Brand New Unused Books

Oona Frawley - This Interim Time - PB - BRAND NEW

How do we live when our loved ones are dying? How do we make sense of the world in their wake? And how do we balance love in the present with memory of the past? As she witnesses her mother’s descent...

Shane Tivnan - To Avenge a Dead Glacier - PB - BRAND NEW

Winner of the RTÉ Francis McManus Short Story Prize and the John McGahern Award, Shane Tivenan is a remarkable new talent. This debut collection simmers with style, verve, tension and humour...

Gerry Daly - Finn's First Song - PB - BRAND NEW

Squeeeak ... Thwop ... Thwop ... Dwoooooerrrp! Dad sings his magical whale songs to Mum and baby Finn, far, far away across the huge ocean. When Finn gets lost, can the other sea creatures help him...

Judi Curtin - Lily Takes a Chance: A Lissadell Story - PB - BRAND NEW

Lissadell House, 1915In the Big House, life is changing for young housemaid, Lily, and her group of friends. Maeve de Markievicz, daughter of the famous Countess will soon be going away to school in...

Lucia Gannon - All in a Doctor's Day - PB - BRAND NEW

The local doctor occupies a privileged position in society. Pillars of the community and privy to the most intimate details of people's lives, we often imbue them with superhuman qualities and expect...

Sinéad Delahunty - Delalicious : A Full Plate For a Full Life - PB - BRAND NEW

Sinéad Delahunty has learned many life lessons on the football field. Most importantly, she has mastered how to fuel her body healthily. Her debut cookbook is bursting with recipes that are full...

Aideen McBride - Tipperary Folk Tales - PB - BRAND NEW

County Tipperary, the second largest county in Ireland, has a rich and colourful history that has inspired many myths and legends. A selection of the best are retold here, collected and reworked by...

Gillies Macbain - The Last Footman - PB - BRAND NEW

 In the summer of 1964, twenty-one-year-old Gillies MacBain arrives in Dublin off the ferry from England with only his bicycle, a suitcase and a tent to his name. Young, handsome and charismatic, he...

Debbie Blake - Little Book of Tipperary - HB - BRAND NEW

The Little Book of Tipperary is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about County Tipperary. Here you will find out about Tipperary’s industrial past, its proud...

Karl Marx & Frederick Engels - The Communist Manifesto ( Translated by Samuel Moore)

Translated by Samuel Moore.The Communist Manifesto is perhaps the most influential political pamphlet ever written, having had a huge influence on European and world history, and First published in...

John Moriarty - Grounded in Story ( Edited by Amanda Carmody & Mary McGillicuddy) - HB

John Moriarty was an original, a thinker, a poet, a mythologian. He was born and reared just outside the little village of Moyvane in north Kerry. Growing up on his parent’s farm he was attuned to...

Gráinne Hurley - Gratefully and Affectionately - Mary Lavin and the New Yorker - HB - BRAND NEW

The first ever book about Mary Lavin's 18-year working relationship with The New Yorker and a fascinating insight into the lives of two brilliant 20th-century literary women.  Between 1958 and 1976,...

Gareth Prendergast - Clear Hold Build - How the Free State Army won the Irish Civil War - PB - BRAND NEW

What was achieved by the Free State during the Irish Civil War was remarkable. Within a period of less than a year they raised and equipped a standing National Army of nearly 60,000 soldiers,...

Aoife Durcan - Your Highly Sensitive Child - PB - BRAND NEW

This thoughtful and practical guide offers parents expert advice on how to support their sensitive child through meltdowns, anxiety, and other overwhelming emotionsAs a parent of a highly sensitive...

Bob Quinn - The Atlantean Irish : Ireland's Oriental and Maritime Heritage - PB - BRAND NEW

The main argument of Quinn's book dismissed as myth the popular belief in the origins of the ancient inhabitats of Ireland  and propose instead that they are part of a common 'Atlantean' culture that...

Paul Clements - Shannon Country : A River Journey Through Time - BRAND NEW -PB

Paul Clements travels the length of the Shannon in this book. It will be of interest to nature lovers and to tourists, containing a wealth of local knowledge of the area around Shannon, especially...

Rio Ferdinand - My Decade as a Red - HB 1ST Edition Manchester United 2013

  Publisher by Bonnier UK, 2013 - it covers Ferdinand's ten years at Utd from 2002-2012, ( some of the most successful years for the club) as well as his time at West Ham,  Leeds, and as an England...

Jo Kerrigan & Richard Mills - Irish Fairy Forts : Portals to the Past - HB - BRAND NEW

Far more than just a faint echo of the past, Ireland’s fairy forts are still vibrantly alive. The traditions connected to them are so powerful that, even today, people rarely interfere with Irish...

