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GILL BOOKS AUTUMN–WINTER 2020
NEW BOOKS CALENDAR TITLE ISBN HB PB E AUTHOR JULY The National Gallery of Ireland Diary 2021 978 0 7171 8975 5 • SEPTEMBER Tell Me The Truth About Loss 978 0 7171 8384 5 • • Niamh Fitzpatrick Little Library 5 Mary Robinson 978 0 7171 8993 9 • John and Fatti Burke One Day at a Time Diary 2021 978 0 7171 8946 5 • Abby Wynne 32 Words for Field 978 0 7171 8797 3 • • Manchán Magan Go Johnny Go 978 0 7171 8976 2 • Paul O'Flynn A Dictionary of Hiberno English 3rd edition 978 0 7171 9020 1 • • Terence Patrick Dolan, introduction by Blindboy The Homekeeper’s Diary 978 0 7171 8874 1 • Francis Brennan The Head of Ned Belly 978 0 7171 8952 6 • • Jason Byrne, illustrated by Oisín McGann The Great Irish Farm Book 978 0 7171 8896 3 • Darragh McCullough, illustrated by Sally Caulwell The Friendship Fairies Go to School 978 0 7171 8967 0 • Lucy Kennedy, illustrated by Phillip Cullen The Dead Zoo 978 0 7171 8972 4 • Peter Donnelly The Secret Scientist 978 0 7171 7901 5 • • Jason Byrne, illustrated by Oisín McGann OCTOBER Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Science 978 0 7171 8639 6 • • Professor Luke O’Neill The Great Big Irish Annual 2021 978 0 7171 8998 4 • Rory’s Story 978 0 7171 8995 3 • • Rory O’Connor The Switch 978 0 7171 8936 6 • • Amanda Byram A Light that Never Goes Out 978 0 7171 8947 2 • • Keelin Shanley Midweek Meals 978 0 7171 8978 6 • Neven Maguire Wildwoods 978 0 7171 9021 8 • • Richard Nairn Oh My God What a Complete Diary 2021 978 0 7171 9018 8 • Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen One for Everyone 978 0 7171 9023 2 • Kathleen Watkins Pigín’s Unexpected Adventure 978 0 7171 8379 1 • Kathleen Watkins, illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs That Place We Call Home 978 0 7171 8985 4 • • John Creedon The Joy of Food 978 0 7171 8984 7 • Rory O’Connell The Chill Skill 978 0 7171 9019 5 • Niall Breslin, illustrated by Emma Proctor True Colours 978 0 7171 8988 5 • • Barry Geraghty with Niall Kelly With Hope in Your Heart 978 0 7171 9010 2 • • Martina Cox with Susan Keogh Saving the State 978 0 7171 8973 1 • • Stephen Collins & Ciara Meehan Crowded House 978 0 7171 9026 3 • • Frank Greaney Are You There, God? It’s Me, Ellen 978 0 7171 8894 9 • • Ellen Coyne Manopause 978 0 7171 8968 7 • • Bernard O’Shea NOVEMBER Waterford Whispers News 2020 978 0 7171 8891 8 • Colm Williamson DECEMBER The Daly Dish Diary 978 0 7171 9022 5 • Gina Daly and Mr Dish
WELCOME TO THE GILL BOOKS
CATALOGUE OF NEW BOOKS
Everything is connected
This season, as we begin a new life after lockdown, our books remind us
that everything is connected.
Our collective sacrifices and grief during the COVID-19 period were
reflected in the groundswell of support the country gave to Niamh
Fitzpatrick, Martina Cox and Kathleen Watkins in the aftermaths of
their own losses. Their books are at once highly personal and universal.
And Keelin Shanley’s moving memoir, written in the final months of her
life and lovingly finished by her husband, Conor, will give you further
pause for thought.
John Creedon, Manchán Magan, Richard Nairn and Darragh
McCullough’s books explore the connection between us and the nature
all around. And in Food & Drink, husband-and-wife team Gina and
Karol Daly are back with The Daly Dish Food Planner, the follow-up
to the record-breaking cookbook loved by their own – masso! –
Instagram family.
There are plenty of special moments in this year’s children’s books too,
from Grandad’s trick in The Chill Skill to Nanakit’s hug in Pigín, and
with plenty of fiction and non-fiction to choose from you can enjoy that
most special connection of all – sharing a book with a child.
The Gill Books Team
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MEMOIR/SPORT
OCTOBER
304 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
IRELAND
978 0 7171 8988 5
€22.99 £19.99
True Colours
BARRY GERAGHTY
WITH NIALL
KELLY
AU T H O R S
Barry Geraghty retired
in July 2020 as Ireland’s T H E S P O RTS B I O G R A P H Y W I T H A M E S S AG E
foremost champion jockey. FO R O U R T I M E S
In 2009 he became the first
jockey to win the big four Barry Geraghty retired in July 2020 as an Irish
races at Cheltenham and horseracing legend. From his first win in 1997 he went
the English Grand National. on to ride almost 2,000 winners, making him the fourth
In 2020 he won five races
most accomplished rider of all time. With more wins at
at Cheltenham, including
the Champion Hurdle. He Cheltenham than any other jockey riding today, he has
lives in Skryne, Co. Meath worked with all the greats – Moscow Flyer, Kicking King,
with his wife Paula and their Monty’s Pass.
three children.
But Barry is covered in scars. He has broken all his limbs,
Niall Kelly is a journalist
and Deputy Editor of The42. his shoulders, his ribs and his nose. He has survived falls
ie. He previously worked too numerous to recall and spent most of 2019 with a metal
with Philly McMahon on cast on his leg. And yet, he kept getting back on the horse.
The Choice and with Andy
Lee on Fighter. This book is about resilience; the mental power that
enables the great to keep going despite the pain, despite
the odds. Containing startling revelations and a searingly
honest insight into the life of a top jockey, this is a must-
read for all sporting fans.
4
MEMOIR
I N M A R C H 2 0 1 7 , N IA M H F I T Z PAT R IC K ’ S
SEPTEMBER
Tell me the truth about loss
L I F E F E L L A PA RT OV E R N IG H T.
Her beloved sister Dara was killed in a helicopter crash.
304 PP
Soon afterwards, Niamh’s marriage ended and she feared
she would lose her home. Life as she knew it was gone
Tell me
234 X 156 MM
forever and the grief was overwhelming.
A psychologist for many years, Niamh’s job is
PAPERBACK
to help clients through the toughest times in their lives.
the truth
Drawing on everything she learned, first to survive and
IRELAND AND UK
then, in time, to thrive, Tell Me the Truth about Loss is
a psychologist’s journey through the worst of times,
about loss
finding hope along the way. A Psychologist’s Personal
978 0 7171 8384 5 Stor y of Loss, Grief and
A beautiful book for when life isn’t what you expect it to be.
