in both Irish and English. Communication on many levels is explored here in is first work of fiction.