The final published work in his lifetime by the renowned Máirtín Ó Cadhain, this novella follows a widower as he attempts to plan his wife's funeral arrangements without money, direction or whiskey. Thrown into a desert of unknowing, he knows not where to turn or what to do. In a poignant...
Price: €15.00 | Reference: 9780300242775
This imaginative collection of short stories brings the reader on a riotous journey into a surreal world. It sweeps us along in a whirlwind through stories that are at times dark, at other times awash with colour, and often laced with a sardonic humour. From the sadness of the deserted train station...
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Tomás Ó Flaithearta (Tom O'Flaherty, 1890 - 1936) who was born and reared in Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands in County Galway, Ireland, was an accomplished writer in both English and Irish, as was his brother Liam. He published two stories in Irish before emigrating to the USA in 1912,...
Price: €15.00 | Reference: 9781784441944
The first prize in the Cló Iar-Chonnacht Literature Award was awarded to Jackie Mac Donncha for his short story collection, Bróga Johnny Thomáis, that deals with: love and heartache, ageing, the labours of life - universal themes written in a lyrical, discerning, sensitive manner and presented to...
Price: €10.00 | Reference: 9781909367654
Twisted Truths is an exciting anthology which brings together some of the finest and most innovative writing in the Irish language published in the past three decades. This collection features a foreword written by the award-winning Irish author, Colm Tóibín, who has received international...
Price: €18.00 | Reference: 9781905560714
Máirtín Ó Cadhain was one of the most foremost Irish language writers of our time. As a writer, a teacher and a campaigner he blazed a trail through contemporary Irish life. Collected in this book are fifteen of his best short stories.
Price: €15.00 | Reference: 9781784441043
Writer of the Month: Pádraic BreathnachALL CLÓ IAR-CHONNACHT'S books are on a 50% discount from Cló Iar-Chonnacht during April, 2019. Pádraic Breathnach is well known as one of the most prolific short story writers in the Irish language. This book contains a selection of the best...
Price: €15.00 | Reference: 9781784441029
Breathnach is always a special pleasure to read for his clean, spare style, which can be poetic, supple, or moving as the moment requires. The Irish TimesPádraic Breathnach is a writer renowned as a stylist, a nature lover and for his depiction of youth, and the seventeen stories in this...
Price: €12.00 | Reference: 1902420934 | Alt: 9781902420936
These stories are grounded in everyday life, in its raw and tragic beauty. A loyal woman betrayed, another coming to terms with rape and her stolen childhood. Children carrying secret parcels and a man reflecting on his life as it comes to an end. Collected in the pages of this book readers will...
Price: €10.00 | Reference: 9781784441234
Pádraic Breathnach is our Writer of the Month for April, 2019 and all of his books are available at a 50% discount during the month of April. Read about the Cló Iar-Chonnacht 'Writer of the Month' in the news section of our website. Pádraic Breathnach will be reading from his work in the...
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