Irish Historic Biography

Cathal Brugha was a figure of central importance to the Irish Revolution. Active in the Gaelic League, GAA, IRB, and Irish Volunteers, he first rose to public prominence when he led an advanced column of Volunteers in the Howth gun-running of July 1914.

These investigations have unearthed significant new evidence, overlooked for almost a century, that seriously questions the version of events currently accepted by historians. 

Tomás Ó Criomhthain (1856–1937) is one of the giants of Irish-language literature. His best-known books, Allagar na hInise and An tOileánach, are acknowledged classics.

This wide-ranging study offers a new insight into the political career of John Redmond and tells the story of William and Bridget Redmond.

Molly Keane (1904 - 96) was an Irish novelist and playwright (born in County Kildare) most famous for Good Behaviour which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

The incredible untold story of Mary Elmes, the Irish woman who saved children from Nazi Concentration Camps. Mary’s story was brought to light through Clodagh Finn's work on A Time to Risk All.

Wounds is a powerful memoir about Irish people who found themselves caught up in the revolution that followed the 1916 Rising, and in the pitiless violence of civil war in north Kerry after the British left in 1922.

Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards - Non Fiction Book of the Year 2017

This is the story of Irish nationalism and separatism from 1916 until 1922. Collins's footprint was on every street, laneway, and alley of Dublin, but especially of Dublin 1.

The Donegal Woman is based on the true story of the author's own grandmother. Reviving the tradition of three of Ulster's great radical writers, Peadar O'Donnell, Patrick MacGill and Sam Hanna Bell, John Throne captures the authentic voice of a woman of extraordinary spirit