A Bit O' Irish For You

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh!
(A Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!)
rough pronunciation: bahn-ach-tee nah fay-leh paw-drig uh-riv

I'm home nursing a cold and preparing for a business trip tonight instead of out drinking green beer and Jameson, but I can't help but sport a little Irish pride. I did marry a McHugh, after all.

I have a host of Irish-themed books I'd been aiming to read by now, so I could be a proper blogger and feature timely, seasonal reviews on this blog. Alas, real life got in the way (surprise), and those Irish-themed books are still sitting on the Irish-themed bookcase (yep, a whole bookcase of them) waiting to be read. Included on the list:

What am I missing (besides Ulysses, of course)? What are your favorite Irish books, be it history, fiction, poetry, or some combination of them all?


  1. Aaaagh, you just had to mention Ulysses (I'm a bit traumatized by my recent readalong). My Saint Patrick's Day resolution is to never read Joyce again. How very un-Irish of me.

  2. Oh no! I actually really enjoyed Dubliners (of the four above, that one's a re-read). I've read exactly one chapter of Ulysses. They are very different, I can say that much.

  3. I love Irish poetry, especially Eavan Boland. I'm reading Irish novels this month as well and have been enjoying everything so far!


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