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“Irish Women Speak” by Alison Wickham
Irish History is vast and rich, and none know that better than the people of rural Ireland. They carry stories of the past with them …
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Horror Fiction – 4 Tips to write a Terrifying Story
Horror fiction is a genre that has lasted the ages, transcended generations and left a mark in literary history. From Bram Stoker to Stephen King, …
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The Parting – Patrick Stack
“I’ve always had a love for the sound of language,” Patrick says. “As a child and teenager I would regularly take down one of the …
The Boys of Ballycroy – Kieran Ginty
A full-time public servant, Kieran Ginty qualified from the University of Limerick with a BA degree in Public Administration. Originally from Ballycroy in Co. Mayo, …
Irish Poetry with Sean O’Muimhneachan
Sean O’Muimheachan, a primary teacher in Macroom, printed with Selfpublishbooks.ie a casebound book of his poetry. I had a quick chat with Sean and asked …
Young At Heart
Young at Heart – a Celebration of Ten Years is a compilation by Phil Goodman which chronicles the activities of a group of volunteers in …
Kilclooney Woods by Micheal O’h-Aonghusa
Last week, Selfpublishbooks.ie printed Micheal O’hAonghusa’s new book, Kilclooney Woods, a brief history of Fenianism and the events of 1867 in East Cork. I had …
Radio Blaa Blaa by Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy’s first book, Confessions of an Exeter City Nut, was self-published before being taken up by a small publisher in England. His 2011 book, …
A Certain Time, A Certain Place
Selfpublishbooks.ie are reprinting Katherine O’Riordan’s memoir, A Certain Time, A Certain Place and luckily I got to catch up with the author herself. Katherine O’Riordan …