Web - New Irish Biographies

Marguerite Penrose's is an extraordinary story of making a great life from complicated beginnings.

The National Gallery of Ireland celebrates humanity in all its forms in this new photography exhibition showcasing works recently acquired for the national collection.

Tom Ryan's tales of a newspaper man celebrate a cross section of Irish society. This monumental work encapsulates everything from light-hearted tales from another era against the backdrop of County Tipperary to attitudes to life, living, love and the magic of the Munster Final in Thurles long ago.

This book is a collection of Denis Tuohy's Thought for the Day pieces over the past few years with a linking commentary about his professional and personal life. The choices have been prompted by his travels, by meeting famous names and by personal history.

The book and accompanying cd consists of song, music and lore of the acclaimed Conamara tradition bearer, Colm O Caodhain (1893 - 1975) from Glinsce, Carna, County Galway. During the golden era of collecting in the twentieth century, Colm's contribution to collectors in Ireland and abroad is exceptional.

A fish out of water tale of a female English vicar moving to rural West Cork.