Finding Hope
€16.99 £14.99
Niamh Fitzpatrick
Tell Me the
Truth About
Loss niamh
f i t z pat r i c k
www.gillbooks.ie
ISBN 978-0-7171-8384-5
NIAMH
FITZPATRICK
Cover design by grahamthew.com
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Back cover photograph © Mark Nixon
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Available as an ebook
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AU T H O R
T H I S Y E A R ’ S M O S T I N S P I R AT I O N A L B O O K
Niamh Fitzpatrick has a A B O U T OV E R C O M I N G T H E WO R S T O F T I M E S
BA in Psychology, an MA A N D D I S C OV E R I N G YO U R I N N E R R E S I L I E N C E
in Clinical Psychology
and an MSc in Sport In March 2017, Niamh Fitzpatrick’s life fell apart
Management, specialising overnight.
in sport psychology. For 28
years she has worked with Her beloved sister Dara was killed in a helicopter crash.
clients seeking to achieve Soon afterwards, Niamh’s marriage disintegrated, and she
optimal mental health as feared she would lose her house. Life as she knew it had
well as with clients aiming
ended and the loss she suffered was staggering.
for optimal performance in
sport, business or life. A psychologist for many years, Niamh’s job was to guide
clients through the worst times in their lives. Drawing
on everything she learned, first to survive and then, in
time, to begin to thrive, Tell Me the Truth about Loss is a
psychologist’s journey through loss, grief and the worst of
times, while finding hope along the way.
A beautiful book for when life isn’t what you expect it
to be.
5
MEMOIR
OCTOBER
320 PP
234 X 156 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 9010 2
€16.99 £14.99
With Hope in
Your Heart
MARTINA COX
WITH SUSAN
KEOGH
AU T H O R S A R E M A R KA B L E S T O R Y O F T U R N I N G
H E A RT B R E A K I N T O H O P E
Seán and Martina Cox
have three children and live Life as we know it can change in an instant, in the blink of
in Dunboyne, Co. Meath.
an eye. And it did for Martina Cox and her family in 2018.
While Seán requires full-
time medical care, is not On an ordinary day in April of that year, Seán Cox travelled
likely to walk again and to Anfield to watch his beloved Liverpool play. But he never
finds speech and many made it to the match. A vicious, unprovoked attack left him
other daily tasks very with a severe brain injury, unable to walk or talk.
challenging, his family are
determined to give Seán the Here, Martina tells their remarkable story. It is a story
best treatments available to of inner strength and determination, of dedication and
ensure he can live as normal
commitment. By not taking no for an answer and with the
a life as possible.
help of their family, their community, the Liverpool spirit
Susan Keogh is a journalist
who has been working in
and tens of thousands of people across the world who
Irish media for the last were touched by Seán’s story, they have achieved what was
16 years. She currently thought to be impossible.
presents Newstalk Breakfast
on Saturday and Sunday With Hope in Their Heart brings Seán’s story right to the
mornings. present day. At its heart, this is a love story – the kind of love
that conquers all. The book includes a foreword by Jürgen
Klopp.
6
MEMOIR
OCTOBER
288PP
216 X 135 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8947 2
€19.99 £17.99
A Light That
Never Goes
Out
KEELIN SHANLEY
AU T H O R
Keelin Shanley was an L O O K I N G B A C K O N T H E U P S A N D D OW N S
award-winning journalist O F A WO N D E R F U L L I F E A N D CA R E E R – C U T
and broadcaster for RTÉ,
S H O RT, B U T L I V E D T O T H E F U L L E S T
notably with Prime Time
and the Six One News. She When Keelin Shanley passed away in February aged 51,
lived in Dún Laoghaire with it was hard to grasp that someone so filled with life was
her husband Conor and
their children Lucy and Ben.
gone. But a light so bright never really goes out, especially
since, in her last few months, Keelin left behind such a
Conor Ferguson is a
writer, photographer and fantastic record.
filmmaker.
Charting the twists and turns of both a remarkable career
as a journalist and a lengthy battle with cancer, in A Light
That Never Goes Out Keelin reveals with real honesty what
it’s like to keep living your life and having a career – right
up to becoming a co-anchor of RTÉ’s Six One News – while
dealing with the challenges of cancer treatment.
Written with the help of Alison Walsh and completed
posthumously by Keelin’s husband Conor Ferguson,
A Light That Never Goes Out is a remarkable story of
courage and resilience and a memorable reflection on
how to live well, no matter what you’re facing.
7
MEMOIR
OCTOBER
272 PP
234 X 156 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8894 9
€16.99 £14.99
Are You
There, God?
It’s Me, Ellen
ELLEN COYNE
AU T H O R
Ellen Coyne is a news I S I T P O S S I B L E T O B E YO U N G , P R O G R E S S I V E
correspondent with the A N D A CAT H O L I C ? E L L E N C OY N E I S A B O U T
Irish Independent. She TO FIND OUT …
was previously Head of
Politics with Joe.ie and a ‘This isn’t a Catholic country anymore,’ someone proudly
correspondent with The declared in a pub where Ellen Coyne was sitting. About
Times Ireland. In both
to turn 30, like many her age, Ellen had left the Church
2017 and 2018 she won
the Newsbrands Ireland long ago, but had never stopped talking to God. Now, she
Journalism Award for realised she wasn’t quite ready for this to be true.
political story of the year. A
Waterford native, she lives Abandoning the Church had been an act of protest.
in Dublin. However, she began to wonder: who had really lost the
most? Why should those who damaged the Church get
to keep all its good bits, like the ritual of Mass and the
community, a guide for living a better life, and the comfort
of believing it’s not the end when somebody dies?
But how could she ally herself to an institution she doesn’t
entirely agree with? In her first book, Ellen tries to figure
out how much she really wants to go back to the Church,
and if it is even the right thing to do. A stunningly
intelligent and thoughtful debut work of non-fiction.
8
POPULAR SCIENCE
OCTOBER
336 PP
240 X 171 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8639 6
€24.99 £22.99
Never Mind
the B#ll*cks,
Here’s the
Science
LUKE O’NEILL
AU T H O R I R E L A N D ’ S FAVO U R I T E S C I E N T I S T G R A P P L E S
WITH HUMANITY’S BIGGEST CHALLENGES,
Professor Luke O’Neill
is a world-renowned F R O M T H E E N V I R O N M E N T T O PA N D E M I C S
immunologist and Professor
In his fascinating and thought-provoking new book,
of Biochemistry in the
School of Biochemistry Professor Luke O’Neill, one of the leading voices of
and Immunology at Trinity authority during the COVID-19 pandemic, grapples with
College Dublin. In 2016 life’s biggest questions and tells us what science has to say
he was made a fellow of about them:
the Royal Society for his
innovative work on the Do we have control over our lives? Can we escape working
human immune system. He in bullshit jobs? Must we vaccinate our children? Are men
has a popular weekly slot and women’s brains different? Will we destroy the planet?
on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny
Show and is the author Covering topics from global pandemics to addiction
of two bestselling books, and euthanasia, Luke’s trademark easy wit and clever
Humanology and The
pop-culture references deconstruct the science to make
Great Irish Science Book for
children. complex questions accessible. Arriving at science’s
definitive answers to some of the most controversial
topics human beings have to grapple with, Never Mind the
B#ll*cks is a celebration of science and hard facts in a time
of fake news and sometimes unhelpful groupthink.
