Ireland has a wealth of wonderful places to visit – but everyone will have different favorites, even within the same city! Our hope is that by the time Dublin2019 rolls around, you will have a list of places that you will want to visit – or re-visit, so do please consider contributing your own favorites! […]
Interview by Oisin McGann When I first saw PJ Lynch’s work, back in the nineties, it was in the book, Oscar Wilde: Stories for Children. I remember thinking: ‘Man, they don’t illustrate ’em like that any more. I wonder if this guy’s still alive?’ I didn’t realise at the time that PJ was not a […]
Today’s Irish Fiction Friday offering is a short story, fantasy tale from Sarah Rees Brennan. Born in Ireland in 1983, Brennan lived for a short while in New York, before returning to Surrey, England to complete a Creative Writing MA. She currently lives and writes in Ireland. Goodreads describes the story as “A tale of […]
Welcome to a slightly different edition of Touring Tuesdays! We are looking for a few good tourists and photographers to help us spotlight some of the amazing scenery, historical sites, attractions, and things to do in Ireland. Do you have a favorite memory of Ireland? Do you have a favorite spot to visit? We would […]
This week on Irish Fiction Friday we feature a work of speculative fiction and Irish politics from 1904: The Red Leaguers by Shan F Bullock (John William Bullock). This is the fictitious story of a group of Catholic Irish, who, encouraged by the example of the Boers, form a secret league, and resolve upon a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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