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Winter Papers 12
€40.00
Vol 12 of Winter Papers Ireland’s annual arts anthology is published by Curlew Editions. It will offer fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, visual arts, along with craft interviews and in conversation pieces on writing, film, theatre, photography and music. – ‘a treasure trove of soul fuel with deep roots in Irish soil’ Irish Times.

Contributors and interviewees include Ayesha Admad, Sarah Byrne, Jill Beecher, Mary Costello, Jonny Dillon, Naoise Dolan, Sarah Davis-Goff, Isadora Epstein, Gareth Evans, Simon Ewing, Siobhan Kane, Michael Hill, Joanne Laws, Alice Maher, Sean Mac Erlaine, Tim MacGabhann, Tara McEvoy, Kathleen McLaughlin, Peter Murphy, Michael Phoenix, Rebecca O’Brien, Declan Ryan, Charlotte Sinclair, Tenaya Steed, Emily Waszak, and Clair Wills.

Edited by Kevin Barry and Olivia Smith.

Published by Curlew Editions
Hardcover clothbound
192 pages

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Irish Myths Legends
€16.95
From mist-shrouded hills to the courts of immortal kings, these ancient tales breathe with the soul of Ireland. Here, warriors rise from legend, gods walk among mortals, and magic seeps through every glen and stone.

Battles, betrayals, and enchantments unfold in a world where courage is tested and fate never sleeps – echoes of an age when the veil between worlds was perilously thin.

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Birdstyle
€40.00
Birdstyle is a striking compendium of over 100 familiar Irish birds, combining the rigours of science with the imagination of art.

Unapologetically imaginative and beautifully currated, Birdstyle is the ultimate tribute to Irish nature for the modern collector and bird lover.

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About Life
€19.95
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This book is about the most important lessons I have learned in my life . . .

Dr Maureen Gaffney has long been admired for her ability to combine rigorous psychological insight with clarity and real-world understanding. Now, in About Life, she has distilled the key insights of her career into an urgent book for the times we are living through. In About Life, Dr Gaffney brings together research, a lifetime of observation and her own personal experience to explore the question that matters most in uncertain times: how do we stay resilient, purposeful and fully engaged with life when the world feels increasingly unstable?From relationships, stress and happiness to identity, purpose, ageing and human connection, she examines the habits of mind that help us navigate change, recover from setbacks and build and sustain lives of meaning and substance.

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1588 The Surprising Survival of the Spanish Armada
Original price was: €30.00.Current price is: €15.00.
The book includes new revelations about the Armada and the many ships wrecked in Ireland. Contrary to widespread belief, the Spanish Armada was not defeated: although it failed to invade England and suffered losses, over two-thirds of the fleet survived and sailed back to Spain.

The main losses were on Ireland’s jagged coasts where exceptionally severe storms wrecked 24 of the ships making their return journey. These coasts were also the nightmarish setting where most Armada survivors were put to death by a Tudor regime struggling to extend its control over the whole island.

Using a wealth of illustrations and specially prepared maps, Michael B. Barry brings to life the story of the Armada from start to finish, written in an accessible style. Using new information and fresh insights, it refutes the myths about this epoch-making period in history. If you want to gain a new perspective on the Spanish Armada, this is the book

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Fearless!
€19.95
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This book is not just the story of a magazine. It’s the history of a crucial and contentious decade in Irish life. The 1980s were years of political turbulence, economic decline and bitter referendums on abortion and divorce.

Magill and its founding editor, Vincent Browne, was at the heart of all these stories. Kevin Rafter uncovers the drama behind Magill from its launch in 1977 to becoming the magazine that the Sunday Times said dragged Irish journalism out of its ‘comfortable, questioning dullness’. Magill was home to great writing and explosive investigations.

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The End of Everthing
€16.00
* WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2026 *’I don’t think I’ll read a better book this year, perhaps decade’ OBSERVER’Brilliant’ TIMES’This drily witty fable speaks to our deepest fears’ TELEGRAPH ‘Haunting’ IRISH TIMES’This is powerful stuff … Thrilling’ MARK HADDONPhillip Tennent makes his living at the tideline, collecting artefacts that wash up from the Channel. It’s been years since the crisis changed everything, but its exact nature remains obscure.

Government barely functions, the seas are full of new creatures, Europe has been mislaid. It feels like the end. Now Phillip has fished out of the water an object he can’t keep.

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Brittle
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‘Lyons’s analysis is lucid and persuasive…[he] does not only diagnose our housing maladies but offers detailed suggestions for solutions’ IRISH TIMES’If you read one book on Irish housing, make it Brittle – Lyons understands this crisis better than anyone’ DAVID McWILLIAMS’Magnificent… the most insightful and comprehensive thing I’ve ever read on housing’ JOHN BURN-MURDOCHJust under half of Irish adults under 40 are living with their parents or in shared accommodation – and almost all of those would rather be living by themselves or with a partner but can’t. The housing crisis is often spoken of as a bubble, but economics professor Ronan Lyons argues that this metaphor is outdated.