9
MEMOIR/HUMOUR
OCTOBER
272 PP
234 X 156 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, EXCLUDING
NORTH AMERICA
978 0 7171 8968 7
€16.99 £14.99
Manopause
BERNARD O’SHEA
AU T H O R
Bernard O’Shea is an Irish
comedian and broadcaster.
He co-hosted Breakfast ONE OF IRELAND’S FUNNIEST COMEDIANS
Republic on 2FM for five DOCUMENTS HIS MID-LIFE CRISIS
years, wrote and starred
in the hit RTÉ TV series
Having just turned 40, Bernard O’Shea found himself
Bridget and Eamon and was hurtling towards a mid-life crisis. His waistline expanded,
most recently seen on RTÉ’s his flexibility abandoned him, his wardrobe was invaded by
Marty and Bernard: On the elasticated beige trousers and sandals – could this be the
Road Again. His first book, male menopause?
My Wife is Married to a
Feckin’ Eejit was a bestseller. In his hilarious and often alarmingly honest style, Bernard
documents his journey, first fighting the manopause tooth
and nail – buying into every fad diet and hair-growth pill,
even returning to Mass to find faith – before recruiting the
help of a therapist, some experts in mindfulness, and, as
always, the support of his long-suffering wife.
Can Bernard navigate the manopause to come out the other
side with his dignity intact? He’s about to find out …
10MEMOIR
OCTOBER
288 PP
234 X 156 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8995 3
€16.99 £14.99
Rory’s Story
RORY O’CONNOR
AU T H O R
Rory O’Connor is a stand-
up comedian and the
mastermind behind the
phenomenally successful THE TRUE STORY OF THE ARDUOUS JOURNEY
Rory’s Stories. From its OF THE FUNNY MAN BEHIND THE SOCIAL
modest beginnings as a M E D I A P H E N O M E N O N, R O R Y ’ S S T O R I E S
Facebook account where
Rory would share anecdotes, Nobody thought Rory O’Connor would make it – written off
skits and observations as ‘thick’ at school, he struggled to find a career he felt he
about life as a GAA could succeed in. When a hot tip led to a win on the horses
supporter, today it is one it was the beginning of a dangerous spiral into a gambling
of the biggest social media
pages in the country and
addiction that gnawed away at his self-esteem even further.
Rory has published two How did the man who thought he had nothing to live for
previous books of the best
of Rory’s Stories with Gill
go on to become a stand-up comedian selling out venues
Books. around Ireland and reaching 800,000 people through his
social media platforms? This is Rory’s Story.
Told with his trademark humour, this straight-talking
memoir is a book for anyone who wants to be inspired by an
ordinary man’s mental health journey.
11GIFT
OCTOBER
240 PP
136 X 196 MM
SOFTBACK, FLEXI
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 9018 8
€14.99 £12.99
Oh My God,
What a
Complete
Diary 2021
EMER MCLYSAGHT
AND SARAH
T H E E S S E N T I A L D I A R Y FO R E V E R Y A I S L I N G –
BREEN
P L A N YO U R W E E K S , P R I O R I T I S E G O A L S A N D
N E V E R FO R G E T A N O T H E R B I RT H D AY !
AU T H O R S
If there’s one word to describe Aisling, it’s ‘organised’, and
Emer McLysaght has with this little book her creators Emer McLysaght and Sarah
worked extensively in Breen are providing Aislings everywhere with the perfect
journalism and radio. She
writes a column for The
tool to stay on top of things.
Sunday Business Post. She Each month kicks off with an Aisling-tastic inspirational
lives in Dublin and drives
a Nissan Micra, like a good
quote, with each week laid out so you can tell how many
Aisling. baby showers you have or when your car tax is due. There’s
Sarah Breen’s background also a space to write out attainable goals. Do you want to
is in print journalism, take up Zumba? Or learn ‘Maniac 2000’ on the tin whistle?
specifically magazines. She Get out your Good Pen and write it down. And then you get
lives in Dublin and dreams to tick it off, which is really the only reason to make a list in
of the day Oasis will reunite.
the first place. Once you get into the habit, you won’t be able
Together they have written to imagine your life without it, sort of like how ludicrous the
three books in the award-
winning, No. 1 bestselling
world would be without smartphones or Dolmio Stir In!
Aisling series, the fourth of It’s perfect for self-gifting, Kris Kindle gifting … and pick one
which will be published in
Autumn 2021.
up for Maj’s Christmas stocking too … there’s hope for us all!
12GIFT
SEPTEMBER
224 PP
214 X 182 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8874 1
€19.99 £17.99
The
Homekeeper’s
Diary 2021
FRANCIS
BRENNAN
AU T H O R
THE NEW DIARY FROM IRELAND’S
FAVO U R I T E H O M E M A N A G E M E N T E X P E RT !
Francis Brennan is a
national treasure and the Francis Brennan is known across the country for his
bestselling author of It’s impeccable taste and high standards in homemaking, so
the Little Things, Counting there’s no better man to help you out throughout the year
My Blessings, Book of
with advice on cleaning, getting organised, gardening,
Household Management
and A Gentleman Abroad. cookery and all other aspects of household management.
He fronts one of Ireland’s
Peppered throughout with hilarious anecdotes from his
most popular TV shows,
At Your Service, where experiences in the hotel trade, this beautiful desk diary
his wit and charm have will inform readers on the practical measures needed to
endeared him to a mass ensure domestic bliss in 2021!
of fans across the country,
as well as popular travel
shows. Together with his
brother John, he is co-owner
of the five-star Park Hotel
Kenmare.
13LIFESTYLE
SEPTEMBER
320 PP
228 X 170 MM
HARDBACK
IRELAND AND UK
978 0 7171 8936 6
€22.99 £19.99
The Switch
AMANDA BYRAM
AU T H O R
Amanda Byram is a
world-famous television
presenter who began her TV
career co-hosting Ireland’s T H E G R OW N - U P G U I D E T O A H A P P I E R ,
first ever breakfast show, H E A LT H I E R YO U
Ireland AM. Her career in
broadcasting has spanned
At 47, Amanda Byram is in the shape of her life, both
over two decades, including mentally and physically, but for over two decades she
shows such as The Big was trapped in a cycle of yo-yo dieting and self-criticism,
Breakfast, Total Wipeout, convinced that unless she was ‘perfect’ she wouldn’t be
The Swan, Dancing with the happy or worthy. By the time she reached her 40th birthday,
Stars and Food Unwrapped.
She is the CEO and owner
she was exhausted … something had to change.
of sportswear brand Body The Switch is a distillation of all the simple and life-
By Byram. Amanda has also
found time to qualify as a
changing techniques, tips and tricks she used to get herself
Level 3 Personal Trainer off the ‘perfection treadmill’ once and for all. She shares how
and extensively study to silence the critical internal voices that hold us back, and
both nutrition coaching how to ditch diets for good and eat and exercise in a way
and Neuro Linguistic that will give you power, not problems.
