Cló Iar-Chonnacht - Irish Music, Irish Books & Irish Publishing

About Us

Cló Iar-Chonnachta (CIC) was founded in 1985, and since then we have published over 300 books and 150 music albums. Among the most productive publishing houses in the country, CIC employs five people full-time in our offices in Inverin, Connemara. We are the largest private Irish language publishing company in Ireland.

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Bestsellers

1	Seán Ó Ríordáin The Poems
2	Párliment na bhFíodóirí
3	An tSlat Féithleoige: Ealaíona an Dúchais 1800-2000
4	Twisted Truths: Stories from the Irish
5	Cloch Nirt
6	Cré na Cille - the original
7	Duanaire an Chéid
8	Irish Grammar Book
9	Leabhar Gramadaí Gaeilge
10	I gCóngar i gCéin

Children's books

and DVDs

1	Dora saves the Mermaids
2	Gugalaí Gug
3	Baba agus Jeaic Bia Blasta
4	Brionglóidí agus Aistir Eile
5	Murcha Mór agus Murcha sa bPoll Báite
6	Peigín Leitir Móir
7	Cá bhfuil Ruairí?
8	Fungie agus Mara
9	Ó Lúibíní Lú!
10	Wildlife Garden

The oral tradition of story-telling is preserved in the books and cassettes of The Spoken Word series. Authors readings their own works. Recordings available for download here.

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News

23 Apr 2012
Don't miss Gearóid Mac Loclainn @ Cúirt this week

Live acoustic blues and poetry event with Gearóid Mac Lochlainn and Mark Braidner in Busker Brownes on Wednesday, 25th April @ 6.30 p.m.

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18 Apr 2012
CIC Literary Competition 2012

Prizefund: €10,000. Creative prose. Novels, novellas and collections of short stories welcome. Closing date for entries: Monday, 3 September, 2012.

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04 Apr 2012
Karen Ryan début solo album Irish launch tour

Karen Ryan will perform a series of concerts around Ireland to launch her début solo album 'The Coast Road' starting in Dublin on Easter Monday, 9th April and travelling around Ireland before finishing up in The Crane Bar in Galway on Friday, 13th April.

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09 Feb 2012
Valentine's Day

Looking for something different this Valentine's Day? You might find something in this list of books and albums we've put together from €6.50 to €20.00.

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02 Feb 2012
Eoghan Ó hAnluain

In deepest sympathy.

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30 Jan 2012
In deepest sympathy with the family of Micheál Ó hEidhin

Micheál Ó hEidhin passed away on the weekend.

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26 Jan 2012
Book launch at the Merriman Winter School 2012

Alan Titley will launch the books 'Párliment na bhFíodóirí' and 'An tSlat Féithleoige: Ealaíona an Dúchais 1800-2000' in Hotel Westport on Saturday, 28 Januar, 2012.

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