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The Artist Within
€24.95
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LET DON CONROY’S LOVE FOR ART BE THE INSPIRATION TO UNLOCK YOUR OWN CREATIVITY!Whether it’s writing a few lines in a journal, cooking, reading something inspiring or simply going for a walk in nature, creative potential is all around you. Awakening your own creative potential can liberate you and make you more enthusiastic about life; you become a participant, not just an observer. Creative expression will expand beyond just you and will create a positive and fulfilling experience for all those around you.

The Artist Within is all about encouraging the reader to reconnect with their artistic self. Much-loved artist and writer Don Conroy shows the reader how to do this by illustrating what he’s learned from a lifelong creative practice, providing encouragement and inspiration. Enriched with amusing anecdotes from Don’s life, this beautiful gift will inspire a life-long love of creativity.

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Irish Words for Every Occasion
€21.95
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IRELAND’S FAVOURITE GAEILGEOIR EMPOWERS YOU TO SPEAK IRISH EVERY DAY IN THE THIRD BOOK IN HIS TRILOGY Have you ever wanted to order a round at your local — as Gaeilge? Or use your Irish when you want to ask someone out at work, call in sick, when you aren’t happy with your meal, when you have to stand up in front of a group of people at work and introduce yourself for the very first time? Well now you can with the help of everyone’s favourite gaeilgeoir, Hector O’hEochagáin and his Irish Words for Every Occasion. This fantastic new book completes the award-winning and bestselling trilogy. The first two books armed you with the words.

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A Letter Home
€25.95
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HANDWRITTEN HISTORIES OF THE IRISH IN AMERICAA Letter Home is a beautiful, illustrated book featuring over sixty letters – short and long – written by Irish emigrants to North America from the early 1800s to the mid-1900s. Drawn from the Imirce collection at the University of Galway, these carefully selected letters give heartrending insight into both the experience of Irish emigrants and their understanding of emigration. Their words carried across the Atlantic – of love and loss, hope and disappointment, the everyday and momentous – linger long in the mind and give pause for thought.

A Letter Home is testament to the ties that distance could never break.

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Heat Shelter Water Food
€24.95
Harrison Gardner has spent over 15 years building off-grid homes and teaching thousands the skills to do the same. In Heat, Shelter, Water, Food he pulls back the curtain on the practical, proven methods that keep you steady when the world feels anything but.

As extreme weather and ageing infrastructure create new pressures, Harrison shows how simple, affordable upgrades can dramatically improve your home’s resilience. From storm-proofing your space to securing heat and water, he breaks down what really works and why.

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This Boy’s Voice
€21.95
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This Boy’s Voice is a memoir that picks up where This Boy’s Heart left off, recalling formative scenes from John’s adolescence and early adulthood. A rapidly changing Ireland of the 1970s and 1980s forms the backdrop to these stories as John observes the world around him while trying to make a mark on it. Scenes include John’s experiences in the seminary age 11 and the loneliness felt there, his adventures as a failed delinquent and first time being arrested, joining the FCA (local defence forces) and learning to shoot with guns that probably dated back to War of Independence.

There’s young love, going mad and pints. Discos, nightclubs and pirate radio. Man United, becoming a commie, and finally, the birth of John’s four daughters, when his heart was never to be his own again.

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Charles Haughey Glory, Greed and and Guns
€28.95
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2026A fearless, incisive biography of Charlie Haughey by one of Ireland’s most formidable journalists, Vincent Browne. Vincent Browne turns his renowned intellect and investigative skill to the life and legacy of Charles J. Haughey, one of the most controversial and influential figures in modern Irish politics.

This standalone biography offers a penetrating exploration of Haughey’s rise to power, his complex personality and the political landscape he helped shape. Drawing on decades of experience in political commentary and broadcasting, Browne brings a sharp, uncompromising lens to the story, illuminating the tensions, triumphs and scandals that defined Haughey’s career. Rich in historical detail and personal memories, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in Irish history, politics or the enduring impact of charismatic leadership.

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Disaster Dad Animal Antics
€12.95
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Disaster Dad is back, and this time he’s heading to the wildlife park with Finn, Emma and their whole class!Dad has one mission: snap the perfect photo with the new baby giraffe and get it named after him. Easy, right? Not when Disaster Dad’s involved!Can Finn and Emma keep him out of trouble long enough to meet the giraffe?Packed with laughs, animal antics and one very determined dad, this is a roaring adventure for readers aged 7+ who love mischief, mayhem, and a whole lot of heart.

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Place Names of Ireland
€12.95
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Corragunnagalliaghdoo – Brickeens – Muggort’s Bay – Leggs – Wheelam Across Ireland, you’ll find a host of curious and quirky place names. Dig a little and you’ll discover anglicisations of Irish words (Kilfeakle) or names remembering a figure from mythology or history (Banba’s Crown) or commemorating a notable event (Priest’s Leap). From the cosy-sounding Hugginstown to the sinister Poisoned Glen, there are place names to make you smile (Ballymacquiff, Ballyhooly, Pass-If-You-Can) or spit out your tea (Fannystown).

A whimsical dive into our weird and wonderful place names.

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