Programming techniques.
Switch to a balanced lifestyle where food, fitness, family,
friends and self-care are all in sync and discover the
happiest and healthiest version of yourself!
14COOKERY
DECEMBER
160 PP
216 X 135 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 9022 5
€12.99 £10.99
The Daly
Dish Diary
GINA AND KAROL
DALY
AU T H O R S
Gina and Karol Daly live A GORGEOUS MEAL PLANNER FROM THE
in Meath with their two
AU T H O R S O F I R E L A N D ’ S FA S T E S T- S E L L I N G
children. Together they also
run The Bitch Box. Their H I T C O O K B O O K , T H E D A LY D I S H
first cookbook, The Daly
Get your weight loss goals on track with this inspirational
Dish, is the fastest-selling
planner from the people who brought you the phenomenal
cookbook in Ireland.
cookbook, The Daly Dish. This stylish food diary will allow
you to chart your weekly progress as you log details of
your meals and weight, alongside motivational quotes, new
recipes and cooking tips from a pair who know what they’re
talking about, having lost almost 10 stone between them.
Full of practical advice for setting targets, maintaining
focus and achieving results, this handbag-friendly planner
will help you stay on course to a healthier you.
15COOKERY
OCTOBER
320 PP
247 X 189 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8978 6
€22.99 £19.99
Midweek
Meals
NEVEN MAGUIRE
AU T H O R
Neven Maguire is Ireland’s
favourite chef. He has sold
over 100,000 cookbooks in N E V E N I S B A C K W I T H E A SY, E V E R Y D AY
Ireland, among them The D I N N E R S T O I N S P I R E YO U M O N D AY T O
Nation’s Favourite Food F R I D AY !
Fast! which won an Irish
Book Award and Neven Even if you like to cook, getting dinner on the table
Maguire’s Baby and Toddler Monday to Friday can be a daily drag. But not any longer!
Cookbook, which won the Neven Maguire’s fantastic new book will inspire you to
Maternity and Infant Best create real, fast and delicious family food – all ready to eat
Family Cookbook award. A
in jig time.
regular on RTÉ television,
he lives in Blacklion, Co. Chapters include ‘Low and Slow’ for when you have time
Cavan with his family, where
to plan ahead, ‘Cupboard’s Bare’ for when you don’t,
he runs the perennially
popular MacNean House ‘One-Pan Dinners’ for quick and easy soups and stir fries
and Restaurant and his and ‘Supermarket Sweep’ for when you can pick up an
Cookery School. ingredient or two on your way home. This family-friendly,
modern cookbook will inspire you every day and soon
become your new best friend in the kitchen.
16COOKERY
OCTOBER
362 PP
150 X 225 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8984 7
€24.99 £22.99
The Joy of
Food
RORY O’CONNELL
AU T H O R
Rory O’Connell is founder
of The Ballymaloe Cookery
School with his sister A B O O K FO R E V E R Y FO O D L OV E R ’ S H O M E
Darina Allen and one of its This is the book Rory O’Connell was born to write. Not only
most-loved teachers. He
worked for many years with
a collection of good things to eat, showcasing the best of
Myrtle Allen as chef at The Irish seasonal produce from Rustic Chicken, Swiss Chard
Ballymaloe House Hotel in and Tarragon Tart to Blackberry and Sweet Geranium Posset,
Cork as well as with Alice The Joy of Food is also a celebration of everything Rory is
Waters at Chez Panisse passionate about: first-rate ingredients, simple and respectful
in California. In his thirty
years of teaching he has
cooking techniques and the absolute pleasure that comes
taught many of the current from enjoying and sharing the result.
stars of the British and Irish
cooking scene: Thomasina
Accompanying the recipes are Rory’s charming original
Miers, Rachel Allen and illustrations and personal essays in praise of everything from
Stevie Parle. hazelnuts to the humble hen.
The Joy of Food is, quite simply, a book for every food lover’s
home.
17NATURE-WRITING
SEPTEMBER
386 PP
216 X 135 MM
HARDBACK
IRELAND ONLY
978 0 7171 8797 3
€19.99 £17.99
Thirty-Two
Words for
Field
MANCHÁN
MAGAN
AU T H O R A LY R I CA L R E M I N D E R O F I R E L A N D ’ S L O S T
Manchán Magan is a writer WO R D S T H AT O F F E R A D I F F E R E N T WAY O F
and documentary-maker. S E E I N G T H E WO R L D
He has written numerous
books on his travels and
The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among
two novels. He writes them are:
occasionally for The Irish
Geamhar – a field of corn-grass
Times, reports on travel for
various radio programmes, Tuar – a field for cattle at night
and has presented dozens of
documentaries on issues of Réidhleán – a field for games or dancing
world culture. He lives in an
oak wood, with bees, hens Cathairín – a field with a fairy-dwelling in it
and veg, in a grass-roofed
house near Lough Lene, Co.
The richness of a language closely tied to the natural
Westmeath. landscape offered our ancestors a more magical way of
seeing the world. Before we cast old words aside, let us
consider the sublime beauty and profound oddness of the
ancient tongue that has been spoken on this island for
almost 2,000 years. In Thirty-Two Words for Field, Manchán
Magan meditates on these words – and the nuances of a
way of life that is vanishing with them.
18IRISH INTEREST
OCTOBER
272 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8985 4
€19.99 £17.99
That Place
We Call
Home
JOHN CREEDON
AU T H O R
John Creedon is a AN ABSORBING NON-FICTION DEBUT
broadcaster with RTÉ Radio F R O M O N E O F I R E L A N D ’ S N AT I O N A L
as host of The John Creedon B R O A D CA S T I N G T R E A S U R E S
Show. He has also presented
multiple television series John Creedon has always been fascinated by place names,
on RTÉ of road trips across from when he was a young boy growing up in Cork City to
Ireland showcasing Ireland’s travelling around Ireland making his popular television
history and geography,
show. In this brilliant new book, he digs beneath the surface
along with some lesser-
known stories of the areas of familiar place names, peeling back the layers of meaning
he visits. He lives in Cork. behind them to reveal stories about the nature of the land of
Erin and the people who walked it before us.
Travel the highways, byways and boreens of Ireland with
John and become absorbed in the place names such as 'The
Land of Robins', 'Patrick’s Bed', 'The Eagles Nest', 'Hidden
Treasure' and 'The Valley of the Crazy'. All hold clues to
help uncover our past and make sense of that place we call
home, feeding both mind and soul along the way.
That Place We Call Home is an absorbing non-fiction debut
from one of Ireland’s broadcasting national treasures.
