Paul Clements

Through Streets Broad and Narrow by Declan Collinge; Lives Less Ordinary: Dublin’s Fitzwilliam Square by Andrew Hughes; Spectral Mansions: The Making of a Dublin Tenement by Timothy Murtagh; a history of Dublin Castle; and Dublin City Council’s History on your Doorstep collection

Kent craved grandeur and remoteness and Ireland held an allure

A beguiling book about a mountain that has long held a hypnotic fascination for the author

The paper’s editor during its most troubled years believed they should be reporting critical voices of the SDLP founder

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Regional stories that add to the rich tapestry of life on the island — the Dublin North Bay Area, Guarding the Wild Atlantic and more

Posthumous memoir is full of the author’s trademark whimsy and watchfulness

John Killeen, Tom Foley, Chris Larkin, Alannah Hopkin and Declan Henry present rich accounts of culture, commerce, transport, patron sainthood and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Author now splits his time between Cornwall and Connacht, drawing comparisons between the two

These are aesthetic printed pleasures that will save you from having to squint to read text on a screen

No Middle Path: The Civil War in Kerry; County Donegal Historical Society Annual; Dúchas: The Duhallow Historical Journal; The Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society

RJ O’Donnell offers engaging stories and legends in her affectionate portrait of an older Ireland

From families that were torn apart to the twists and turns of one father’s escape from war

A blend of sharp observation and poetically charged wistfulness plunging deep into the soul of a region

A roundup of books that cast new light on some remarkable Irish women