Books

Dublin has a long and storied past, from its Viking origins and English rule to its place at the heart of a modern republic. Today, the European Un...

A Little History of Neary's by Daryl Hendley Rooney, published by the Little Museum of Dublin.This book uncovers the remarkable story of one of Du...

'... a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food...' Swift's devastating short satire on how to solve a faminePaperback

Signed by the AuthorA Little History of Dublin is a high-speed history of life in the Irish capital. The key events are explained in short, digesti...

What can a postcard tell you about a city? Everything.  This high-speed history tells the story of Dublin from its roots as a Viking town all the w...

Bono -- artist, activist and the lead singer of U2 —has written a memoir: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of t...

'It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself' Wilde's celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous b...

In the summer of 2000, a young Irish journalist returned from New York to launch a magazine about life in boomtown Dublin. The Dubliner was an inst...

HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: DUBLIN takes his readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Dublin, exposing all of its most scurrilous se...

From stories of the Pig Woman of Dublin, to the grave robbing students of the College of Surgeons who took a cadaver for a boisterous lunch in Bewl...

Signed by the AuthorThe first biography of the beloved long-time Lord Mayor of Dublin. Alfie Byrne was that rarest of things: a genuinely popular p...

Exploring Dublin City's past, present and future'This book is marvellous. It tells the entire Dublin story and brings it so freshly up to date'. - ...

The perfect introduction to Ireland’s dramatic fight for sovereignty Gaining independence from British rule has dominated Irish history since the p...

This book explains what happened in the years before and after Ireland's Easter Rising, as well as providing an exciting day-by-day account of the ...

A fully illustrated history of Ireland’s most famous sporting institution, published in association with the GAA museum in Croke Park. This is a fa...

The year 2022 sees the 100th anniversary of the death of solider and politician Michael Collins, the legendary leader of Irish republicanism. Born ...

Hardback The Irish famously have a way with words and this beautifully illustrated selection includes the best of Irish wit and wisdom to amuse and...

In the 1790s a young artist decided to create a portrait of Dublin. James Malton died in obscurity at the age of thirty-eight, and little is now kn...

Peppa and George are going to Ireland for an Irish-dancing festival! But when the band forget their instruments, will Peppa and her family be able ...

The women of the Irish Suffrage Movement showed immense courage when they fought for the right of women to vote. They encountered great opposition ...

The true story of a woman who fought tirelessly for Irish freedom. Constance Gore-Booth was born into a rich Anglo-Irish family. She grew up enjoyi...

Flossie McFluff An Irish Fairy Written by Eoin O'Brien, Illustrated by Audrey Dowling Three stories in rhyme about little fairy Flossie McFluff. ...

Fantastic Facts About Your Favourite Animals Written by Sarah Webb and Alan Nolan A book of animal facts that will appeal strongly to children, i...

Published to accompany our exhibition on the works of James Malton, this handsome new book is a miniature biography of Dublin at the height of its ...