19NATURE-WRITING/
MEMOIR
OCTOBER
326 PP
216 X 135 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 9021 8
€14.99 £12.99
Wildwoods
RICHARD NAIRN
AU T H O R
Richard Nairn is an
ecologist and writer who has
spent a lifetime studying O N E M A N, O N E S M A L L PAT C H O F W I L D
nature. He is an advocate N AT U R E , O N E S T O R Y O F H O P E
of nature conservation and
lectures regularly. During Richard Nairn has spent a lifetime studying – and learning
his career he has worked from – nature. When an opportunity arose for him to buy
as a nature reserve warden
and was the first Director
a small woodland filled with mature native trees beside
of BirdWatch Ireland. He a fast-flowing river, he set about understanding all its
is a scientific advisor to moods and seasons, discovering its wildlife secrets and
Woodlands of Ireland and learning how to manage it properly.
the author of numerous
books. Wildwoods is a fascinating account of his journey over
a typical year. Along the way, he uncovers the ancient
roles of trees in Irish life, he examines lost skills such
as coppicing and he explores new uses of woodlands
for forest schools, foraging and rewilding. Ultimately,
Wildwood inspires all of us to pay attention to what nature
can teach us.
20HISTORY
OCTOBER
496 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8973 1
€24.99 £22.99
Saving the
State
STEPHEN COLLINS
AND CIARA
MEEHAN
AU T H O R S
A T I M E LY H I S T O R Y O F F I N E G A E L T H R O U G H
Stephen Collins is an Irish ITS LEADERS, FROM MICHAEL COLLINS TO
Times columnist and former L E O VA R A D KA R
Political Editor. One of
the most distinctive and When Fine Gael entered a coalition government with Fianna
respected voices in Irish Fáil in 2020 the party did what would have been unthinkable
journalism, he is the author for its forefathers who fought and won a bitter civil war to
of numerous books, notably
Breaking the Mould: How
establish the institutions of an independent Irish state almost
the PDs Changed Irish a century earlier.
Politics.
Told through the lens of its leaders and Taoisigh, Saving
Ciara Meehan is Reader in
the State is the fascinating story of the wilderness years and
History and an Associate
Dean at the University of the achievements in government, the defeats and crises, the
Hertfordshire. A leading partnerships and the leadership upheavals that have shaped
historian of the Fine Gael Fine Gael over the decades.
party, she is the author
of The Cosgrave Party: This book is essential reading for anyone interested in
a History of Cumann na understanding how Fine Gael came to be the party it is today
nGaedheal (2010) and A and the role that it played in shaping modern Ireland.
Just Society for Ireland?
1964-1987 (2013).
21CHILDREN’S
SEPTEMBER
96 PP
376 X 277 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8896 3
€24.99 £22.99
The Great
Irish Farm
Book
DARRAGH
MCCULLOUGH
AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR
E V E R Y T H I N G YO U R C H I L D N E E D S T O K N OW
A B O U T I R I S H FA R M S !
Darragh McCullough is
a journalist, broadcaster Did you know that there are almost 2,000,000 pigs in
and farmer specialising Ireland?
in agricultural and rural
affairs. He is the longest- And that sheep have rectangular pupils, which means they
serving presenter on RTÉ have amazing vision?
television’s Ear to the
Ground programme. He Would you believe only 10 per cent of the milk produced in
lives on a farm in Co. Meath Ireland is consumed here?
with his wife and children.
Sally Caulwell is a Dublin- And that hens are pregnant for 21 days, but a horse can be
based illustrator, designer pregnant for up to 345 days?
and mother. A graduate of
the National College of Art
How about the fact that despite our love of spuds, grass
and Design, she previously is Ireland’s top crop, covering 3,700,000 hectares, while
illustrated Humanology by potatoes cover only 9,000 hectares?
Professor Luke O’Neill.
From the farmer’s day to the changing seasons, from
animals and crops to machinery and technology, and from
ancient times to the modern day, The Great Irish Farm Book
will take you on a fascinating journey through an Irish farm.
22CHILDREN’S
Mr Gray is a very seriousSEPTEMBER
THE
man who
THE DEAD ZOO
owns a very old museum full of stuffed animals.
DEAD
32 PP
He has strict rules in the Dead Zoo:
NO talking! NO laughing! NO running about!
235 X 280 MM
ZOO
And definitely NO touching the animals!
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ou see, Mr Gray doesn’t like children very much.
refers the company of his stuffed animals. So, when a
mouse decides to move into theWORLD,
Dead Zoo, MrALL Gray isLANGUAGES
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ned that she must go. That is, until he needs her help …
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PRESIDENT’S
SURPRISE
Author of
The Dead Zoo
THE
PRESIDENT’S
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ISBN 978-0-7171-8972-4
Peter Donnelly
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Cover illustrations © Peter Donnelly
AU T H O R
P E T E R D O N N E L LY I S B A C K W I T H A N O T H E R
Peter Donnelly is an Irish
I N S TA N T C L A S S I C – M E E T M R G R AY A N D H I S
author and award-winning
illustrator. His debut picture DEAD ZOO
book The President’s
Mr Gray is a very serious man. And he is in charge of a very
Glasses was a No. 1
bestseller and his second old, very serious museum filled to the brim with stuffed
book The President’s Cat animals.
won the Children’s Book of
the Year at the Irish Book Mr Gray does not like people. He does not like children. In
Awards. Peter lives and fact, he is most at home with things that are stuffed.
works in Dublin.
So when a real live mouse decides to move into the Dead
Zoo, Mr Gray is determined that she must go. That is, until
he needs her help …
Another instant classic from the creator of the award-
winning President picture book series.
23CHILDREN’S
OCTOBER
64 PP
222 X 292 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8998 4
€12.99 £10.99
The Great Big
Irish Annual
2021
A N A N N UA L O F A L L T H I N G S I R I S H FO R
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
EVERYWHERE!
A look back at the big events of the very strange year that
was 2020 – from coronavirus to viral jokes and home-
schooling fun.
How will you do in the Big Quiz of the Year? Were you
watching out for wacky weather? Have you written your
Toy Show wishlist? Crammed full of trivia, quizzes, games
and fascinating facts, this year’s annual will also include an
interview with super scientist Luke O’Neill.
This definitive bumper book of the year covers all the
unusual things that happened in 2020, as well as history,
sport, jokes, riddles and pages for you to fill in your own
record of the very strange year gone by.
The Great Big Irish Annual 2020 will be on the top of
Christmas lists in every home!
24CHILDREN’S
OCTOBER
32 PP
280 X 240 MM
HARDBACK
IRELAND AND UK
978 0 7171 9019 5
€16.99 £14.99
The Chill
Skill
NIALL BRESLIN
AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR
Niall Breslin (Bressie)
is an Irish musician and BRESSIE’S THIRD PICTURE BOOK HELPS
producer. He has a master’s CHILDREN MANAGE ANGER WHEN THINGS
degree in Mindfulness D O N ’ T G O T H E I R WAY
Based Interventions from
UCD. His memoir, Me and When Sam’s mum takes her phone back, Sam begins to feel
My Mate Jeffrey, was a No. 1 really cross …
bestseller. Niall presents the
popular Where is My Mind? So Grandad teaches her a breathing technique which puts
mental health podcast. out the angry flames that are making her feel hot and
Previous books in this bothered. It really works and soon Sam is feeling much
picture book series are The better – and enjoying a great day at the beach with her
Magic Moment and Take
family.
