Item category 1: Research Lending

Frank O'Connor was one of the twentieth century's greatest short story writers, and one of Ireland's greatest authors. His book 'The Lonely Voice', based on lectures he gave at Stanford University in the 1960s is now considered to be one of the first in depth and most influential examinations of ...

We live at a crux time, where burning ecological issues have never been so urgently in need of attention. As we grapple with matters of loss and destruction, it can be easy to lose sight of the natural bounty that exists all around us. Ecologist, broadcaster and nature enthusiast Anja Murray offe...

This book is the first comprehensive examination of the history and evolution of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil). As a transformative cultural phenomenon, the Fleadh was central to the revival for Irish traditional music during from 1951 to 1969. Reflecting broader patterns ...

On 2 August 2015, Irishman Jason Corbett was killed in his North Carolina home by his American wife Molly Martens and her father Tom. Sarah, Jason's eight-year-old daughter, and her brother Jack were also in the house that fateful night, asleep upstairs. Now eighteen years old, Sarah Corbett Lync...

When Clair Wills was in her twenties, she discovered she had a cousin she had never met. Born in a Mother and Baby Home in 1950s Ireland, Mary grew up in an institution not far from the farm where Clair spent happy childhood summers. Yet she was never told of her existence. How could a whole fami...

A tonic for our hectic lifestyles from an undeniable national treasure. Through the most exquisite illustrations and thoughtful words, Don guides the reader through the woodlands and waterways that we are all familiar with, pausing and reflecting on a heron here or a fox there ... In many ways...

The GAA has long been at the heart of Irish life, nurturing our culture and communities and fostering powerful social bonds. However, as sectarian conflict intensified in the North, the GAA became the object of animosity and surveillance by loyalist paramilitaries and Crown forces. Clubhouses and...

A captivating Irish nature diary that serves as a personal invitation to explore the wonders of the natural world. Author and naturalist Rachel McKenna guides readers through a month-by-month exploration of the fascinating wildlife that surrounds us, from the 'vibrant fungi of January' to the 'in...

In fact, two places called home... For over sixty years, Alice Taylor has lived in the village of Innishannon, the gateway to West Cork. But her childhood was spent on a farm in North Cork, near the Kerry border, and her memories of that homeplace are vivid. Here, she recalls the sounds and smell...