General Fiction

CHALLENGE OF THE CLANS by Kenneth C. Flint

This is the first in a series of books by Kenneth Flint chronicling the life and adventures of the legendary Irish warrior, Fionn MacCumhall. Part fantasy and part fact, it makes for a fantastic read for fans of this genre.

TAIN by Gregory Frost

This is a masterful retelling of the Irish legend of the Táin Bó Cúailnge (Irish pronunciation: [t̪ˠaːnʲ boː ˈkuəlʲɲə]; "the driving-off of cows of Cooley", more usually rendered The Cattle Raid of Cooley or The Táin) is a legendary tale from early Irish literature, often considered an epic, although it is written primarily in prose rather than verse. It tells of a war against Ulster by the Connacht queen Medb and her husband Ailill, who intend to steal the stud bull Donn Cuailnge, opposed only by the teenage Ulster hero Cúchulainn.
Traditionally set in the 1st century AD in an essentially pre-Christian heroic age, the Táin is the central text of a group of tales known as the Ulster Cycle. It survives in two main written versions or "recensions" in 12th century manuscripts, the first a compilation largely written in Old Irish, the second a more consistent work in Middle Irish.
Novelisations of this story by other authors include:
Hound by George Green
Red Branch by Morgan Llywelyn
The Prize in the Game by Jo Walton
The Bull Raid by Carlo Gebler
Raid: A Dramatic Retelling of Ireland's Epic Tale by Randy Lee Eickhoff
Cuchulain of Muirthemne by Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory

TRINITY by Leon Uris

The book tells the story of the intertwining lives of the following families: the Larkins and O'Neills, Catholic hill farmers from the fictional town of Ballyutogue in County Donegal; the Macleods, Protestant shipyard workers from Belfast; and the Hubbles. The book describes a number of historical events; from the Great Famine up until the Easter Rising in 1916. The book further portrays the British and Protestant elite's manipulation of religious and ethnic divides to further their own ends as well as deepen the animosity between Catholics and Protestants.