Have you tried reading?
Last Summer, we asked you to name your greatest work of Irish non-fiction.
You answered in your tens.
This allowed us to compile a superb list of quality non-fiction to suit every taste and generation
YOUR list comprised (in no particular order):
Maamtrasna: The Murders and the Mystery by Jarlath Waldron (selected by ‘Lobster’)
Dublin 1660 -1860: The Shaping of a City by Maurice Craig (selected by ‘Stan’)
The Irish in the American Civil War by Damian Shiels (selected by Papi)
Masterminds of the Right by Emily O’Reilly (selected by Barbara)
A Fan For All Seasons by Graham Howard (selected by Cillian)
Exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way’ by David Flanagan & Richard Creagh and ‘Cycling in Ireland’ by David Flanagan (selected by Brian)
Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind by Maura ‘Soshin’ O’Halloran (selected by Lilly)
Dublin Tenement Life: An Oral History by Kevin Corrigan Kearns (selected by Barry)
A Secret History Of The IRA by Ed Moloney (selected by Otis Blue)
Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island by Peig Sayers (selected by Rugbyfan)
Hard Cases: True Stories of Irish Crime by Gene Kerrigan (selected by Nigel)
One Day In My Life by Bobby Sands (selected by Bernie)
The Four Green Fields by George O’Brien (selected by Hans Zeuthof)
Down Down Deeper & Down by Eamonn Sweeney (selected by Cian)
The Dictionary of Hiberno-English by Terence Patrick Dolan (selected by Sarah K)
Is there a title YOU would like to add?
To add your suggestion, please complete this sentence:
‘Please place________________by_________________ as an example of great Irish non-fiction owing to its_______________________’
Lines MUST close at Midnight.
Previously: Great Irish-Non-Fiction (Extended)
Please place the Charleton Tribunal (aka Disclosures Tribunal under Judge Peter Charleton) third report by Judge Peter Charleton, on your list of greatest Irish non-fiction, owing to its present-day insight into how modern Ireland works, the effortless writing, the good (often black) humour and its [spoiler alert] conclusion about the recent, highest ranked Garda in the land.
http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Third_Interim_Report_121254.pdf
It’s “unputdownable”.
And when Peter gives up the old judging lark, a career in writing beckons.
Also, while on the face of it, this work of non-fiction is free, in fact, it’s probably the most expensive work on the list costing, I’d estimate, €10 million or so, mostly for legal advisors and administration of the tribunal.
well you didn’t say self-nominations were out and this is the age of grift so…..
Please place “The Psychology of Social Media” by *me* as an example of great Irish non-fiction owing to its recent review as ’a much-needed call for action by questioning how much we really know about the influence of social media services and platforms on society and social relations in the modern world’ – see http://ciaranmcmahon.ie/?p=1241
SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION
But that does sound very interesting and I might just have to take a look.
Brilliant list
Thanks folks
Have Kearns and Dolan but will consume the rest avidly
Kearns book is a masterpiece