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Dolly Considine’s Hotel

Dolly Considine’s Hotel
  • Author(s): Eamon Somers
  • Location(s): Dublin
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1983 & 1950s

Julian Ryder (aka Paddy Butler) is an eighteen-year-old aspiring writer in need of shelter from his bullying older brother. Dolly McClean (nee Considine) runs a late-night drinking establishment catering to the needs of thirsty politicians and theatricals, in the...

Down by the River

Down by the River
  • Author(s): Edna O'Brien
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): late 20th century

In the deceptively idyllic setting of rural Ireland, a crime of passion results in an emotional battlefield. At the centre of the crisis a young girl struggles with the conflicts of mind and body, the teaching of her faith...

Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals

Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals
  • Author(s): Rob Maguire, Aga Grandowicz (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

A large-format, full-colour hardback information book on the animals of Ireland. Animals from the air, land and sea are introduced to the reader by Dr Hibernica, an Irish professor who travels the country and knows everything there is to...

Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals

Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals
  • Author(s): Rob Maguire, Aga Grandowicz (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Children, Nature
  • Era(s): N/A

A large-format, full-colour hardback information book on the animals of Ireland. Animals from the air, land and sea are introduced to the reader by Dr Hibernica, an Irish professor who travels the country and knows everything there is to...

Dublin Seven

Dublin Seven
  • Author(s): Frankie Gaffney
  • Location(s): Dublin
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Shane gets a grant to go to college, but drops out and uses the money to buy some cocaine, which he sells. He finds he has a knack for the trade, and is soon enjoying boom-time Dublin’s nightlife with...

Dublin’s Girl

Dublin’s Girl
  • Author(s): Eimear Lawlor
  • Location(s): Dublin
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Earlier 20th Century

1917. A farm girl from Cavan, Veronica McDermott is desperate to find more to life than peeling potatoes. Persuading her family to let her stay with her aunt and uncle in Dublin so she can attend secretarial college, she...

Every Time A Bell Rings

Every Time A Bell Rings
  • Author(s): Carmel Harrington
  • Location(s): Dublin, Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2015

‘Embraces the spirit and the message of the movie…A must read’ – Karolyn Grimes, actress, ‘Zuzu’ in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ ‘Beautiful and uplifting…Written with such heart it warms the soul’ – Claudia Carroll, bestselling author of ‘Meet Me...

Fair Play

Fair Play
  • Author(s): Abigail Hegarty
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Abigail and her brother Benjamin have always been close. To celebrate his birthday, Abigail hires a grand old house and gathers their friends together for a murder mystery party. As the night goes on, they drink too much and...

Falling for a Dancer

Falling for a Dancer
  • Author(s): Deirdre Purcell
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): 1930s

If the bus hadn’t broken down that August afternoon on the road between Dublin and Cork, Elizabeth Sullivan would never have met George Gallaher, a travelling actor of infinite charm and fatal weakness. She would not have been forced...

Forever Home

Forever Home
  • Author(s): Graham Norton
  • Location(s): West Cork
  • Genre(s): Humour, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Carol is a divorced teacher living in a small town in Ireland, her only son now grown. A second chance at love brings her unexpected connection and belonging. The new relationship sparks local speculation: what does a woman like...

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