Jan Morris – A Life by Sara Wheeler: Biography races through writer’s contradictory 94 years
Rather than tackle all of Morris’s books, author summarises just one-third of total collection
The Medieval Castles of Ireland: Fascinating insights into secrets of the past
A comprehensive guide to buildings that chronicle centuries of conquest, settlement and adaptation
Local history: Empowering women, a Quaker education, and a varied tasting menu of church longevity
A History of Down High School, 200 years of the Impartial Reporter, and A History of First Presbyterian Church Armagh
A river runs through it: The local history, legend and language of our seas and inland waterways
Aquatic-themed books from Liam Campbell, Eithne Massey, Alanna Moore, John Feehan, Robert O’Leary, Tom Dredge, Colin Urwin and Emma Byrne
Local history: Rockite rebellion of 1820s, a Jekyll-and-Hyde press baron and the ‘gregarious grocer’
Broad scholarship still reflected in stylishly produced journals across the country
Reviews in brief: This is the Mizen; May Morton: Phantom Poet; The Hidden Seasons
Hidden histories of the Mizen; a celebration of a forgotten poet; and observations of the natural world
Reviews in brief: Wild Thing; Unveiling the Sun; The Bookseller of Hay
A fascinating chronicle of rewilding in Meath; observing nature in Mayo; and using books to transform a town on the Welsh-English border
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