St. Patrick’s Day Gift Guide – Books

Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly

Here at last is one Irish family’s epic journey, capturing the tragedy and triumph of the Irish-American experience. In a rousing tale that echoes the myths and legends of Ireland herself, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family. When blight destroys the potatoes three times in four years, the family joins two million other Irish refugees in one of the greatest rescues in human history: the Irish Emigration to America. Danger and hardship await them there. This heroic story sheds brilliant light on the ancestors of today’s 44 million Irish Americans.

Price: $17.19 – $26.99

Available at Amazon and other retailers.

 

Discover the Ireland that Inspired a Revolution

As Ireland struggled for political independence, the writers who formed the Irish Literary Revival created a new, authentically Irish literature. A Journey into Ireland’s Literary Revival offers a revealing and beautiful look at the relationship between these writers—who played a huge part in the fight for independence—and the country that fueled their imaginations. Part history, part biography, and part travel guide, this “café-table book” takes the reader all over the country; along the route, it visits the cottages and castles, crags and glens, theaters and pubs where some of the country’s finest writers shaped an enduring vision of Ireland.

Price: $21.95