This week on Irish Fiction Friday we offer The Children of the Abbey by Regina Maria Roche. Though not as famous as some of the other Gothic romance writers of her time, she was a bestselling author in her own time. “Regina Maria Roche (1764–1845) is considered today to be a minor Gothic novelist who […]READ MORE
This week we travel to Derry with James Shields. In the summer of 2015, we found ourselves in the walled city of Derry (or Londonderry, if you prefer). It’s a fascinating place, steeped in history, and well worth a visit. It is the only walled town left in Ireland, and the only completely walled […]READ MORE
Welcome to Irish Fiction Friday! This week join us in the land of fairy with James Stephens James Stephens was born in Dublin on February 9, 1880. He graduated as a solicitor’s clerk but became registrar in the National Gallery of Ireland from 1915 to 1925. He produced many retellings of Irish myths and fairy […]READ MORE
This week, please join Louis D’Alton on a visit to Dunluce Castle. A trip to Ireland would not be complete without a foray to the North. One of my favourite spots to visit is Dunluce castle on the very northern tip of the Irish coast. I first discovered this by accident travelling to the […]READ MORE
Today we begin a new monthly feature on the illustrators of Ireland. Please join Oisin McGann as he introduces us to the artists of Ireland. What better way to spend a Sunday! Paint Me a Picture: Introduction: Oisin McGann This is the first post in a new series featuring the illustrators of Ireland, both Irish […]READ MORE
Happy Irish Fiction Friday! In honor of the full moon this weekend, I thought it appropriate that we visit “a classic of Victorian supernatural fiction.” This week we visit the work of Charlotte Riddell her Weird Stories. The link to the work contains a brief biography of Riddell and links to more information about her. […]READ MORE
Please enjoy this week’s Touring Tuesday with James Shields! Today we are in Slieve Gullion in the Mourne Mountains area known as the Ring of Gullion. The Mournes extend from County Down in Northern Ireland, through Armagh into County Louth in the Irish Republic. Slieve Gullion is the highest point in County Armagh at 575 […]READ MORE
Happy Irish Fiction Friday! Today we’re going to turn our attention to the theatre and feature Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape. Samuel Beckett was born in Foxrock, Ireland, on Good Friday, April 13, 1906 and died on December 22, 1989 in Paris, France. He was a playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, and theatre director. Beckett attended […]READ MORE
Welcome to another installment of Touring Tuesdays! By James Shields On touring Tuesdays we’ll try to bring you to all the famous sites of Ireland, but today I thought I’d go off the beaten track and give you an example of one of the many hidden sites that can be found around the country. It […]READ MORE
This week’s Irish Fiction Friday offering comes to us from Brian J Showers. While today’s selection isn’t strictly speaking fiction, it does nicely tie together our piece on Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu on Friday the 13th and our new regular feature of Touring Tuesdays. Today’s reading is an account of Showers’ reading WJ McCormack’s biography […]READ MORE
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