Five, illustrated by Sheena
Dempsey. The Chill Skill equips children with another really useful
Emma Proctor is from mindfulness tool from Bressie and is beautifully illustrated
Wiltshire. She graduated in by Emma Proctor.
Illustration from Middlesex
University. She is also the
illustrator of Toby and
Tabitha by Alexander Bar.
25CHILDREN’S
OCTOBER
Pigín’s
Pigín’s Unexpected Adventure Kathleen Watkins
32 PP
265 X 260 MM Unexpected
f
HARDBACK
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Adventure
978 0 7171 8379 1
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€14.99 £12.99
t
Illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs
Pigín’s
Unexpected
Adventure Kathleen Watkins
Illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs
KATHLEEN
WATKINS 23/06/2020 11:33
AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR
JOIN PIGÍN ON AN UNEXPECTED TRIP – ALL
T H E WAY T O L O N D O N
Kathleen Watkins is a
well-known harpist and Pigín is enjoying a wonderful summer party at the fairies’
folk singer and was the first place behind Howth Castle when he holds one balloon too
continuity announcer to many, and up into the air he goes!
appear on screen on Telefís
Éireann’s launch night in Luckily, the Green Bird is flying overhead and the captain
1960. She was married to manages to pull Pigín in the cockpit window. And so his
the broadcaster Gay Byrne
and lived for many years
unexpected adventure begins …
in Howth where the Pigín Pigín enjoys visiting the sights in London: a trip to
stories are set.
Buckingham Palace, a ride on the River Thames and even a
Margaret Anne Suggs
go around the London Eye. What a wonderful time he has!
was born and raised in the
American deep South, but But when he sees Nanakit waiting for him at Dublin airport
moved to Dublin to study at he realises there’s no place like home.
the National College of Art
and Design. She teaches in
the Illustration department
at Ballyfermot College of
Further Education. She lives
in Co. Dublin, near the sea,
with her husband, sons and
cat.
26CHILDREN’S
SEPTEMBER
160 PP
216 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8967 0
€11.99 £10.99
The
Friendship
Fairies
LUCY KENNEDY
AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR
LU C Y K E N N E DY ’ S F R I E N D S H I P FA I R I E S A R E
Lucy Kennedy is an B A C K W I T H B R A N D N E W A DV E N T U R E S !
Irish radio and television
presenter. She hosts The Summer is over and it’s time for Emme, Holly and Jess to
Colm and Lucy Show on go back to school. Emme is nervous about her new school,
Radio Nova and Living Belle-Spell Castle. She doesn’t know anyone and misses her
with Lucy on Virgin Media. sisters. Holly and Jess still have a lot to learn at the Magic
She lives in Dublin with Manor, but lessons are getting harder.
her husband and three
children. Will Emme ever make new friends? Will Holly ever stop
using silly disguises? And will Jess ever learn to listen? But
Phillip Cullen grew up
most importantly, will the friendship fairies get to meet the
in Dublin and studied
classical animation at unicorns and dragon and join the party at Sir Prize’s castle?
Ballyfermot College. He is This charming, beautifully told story reunites children’s
currently living in Japan favourite Lucy Kennedy with superb illustrator Phillip
with his wife.
Cullen for another wonderful adventure that kids will adore.
27CHILDREN’S
SEPTEMBER
160 PP
216 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7901 5
€12.99 £10.99
The
Accidental
Adventures
of Onion
O’Brien:
The Secret
Scientist
THE THIRD CHILDREN’S BOOK FROM ONE OF
I R E L A N D ’ S B E S T- L OV E D C O M E D I A N S
JASON BYRNE Onion and the gang are at it again. This time they’ve
stumbled across a Russian scientist at an old folks’ home
whose crazy experiments are causing all kinds of confusion
AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR in Ballinalud. Suddenly there are old people acting
Jason Byrne is one of strangely all over suburbia, power cuts and People in Black
Ireland’s most popular (PIBs) menacing the locals. Not even The Ferg and Judge,
comedians and he has a the local guards, can figure it out. It’s up to the Five O's to
huge international career
solve the mystery, preferably before dinnertime.
as a stand-up comedian and
many television credits to The Secret Scientist is the third accidental adventure for
his name, including Wild
Onion O’Brien and his gang of friends, the Five O's. This
Things on Sky One.
hilarious story from the zany brain of one of Ireland’s
Oisín McGann is a writer
and illustrator who has
greatest funny men will be adored by all kids with a zest for
produced dozens of books, fun.
including Headbomz:
Wreckin’ Yer Head, the
Mad Grandad series, The
Forbidden Files, as well as
a whole bunch of critically
acclaimed novels.
28CHILDREN’S
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ONION O’BRIEN
ADVENTURES of
The ACCIDENTAL
T U R\E S
SEPTEMBERIS
ONION O’BRIEN Th e A
– AGAIN!
BLEPP
IN TROU224
V E N
This time he and the rest of the
216 X 135 MM
are trying to STOP the
of the VALLEY, the local
DESTRUCTION
waste ground
FIVE O’S
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where they hang out.
But Mayor RONALD
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THE HEAD O
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As if things weren’t BAD ENOUGH, there’s HEAD OF NED BELLY
NED BELL
a NEW TEACHER who’s acting very
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SUSPICIOUSLY. The Five O’s can find out his
secret if they WIN the SCHOOL TALENT ure that
will
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CONTEST, but there’s only ONE PROBLEM – ‘Madca
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Then there’s the DISCOVERY of the
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NED BELLY, and the local legend that claims
had HIDDEN TREASURE . . .
The
Will the FIVE O’S manage to OUTWIT
Accidental
Mayor Ronald Bump, and the NEW TEACHER, and
SOLVE the MYSTERY of the HEAD OF NED BELLY,
Adventures
and SAVE their PRECIOUS VALLEY?
JASON BYRNE
‘Anyone who has been a child in Ireland will
JASON
BYRNE
love this book’ RYAN TUBRIDY
of Onion
www.gillbooks.ie
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ED BY OISIN McGAN
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O’Brien:
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Cover illustrations by Oisín McGann
CHILDREN’S
Author images by Ruth Medjber
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PA P E R B A C K E D I T I O N O F T H E S E C O N D B O O K
I N JA S O N ’ S BY R N E ’ S P O P U L A R C H I L D R E N ’ S
BOOK SERIES
JASON BYRNE
Onion O’Brien is in trouble – again. This time, he and the
rest of the Five O's are trying to stop the destruction of the
AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR Valley, the local waste ground where they hang out. But
Jason Byrne is one of Mayor Ronald Bump has other ideas – he wants to build
Ireland’s most popular new apartments, and he sets local guards The Ferg and
comedians and he has a Judge on the children.
huge international career
as a stand-up comedian and And there’s a new teacher who’s acting very suspiciously.
many television credits to The Five O's can find out his secret if they manage to win
his name, including Wild the School Talent Contest. There’s only one problem – they
Things on Sky One.
are completely talentless.
