Ireland has a way of turning language into music and memory into myth. Its literature carries deep emotions, quiet resilience and a voice shaped by generations of longing, humour and wonder. These ...

For fans of: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides and Writers & Lovers by Lily King Published in 2018 and set in post-recession Ireland, Normal People follows the relationship between two brilliant ...

It’s a truism that the Irish cast a long and influential shadow over English-language literature. James Joyce appears near the top of most lists of influential writers, and more recently, Sally Rooney ...

"Heart, Be at Peace" by Donal Ryan was announced as the overall An Post Irish Book of the Year 2024 during a ceremony on December 19. Ryan's book was among six titles competing for the accolade, all ...

THE GREAT HUNGER (510 pp.)—Cecil Woodham-Smith—Harper & Row ($6.95). Between the Black Death and Buchenwald, Europe saw nothing like it west of Russia. In the five years of Ireland’s Potato Famine ...

I was born in Buffalo, grew up outside Washington, D.C., and later in East Aurora, New York. I currently reside in the Elmwood Village with my wife. A few of my Irish ancestors settled in Buffalo as ...