the book is beautifully produced and illustrated Continue reading
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Reading John Boyne
The book ties in to events and personalities of the time Continue reading
Alan McMonagle – A Young Writer to Watch
In any list of memorable opening sentences, Galway writer Alan McMonagle’s start to his first novel has to be up there with the best … Continue reading
Anne Enright’s Families
Because our families contain everything and, late at night, everything makes sense. Continue reading
One Ireland?
A persuasive argument that unification between Northern Ireland and the Republic is inevitable before very long ….. Continue reading
The troubles of DI Sean Duffy
That Sean Duffy, McKinty’s main character, is a Catholic means that his Northern Irish police superiors are unsure of him and that he is as much an outsider on the Gerry Adams side of his society as on the Ian Paisley side. Continue reading
Book Review: A Dog’s Soul
Even if I can’t read or write
I can imagine sun flooding a page. Continue reading
Genealogies of the 1916 Signatories
This book provides information about the backgrounds of each of the 7 signatories , and much more…. Continue reading
To Teach the Young
The world of the Travellers Continue reading
Forgotten Hero
a man who gave a greater service to his country during the war of Independence and the Civil War Continue reading
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