Chris Judge - Evil Duck and the Nest of Destiny - PB - BRAND NEW

The second book!      Long ago, the ancient inhabitants of Planet Duck created three magical ob

Theo Dorgan - Camarade - PB - BRAND NEW

‘All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?’ In this masterful new work, award-winning author Theo Dorgan has written a philosophical thriller of...

Mary O'Donnell - Walking Ghosts - PB - BRAND NEW

In these masterful stories, Mary O’Donnell captures characters caught between certainties and change — from urban encounters to sun-drenched beaches, lockdown anxieties to nightclub tensions. Her...

Fintan Drury - Catastrophe - Nakba II - PB BRAND NEW

‘The lips of the present give depth to history, and Fintan Drury certainly knows that there are several sides to every story. He rows the boat out – for some it will be a drowning expeirence, but for...

Seamus Murphy - STONE MAD ( 50th Anniversary Edition ) - Mercier PB ( BRAND NEW)

‘In the sharply formal conversations of the stonemen, the bittersweet flavour of provincial Ireland is presented with neither sentiment nor adornment.‘ —William Trevor, The Guardian ‘The men who have...

Judith Hermann - We'd Have Told Each Other Everything - PB - BRAND NEW ( Translated by Katy Derbyshire)

Winner of the Wilhelm Raabe Prize in 2023   On a dark night in Berlin’s Kastanienallee, acclaimed writer Judith Hermann runs into her psychoanalyst — a chance encounter that begins an exploration of...

Nuala O'Faolain - Almost There : A Memoir - PB - BRAND NEW

Nuala O’Faolain’s first memoir Are You Somebody? became a literary sensation and an international bestseller when it was published by New Island Books in 1996. It launched a new life for its author,...

Anne Paradis - Babaí Cathal - Am Dul a luí! ( Lift the Flap Book) - HB

Tá Cathal réidh le dul a luí. Ach tá rudaí ar iarraidh air. Féach faoi na flapaí agus cabhraigh leis gach rud a fháil! Leagan Gaeilge 2023, foilsithe ar dtús sa bhFrainc , coiriú Gaeilge ag Tadhg Mac...

Muireann Ní Chiobháin & Roisín Hahessy - Eoinín agus a Chairde - HB - BRAND NEW - As Gaeilge

Tá Eoinín ar bís dá chéad lá ar scoil, ach níl aithne aige ar éinne san áit nua seo. Cabhraigh le hEoinín aithne a chur ar a scoil. Meas tú an bhfuil aon chairde istigh ann? Futa Fata 2022. Muireann...

Máirtín Ó Cadhain - Dúchan - BRAND NEW

Blúirí ó shaothar Mháirtín Uí Chadhain a thugann léargas ar theanga, sochaí agus pearsantachaí Chonamara sna 1930idí. Tá deich dtéama i gceist (sláinte, grá, an talamh, an aimsir, agus an fharraige...

Carsten Krieger & Richard Creagh - Ireland's Islands - PB - BRAND NEW

Take a photographic journey around Ireland's coast and explore the landscape, history, heritage and wildlife of the offshore islands. From rugged cliffs thronged with seabirds to tranquil bays, and...

Frank O'Connor - The Lonely Voice : A Study of the Short Story - PB

Frank O’Connor was one of the twentieth century’s greatest short story writers, and one of Ireland’s greatest authors. Lilliput Press are now delighted to continue our publishing of O’Connor’s...

Pádraig Ó Héalaí - Snátha den Seansaol - Strands of Traditional Life - PB - BRAND NEW

Cad é ról an bhéaloidis sa tsochaí thraidisiúnta in Éirinn? Conas a mhúnlaigh seantuiscintí saol an phobail? Sa bhailiúchán aistí seo a chuimsíonn cuid mhaith de réimsí a spéise léinn, déanann an...

Kevin Rafter - Taoisigh and the Arts - PB - BRAND NEW

Kevin Rafter’s short book is an entertaining taste of the use and abuse of the arts in Ireland by successive Taoisigh. It covers a century of cultural policy juxtaposed with artistic responses of the...

Ray Burke - Joyce County : Galway and James Joyce - BRAND NEW

Foreword by Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland. Written in an accessible style for the general reader, this book contains considerable new information, such as the first detailed accounts of...

Frank McDonald - A Little History of the Future of Dublin - PB - BRAND NEW

A superb analysis by Frank McDonald on the past, present and future of Dublin as imagined by various planners over its history (as well as the various ideas of the ‘future’ of the city they...

Mary Mulvihill - Ingenious Ireland : A County-by-County Exploration of Irish Mysteries and Marvels - PB - BRAND NEW

Ingenious Ireland is a unique study of this country’s natural wonders, clever inventions, and historic industries. Richly illustrated, meticulously researched, and lucidly written, it brings the...

