Local history round-up: From fairy mischief to the good and bad of Galway
Plus: fascinating sites in each county, Northern Irish eccentricities and six millenniums of Knowth
Somebody is Walking on Your Grave: Mariana Enriquez explores hidden stories of the dead
From New Orleans to Patagonia, the Argentine writer uncovers history, myth, and mystery in cemeteries across the globe
Around Ireland in 32 volumes: An island’s history, county by county
Series which began in 1985 concludes with 31 writers contributing essays on Co Antrim
Ireland - Mapping the Island: An invite to the imagination from long before Google Maps
No doubting the scholarly rigour of this highly visual production, which reflects maps’ many distinctive styles and strategies
Local history: The sham-jewellery-heist trial that became a national political affair
Maynooth Studies series’ six new volumes cover a geographical canvas of Ireland’s four provinces
Not raising hell: An insight into Limerick-born actor Richard Harris’s lesser known life
His career included playing the part of Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies
Local history: From the Jacobites to Land War, Civil War, and a Brutish empire
Peacetime armed forces of the 1680s, nuggets about the route to the War of Independence, and atrocities in the name of colonisation
Local history: Four revealing and entertaining reads provide a window on the past
A Belgian artist’s grá for Achill Island; ideas and the country house; the Celtic revival; an Anglo-Irish aristocrat’s memoirs
Erik Satie: The eccentric 20th century French composer who coined the idea of ambient or background music
If his topics were strange, then his life in Paris was unconventional in the extreme
Paul Clements: ‘I am often asked how long it takes to write a book. Now I can say with accuracy: 33 years’
Paul Clements, whose book about living in a cottage in the woods had a gestation of more than three decades, reflects on other slow-burn books that became travel and nature writing classics
Paul Clements on Forrest Reid, a 20th century author who is coming back into vogue
The novelist developed lifelong friendships with illustrious figures in the literary world
A Quiet Evening: The Travels of Norman Lewis – Five decades as wandering witness to the world
This collection, edited by John Hatt, brings together 36 of the English writer’s witty, observant travelogues
Irish Ordnance Survey Maps: A User’s Guide by Paul Mulligan: an invaluable companion, and not just for hill walkers
Paul Mulligan’s alphabetical glossary, running from Abbey to Zincography, uncovers the multi-layered aura of ancient places
Local history: Serendipitous signposts to the past, but not all townlands are born equal
Rich in variety, townland names are markers of tradition and belonging, reflecting historical events or landscape features
The fall of an ancient tree is a sad occasion. It marks the death of a living monument
Paul Clements spent a year living in a cottage on the grounds of Montalto Estate in Co Down