Oisín McGann is a writer
and illustrator who has Oh, and there’s also the discovery of the head of Ned
produced dozens of books, Belly, and the local legend that claims he knows where the
including Headbomz:
treasure is hidden …
Wreckin’ Yer Head, the
Mad Grandad series, The Will the Five O's manage to outwit The Ferg and Judge, and
Forbidden Files, as well as
Ronald Bump, and the new teacher, and solve the mystery of
a whole bunch of critically
acclaimed novels. the head of Ned Belly, and save their precious Valley?
29GO,
CHILDREN’S
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SEPTEMBER
OMING A RUGBY LEGEND FROM IRISH SP
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PAUL O’FLYNN
his place. So began one of the
great rivalries of Irish sport.
Could Johnny go all the way and
kick Ireland to Grand Slam glory?
Go, Johnny,
Go, Johnny, Go! is the incredible
story of how Johnny Sexton
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ILDREN’S
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AU T H O R 08/07/2020 15:21
Paul O’Flynn is an RTÉ
News and Sport presenter T H E P E R F ECT R E A D FO R R U G BY- C R A ZY K I DS
and journalist. A graduate A N D R E LU CTA N T R E A D E R S
of DCU with a BA in
Journalism and an MA in Johnny Sexton dreamed of becoming a rugby legend from
International Relations, the moment he was born. He enjoyed success from an early
he is also currently an ages, from playing on school teams to donning the famous
associate lecturer at his blue jersey of Leinster. There was one team he wanted to
alma mater. He is a keen
play for more than anything else: Ireland.
sportsperson and amateur
swimmer, and in 2018 he But someone was standing in his way. The Irish team
was the winner of the Liffey
already had a star fly-half, and he wasn’t ready to give up
Swim.
his place. So began one of the great rivalries of Irish sport.
Could Johnny go all the way to kick Ireland to Grand Slam
glory?
Go, Johnny, Go is the incredible story of how Johnny Sexton
became one of the gretest rugby players of all times.
30LITTLE LIBRARY C HNIULMD RFEI VN
BER E ’S 5 LITTLE LIBRARY NUMBER FIVE
SEPTEMBER
LITTLE LIBRARY
W E L C O M E T O T H E F I F T H B O O K I N Y O U R L I T T L E L I B R A R Y.
W H E N YO U R C O L L E C T I O N I S C O M P L E T E YO U ’ L L H AV E
32 PP
A LITTLE LIBRARY – AND BIG KNOWLEDGE!
247 X 189 MM
Discover the FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT
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of Ireland, MARY ROBINSON!
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
Mary Robinson grew up with four brothers – something
which gave her an interest in women’s rights from a young age!
She was a brilliant student and worked hard, becoming the
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youngest professor of law in Ireland. From law to politics, the
presidency to the United Nations, Mary has spent her life fighting
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Get ready to be inspired …
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D I S C OV E R T H E L I F E O F M A R Y R O B I N S O N –
AU T H O R S
IRELAND’S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT!
Kathi ‘Fatti’ Burke is an
Irish illustrator. She lives in Mary Robinson was the first female president of Ireland and
Lisbon. has spent her life fighting for equality, human rights and
John Burke is Fatti’s dad. climate justice.
He is a retired primary
In 2009, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom,
school teacher and
principal. He lives in the highest civilian honour awarded by the United States. In
Waterford. presenting the award, President Barack Obama said:
Together they also created Mary Robinson learned early on what it takes to make
the award-winning,
bestselling series of books
sure all voices are heard.
Irelandopedia, Historopedia Today, as an advocate for the hungry and the hunted,
and Foclóiropedia.
the forgotten and the ignored, Mary Robinson has not
only shone a light on human suffering but illuminated a
better future for our world.
The latest book in Gill’s Little Library collection of Irish
heroes.
31POETRY
OCTOBER
144 PP
198 X 129 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 9023 2
€14.99 £12.99
One for
Everyone
KATHLEEN
WATKINS
AU T H O R
M O R E P O E M S B E L OV E D BY
Kathleen Watkins is a
KAT H L E E N WAT K I N S
well-known harpist and
folk singer and was the first Kathleen Watkins returns to charm us all once again with
continuity announcer to
a wonderful selection of poetry. These are the verses that
appear on screen on Telefís
Éireann’s launch night in have comforted and consoled her over the past year, that
1960. She was married to the she has reached for again and again. The poems offer
broadcaster Gay Byrne. This solace in a difficult time, bringing the reader away from our
is her second anthology of own world and into a place filled with beautiful words and
poetry.
images.
Featuring poems by Eavan Boland, Derek Walcott, Carol
Ann Duffy and W.B. Yeats, this is the perfect collection for
anyone with an appreciation of the written word.
32TRUE CRIME
OCTOBER
320 PP
234 X 156 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES CROWDED
978 0 7171 9026 3 HOUSE
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COMING OCTOBER 2020
Crowded
House
FRANK GREANEY
AU T H O R
Frank Greaney is an T H E C O M P E L L I N G S T O R Y O F H OW A FA M I LY
award-winning journalist UNDER PRESSURE TURNED ON ITSELF WITH
and broadcaster. As Courts FATA L C O N S E Q U E N C E S
Correspondent for Newstalk
and Today FM, he has In June 2017, a woman out picnicking in the Wicklow
covered some of the most Mountains stumbled upon something in a ditch that would
shocking cases to come
set in motion a chain of events that horrified the nation. It
before the courts in recent
years, including the Graham was the first of fifteen dismembered body parts belonging
Dwyer murder trial, the to retired hospital worker Patricia O’Connor.
Belfast rape trial and the
harrowing murder of Ana Kieran Greene, the father of three of Patricia’s
Kriégel. grandchildren, later handed himself in, confessing to
beating her to death in the home they shared in what
he said was an act of self-defence. He also confessed to
dismembering her and disposing of her remains but later
changed his story, implicating several members of Patricia’s
household, including her husband and daughter.
In this nuanced and meticulous account of a deeply
disturbing crime, journalist Frank Greaney uncovers the
story behind the gruesome murder of Patricia O’Connor,
and looks at who Patricia really was through exclusive
follow-up interviews with other members of her family.
33HUMOUR
NOVEMBER
176 PP
245 X 175 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES WATERFORD
978 0 7171 8891 8 WHISPERS NEWS
€16.99 £14.99 2020
COMING NOVEMBER 2020
Waterford
Whispers
News 2020
COLM
WILLIAMSON
A L L T H E N E WS , WAT E R FO R D W H I S P E R S
AU T H O R
STYLE
Colm Williamson created
Waterford Whispers News Waterford Whispers News 2020 is the eighth annual from
in 2009 when he was Ireland’s leading online satirical site, featuring the funniest
unemployed. Though it stories of the year, including the latest on COVID-19,
began as a hobby, with Colm Donald Trump and all the goings-on at Leinster House.
sharing stories with family
Read all about the big news stories of 2020, Waterford
and friends, his unique
brand of topical, distinctly Whispers style!