Pat McCarthy - A History of the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry : Making Medicines for the World

Ireland has become a key manufacturing centre for the global pharmaceutical market and in turn pharmaceutical manufacturing is now the backbone of the Irish manufacturing sector. How the industry...

Tony Gaynor - Commanders of the British Forces in Ireland - 1796-1922 - HB - BRAND NEW

In December 1922 General Nevil Macready sailed away from Dublin for the last time, marking the end of British rule in most of Ireland. Macready was the last in a long line of commanders of the...

Robert Collins - Noraid and the Northern Ireland Troubles 1970-1994 - HB - BRAND NEW

Since the end of the eighteenth century, the United States has offered sanctuary and support to Irish men and women engaged in the struggle for Irish independence from Britain. When violence broke...

Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen - Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling ( Aisling Series : Book 1 ) BRAND NEW

Meet Aisling.She's a small-town girl who dreams of the big city.She has a heart of gold and an iron belief in the power of control tights.She has a steady job and a loyal boyfriend (though he hasn't...

Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen - Once, Twice Three Times an Aisling -Aisling Series : Book 3 ) - BRAND NEW

  The third book in Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen’s phenomenally successful, No. 1 bestselling Complete Aisling book series. Aisling’s turning 30, and she’s still a complete Aisling. Business is...

Tatyana Feeney - Stockingopolis - HB - BRAND NEW

Stockingopolis is a small grey town by the grey, grey sea. There are grey sheep with grey wool that gets knitted into grey stockings. But Ben and Lucy love COLOUR – so they set out to paint just ONE...

Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler - An Garbhán Óg - BRAND NEW

Arsa an Garbhán lena iníon óg:“Ná gabh isteach sa choill, go deo.”'Ach ní éisteann an Garbhán Óg. Isteach sa choill léi... Tá bród ar Futa Fata an leagan aistrithe seo de The Gruffalo's Child a chur...

Brian O'Kane - Starting a Business in Ireland - 8th Edition - BRAND NEW

For over 30 years, STARTING A BUSINESS IN IRELAND has been THE book that would-be entrepreneurs are advised to read before setting out on their entrepreneurial journey. Updated for its 8th...

Brian Gallagher - Case of the Secret Signal - PB - BRAND NEW

Ireland, 1911 A secret signal flashes in the night … It’s an SOS. Is someone being held prisoner? Friends Tim, Deirdre and Joe set out to investigate. What starts as a diversion while on holiday in...

Joe McHugh - Beidh Tú Alright - PB - BRAND NEW

In July 2014, Joe McHugh TD faced one of the most significant challenges of his political career. Appointed Minister for Natural Resources, the Gaeltacht and the Islands, McHugh was tasked with...

William Wall - Writers Anonymous - PB - BRAND NEW

Cormac Moore - The Root of All Evil : The Irish Boundary Commission - BRAND NEW

In May 1922, James Craig described the Boundary Commission as the ‘root of all evil’ for Ulster unionists. Conversely, it ultimately bolstered the unionist cause, leaving the border unchanged and...

Patricia Scanlan - CITY GIRLS TRILOGY - BRAND NEW ( City Girl | City Woman | City Lives)

  Save over €5 on the rrp (€35.25) and free An Post delivery within Ireland is included.  City Girl (BRAND NEW) ( BOOK 1 )  Devlin: Blonde, beautiful, rich and spoilt. The world is hers for the...

Charles Lang - The Oasis - PB - BRAND NEW

Pulsing with the energy of urban life, these poems traverse the gritty, playful and tender moments that shape our lives. From the thrill of evading the police in ‘The Chase’ to the nostalgia of ‘New...

Patricia Scanlan - City Lives - PB - BRAND NEW - SIGNED

WITH AN AUTHOR SIGNED ADHESIVE BOOKPLATE, LOOSELY INSERTED A brand new edition of one of the classic Irish novel.  Full of warmth, wit and wisdom, City Lives is the brilliant follow-up to City Woman...

Kevin Rafter - Dillon Rediscovered : The Newspaperman Who Befriended Kings, Presidents and Oil Tycoons - BRAND NEW

Emile Joseph Dillon witnessed some of the most dramatic events the world has ever seen including, the assassination of a Russian Tsar, the Dreyfus court martial and bloody massacres in Armenia. At a...

Louise Ryan, Gráinne McPolin & Neha Doshi / Irish Nurses in the NHS - An Oral History - PB - BRAND NEW

Louise Ryan, Gráinne McPolin and Neha Doshi.   Delivery within Ireland included in the price.  From the inception of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948, Irish women and men were actively...