The O'Brien Press

Irish Cooking Biddy White Lennon The O’Brien Press 2008 ISBN: 9781847170248 96 lth. Written in English Enjoy a real taste of Ireland in recipes that showcase the produce of its lush green pasturelands and clear Atlantic waters, the diversity of traditional home baking, regional specialities and dishes for feast days

Legendary Ireland Myths and Legends of Ireland Eithne Massey ISBN: 9781847171559 O’Brien Press 2003 240 lth. Written in English This beautiful book visits twenty-eight richly atmospheric sites and tells the mythological stories associated with them. Woven into these landscapes are tales of love and betrayal, greed and courage, passion and

The Secret of Kells Eithne Massey Based on the Film The Secret of Kells ISBN: 9781847171214 O’Brien Press 2009 224 lth. Written in English There is huge excitement at the monastery in Kells when the famous illuminator, Aiden of Iona, arrives with his cat Pangur Ban. The orphaned twelve-year-old monk,

Brian Boru Emperor of the Irish Winner of Bisto Merit Award  1991 Morgan Llywelyn Donald Teskey ISBN: 9780862782306 O’Brien Press 2008 160 lth. Written in English Brian Ború grew up in an Ireland torn by wars – chieftain against chieftain, tribe against tribe – and devastated by the Vikings. As

The Story of Ireland Brendan O’Brien Illustrated by The Cartoon Saloon ISBN 9780862788810 The O’Brien Press First published 2007 Reprinted 2008 96 lth. The Story of Ireland recounts the entire history of Ireland from the ice age to the present day, ties in with the school curriculum, and is excellent

Traditional Irish Recipes George Thompson ISBN 0862781108 The O’Brien Press 2005 Traditional Irish Recipes is both beautiful and practical. Here the reader can enjoy selecting from seventy-one dishes ranging from soups, fish, meat vegetables to bread and cakes, sweets and drinks. From all over Ireland George Thompson has gathered everyday

Brendan the Navigator Exploring the Ancient World by George Otto Simms ISBN 0862789605 The O’Brien Press 2006 A new edition of this award-winning book. Volcanoes, icebergs, sea-monsters, strange beings — all these play a part in this ancient adventure story. Simms unravels the mysteries and wonders of Brendan’s travels and

Under the Hawthorn Tree Marita Conlon – McKenna ISBN 9780862782061 The O’Brien Press 2007 Ireland in the 1840s is devastated by famine. When tragedy strikes their family, Eily, Michael and Peggy are left to fend for themselves. Starving and in danger of being sent to the workhouse, they escape. Their

The Magic of Pagan Ireland Rob Vance ISBN 0862789338 The O’Brien Press What makes a place magical? Many pagan sites awaken in us something primitive, recalling a mysterious past as ceremonial places or reminding us of long-forgotten gods or goddesses. All over Ireland ancient sites offer these special moments to

The Midnight Court Brian Merriman Translated by Frank O’Connor Illustrated by Brian Bourke ISBN 0862782058 O’Brien Press 2000 Award-winning edition of this outstanding translation of Brian Merriman’s eighteenth-century erotic masterpiece

A Bewitched Land Ireland’s Witches Bob Curran ISBN 0862788994 O’Brien Press2005 Witch trials in the European or American sense were not common in Ireland although they did occur. In this book the stories of four remarkable court cases that took place from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century are told;

Great Irish Writing The Best from The Bell Edited by Sean McMahon ISBN 0862780462 O’Brien Press 1997 Extracts from The Bell, Ireland’s foremost literary magazine. Includes the work of Patrick Kavanagh, Flann O’Brien, Brendan Behan, Mary Lavin, Frank O’Connor, Seán Ó Faoláin and others, along with biographical notes and index.