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In Falls Church, VA


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Past Books

Books are listed by 'fiscal year' starting in Sept. or Oct. of the previous calendar year.

2015-2016

Oct        The Outer Edge of Ulster
Nov        Falling Glass
Dec Christmas party! (and a head start on Jan.)
Jan The Story of the Irish Race
Feb The Rising Tide Mar Grace Gifford Plunkett and Irish Freedom The Ghosts of Belfast, by Stuart Neville Apr The Third Policeman
May The Jews of Ireland...
Growing Up So High: A Liberties Boyhood, by Sean O'Connor
Jun The Temporary Gentleman July Stakeknive, Britain's Secret Agent in Ireland Aug The Tain Sept A stone of the Heart

 

2014

Oct        The Likeness
Nov       On an Irish island, Robert Kanigel
Dec        party
Jan         Brooklyn, Col Toibin. 2009.
Feb        Shadow of the Titanic, Andrew Wilson.
Mar       City of Bohane: A Novel. Kevin Barry, 2012.
Apr        Nora the Real Life of Molly Bloom by Brenda Maddox.
May       Until the Next Time, Kevin Fox
Jun        When the Luck of the Irish Ran Out, Lynch
July        Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, 2011.
Aug       Children of the Troubles, by Laural Holliday.
Sept       TransAtlantic, by Colom McCann.


2013

Oct 4            Northern Ireland: The Orange State by Michael Farrell
Nov 1           Death at Christy Burke's by Anne Emery.  A mystery  2011.
Dec 6          Christmas event
Jan 3           Before the Dawn: An autobiography. Gerry Adams, 1996.
Feb. 7      The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale, Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan)
March 7    The Irish Americans: A History, Jay P. Dolan
April 4       Unholy Ground: A Matt Minogue Mystery by John Brady (2002,)
May 2        Erskine Childers, by Jim Ring.
June 6        The Secret Scripture, Sebastian Barry
Jul 11         The Outsiders, by Eamon Dillon
August 1    Broken Harbor, Tana French
Sept 5        The Killing of Major Denis Mahon: A Mystery of Old Ireland. By Peter Duffy.

2012

Oct                  Who Were the Celts?, Kevin Duffy
Nov                  The Rag Tree, D. P. Costello
Dec                  party
Jan                   The Great Hunger, Ireland 1845-49, by Cicil Wookham-smith
Feb                  Kaddish in Dublin, by John Brady
March              the Autobiorgraphy of William Butler Yeats
April 5             Gulliver’s Travels
May 3               History & Topography of Ireland;  by Gerald of Wales
June 7              The Belfast Blitz:  The People’s Story by Stephen Douds.  (Make sure you get the right book.  Kenny’s Bookstore sent me the same title by McMahon.)
July 5                Quench the Moon by Walter Macken
Aug 2               I am of Ireland: Women of the North Speak Out by Elizabeth Shannon. 1988.
Sept. 6             The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty by Sebastian Barry

2011

Sep      The Irish, Sean O"Faolain
Oct       Silver Swan, Benjamin Black
Nov      The Age of DeVelara, Joseph Lee & Gearoid O'Tuathaigh
Dec      Party
Jan       The Silent People, Walter Macken
Feb       King of the Beggars, Sean O'Faolain
Mar       An Irish Country Doctor, Patrick Taylor
Apr      The Politics of languagge, Tony Crowley
May      Brendan, Morgan LLywelyn
June     God's Executioner Oliver Cromwell, Michael O'Siochru
July      The Scorching Wind, Walter Macken
Aug     Bandit Country--The IRA and South Armagh, Toby Harnden
Sep      Pomegranate Soup, Marsha Mehran

2010

Jan           Irish Rebel, Terry Golway
Feb          Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce
Mar          Vive Moi, Sean O'Maolain
Apr           Round Ireland with a Fridge, Tony Hawks
May          Dublin Made Me, Peter Sheridan
Jun           Wrong Man, Dannyu Morrison
July           A New Ireland, John Hume
Aug          Seek the Fair Land, Walter Macken
Sept         The Irish, Sean O'Faolain

2009

Jan 4           Fools of Fortune, Willam Trevor
Feb             War and an Irish Town, Emmon McCann
Mar            Yeats Is Dead, by 15 Irish writers
Apr             Borstal Boy, Brendan Behan
May            the case of the Missing Books, Ian Sansom
June            The Black and Tans, richard Bennett
July             Devoted Ladies, (Molly Keane) M. J. Farrell
Aug            Making Peace, George Mitchell
Sept           Ladies Night at Finbar's Hotel, Dermot Bolger
Oct             Mother of all the Behans, Kathleen Behan as told to Brian Behan