Irish satire quickly attracted Packed with brilliant satire, sharp wit and insightful social
thousands of fans. Now,
WWN has over 570,000
commentary, Ireland’s answer to The Onion is now a
Facebook followers, and worldwide phenomenon and a must-read in an era when the
an average of 2 million news has never been more unpredictable.
page views on the website
every month. Colm runs
WWN from his home in Co.
Waterford.
34REFERENCE
OCTOBER
144 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 9020 1
€19.99 £17.99
A Dictionary
of Hiberno-
English third
edition
TERENCE PATRICK
DOLAN
PROFESSOR TERRY DOLAN’S CLASSIC
HIBERNO-ENGLISH DICTIONARY RETURNS
AU T H O R FO R A N E W G E N E R AT I O N W I T H A N
I N T R O D U C T I O N F R O M B L I N D B OY
Dr Terence Patrick Dolan
was Emeritus Professor A Dictionary of Hiberno-English is the leading reference
of English at University authority on Hiberno-English – the form of English
College Dublin. A well-
commonly spoken in Ireland – and it celebrates the unique
known broadcaster and
guest lecturer, he published way in which Irish people use English. Distinctly Irish
and travelled extensively, words and phrases are recorded here, for example: eejit,
speaking about both pass-remarkable and cuala-buala.
Hiberno-English and
Old and Middle English T.P. Dolan’s seminal dictionary has established its pre-
language and literature eminent position as the leading reference authority on
and was regarded as the Hiberno-English. This edition is introduced to a new
pre-eminent authority on
generation by Blindboy Boatclub, one of Ireland’s leading
Hiberno-English.
satirists and podcasters.
35MIND BODY SPIRIT
AUGUST
232 PP
235 X 165 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8946 5
€12.99 £11.99
One Day at a
Time Diary
2021
ABBY WYNNE
AU T H O R
M A K E E V E R Y D AY C O U N T W I T H T H I S
Abby Wynne is a I N S P I R AT I O N A L J O U R N A L
psychotherapist with a
master’s degree in science, Open this diary to discover the keys to your own unique
accredited with the Irish happiness and wellbeing. Invite more joy and balance into
Association of Counselling your life through the power of affirmations.
and Psychotherapy (IACP).
She is also a reiki and Many of us spend most of our life caught up in the details
seichem master teacher, of the things we are doing without making enough time to
and a qualified mindfulness
reflect, to be grateful and to be inspired. This self-care diary
practitioner. She is the
author of Energy Healing is a commitment to ourselves, an opportunity to slow down
and How to Be Well (Hay and think about who we are and what we want from life.
House).
This elegant journal will help you enjoy every moment
of 2021 by exploring monthly themes such as awareness,
grounding, happiness and creativity. It contains
inspirational affirmations to ground you and help you
reconnect to your inner wisdom.
36REFERENCE/GIFT
AUGUST
120 PP
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WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8975 5
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National
Gallery of
Ireland Diary
2021
A S T U N N I N G D E S K D I A R Y S H OWCA S I N G
T H E F I N E S T T R E A S U R E S O F O U R N AT I O N A L
GALLERY
This beautifully illustrated diary contains some of the finest
paintings from the National Gallery’s permanent collection.
Featuring 56 carefully reproduced paintings in a week-to-
view format, this diary highlights some of the stunning
Irish and European works on view in the Gallery. The
sumptuous cover shows Lady Lavery in an Evening Cloak
by Sir John Lavery.
Following the format and style of the popular 2020 edition,
the National Gallery of Ireland Diary 2021 promises to be
the must-have desk diary of the year.
37Gill Books Top 20
THE DALY DISH HOW TO BE GOOD
Gina & Karol Daly WITH MONEY
9780717186495 Eoin McGee
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EAT UP, TRISHA'S TRANSFORMATION
RAISE YOUR GAME Trisha Lewis
Daniel Davey 9780717188680
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ONCE, TWICE, THREE JUMP
TIMES AN AISLING Daniella Moyles
Emer McLysaght 9780717186723
& Sarah Breen Paperback
9780717181643
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THE IMPORTANCE BOULEVARD WREN AND
OF BEING AISLING OTHER STORIES
Emer McLysaght Blindboy Boatclub
& Sarah Breen
9780717183340
9780717184910 Hardback
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OH MY GOD, WHAT A THE GREAT IRISH
COMPLETE AISLING SCIENCE BOOK
Emer McLysaght Luke O'Neill
& Sarah Breen
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38THE BABY SLEEP THE FRIENDSHIP FAIRIES
SOLUTION Lucy Kennedy
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RETURN TO SENDER A LISTENING EAR
Paul Kelly Michael Healy-Rae
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RECOVERING THE MAGIC MOMENT
Richie Sadlier Niall Breslin
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TAKE FIVE CORNUCOPIA:
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9780717185535 Tony Keogh & Aoife Carrigy
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ONE DAY AT A TIME THE GOSPEL ACCORDING
DIARY 2020 TO BLINDBOY
Abby Wynne Blindboy Boatclub
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39 39‘A HOUSE TO WHICH THE BEST OF
IRISH AUTHORS CAN BRING THEIR
MANUSCRIPTS’ THE IRISH TIMES
Our story goes back to 1856 when Michael Henry Gill, then printer to Dublin
University, purchased the publishing and bookselling business of James
McGlashan, forming McGlashan & Gill which then became M.H.Gill & Son, then
Gill & Macmillan and, in 2016, simply Gill. The bookshop – popularly known as
Gill’s and referenced several times in James Joyce’s Ulysses and Finnegans Wake
– was located on Dublin’s O’Connell Street for 123 years until it closed in 1979. Six
generations of the Gill family have managed the company, through World Wars,
recessions and pandemics, dedicated to their mission of publishing books that
inform, educate and entertain.
We have been honoured to publish the work of great writers, authorities and
experts such as Noel Browne, Garret FitzGerald, Tom Garvin, Eamon de Buitlear,
Myrtle Allen, Susan Jane White, Francis Brennan, Matt Cooper and Luke O’Neill.
We have published the books you have chosen to read on many aspects of Irish
life: from the 1960s bestsellers Prayers of Life to How Stormont Fell; from Rachel's
Favourite Food to the Encyclopaedia of Ireland; from the heady high of The
Pope’s Children to the popular re-issue of Soundings in 2010, when we all needed
a bit more poetry in our lives; from Richie Sadlier’s powerful Recovering and
Irelandopedia, which celebrated every county in the country, to Emer McLysaght
and Sarah Breen’s Aisling series, Blindboy Boatclub’s short story collections, The
Gospel According to Blindboy and Boulevard Wren and Other Stories, and the
cookbook publishing phenomenon, The Daly Dish by Gina and Karol Daly. Each
book, in its own way, captures a slice of life, a slice of the times we live in.
Whether it’s printing, publishing or bookselling, we believe that reading matters.
We have always believed in Irish talent and we have always believed in the curious
mind of the Irish reader. If we have managed to help produce something from one
to satisfy that of the other, then it’s been a good day at the office.
Thanks for reading.
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