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List of great books written in (or translated into) the Irish language.
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The Water Horse
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Scothscéalta
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Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla
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4.71 avg rating — 49 ratings
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The Astrakhan Cloak
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An t-Oileánach
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The Poor Mouth
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Jimín Mháire Thaidhg
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Machnamh Seanmhná
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3.73 avg rating — 237 ratings
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A Thig ná Tit Orm
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Pharaoh's Daughter
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4.32 avg rating — 98 ratings
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Peig : The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island
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3.66 avg rating — 423 ratings
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Selected Poems: Rogha Dánta
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4.23 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Rogha Scéalta
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Pat the Pipe Píobaire
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Deoraíocht
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3.66 avg rating — 144 ratings
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An Chéad Chloch
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3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Cead Aighnis
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4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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An dealg droighin
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Spíonáin is Róiseanna
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4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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1916 Seachtar na Cásca
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4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Sceon na Mara
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3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Rún an Bhonnáin
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3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 143,
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Uachtaráin na hÉireann
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An Dochtúir Áthas
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3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 133,
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Cré na Cille
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3.64 avg rating — 1,186 ratings
score: 131,
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Bean na Ciotóige
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score: 130,
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Lucinda Sly
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3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings
score: 125,
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Seoda an tSeabhaic
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3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 113,
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Séadna
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4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Scela Mucce Meic Datho (Irish Literature - Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series)
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4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Úlla
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3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Dánta, Drámaíocht agus Prós
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4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Dúil
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The Storyteller of Inis Mor: Could a legend save his life?
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4.30 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Táin Bó Fráich
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3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Allagar na h-Inise
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4.05 avg rating — 43 ratings
score: 98,
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Rotha Mór an tSaoil
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4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 96,
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The Midnight Court/Cúirt An Mheán Oíche
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3.83 avg rating — 140 ratings
score: 96,
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Fontenoy
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Is truagh ná fanann an óige
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score: 95,
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An Táin
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4.26 avg rating — 34 ratings
score: 94,
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Mo Dhá Róisín
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3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 93,
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Peig
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3.66 avg rating — 423 ratings
score: 93,
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Buile Shuibhne
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4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Short Stories of Pádraic Pearse: A Dual-language book
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3.79 avg rating — 42 ratings
score: 92,
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An Fear A Chuireadh Crainn
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4.19 avg rating — 19,176 ratings
score: 92,
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Out in the Open
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4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 91,
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Fiċe blian ag fás
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4.15 avg rating — 597 ratings
score: 91,
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Homecoming: Selected Poems: An Bealach 'na Bhaile
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3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Peig Sayers: Labharfad Le Cách = I Will Speak to You All
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4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
score: 89,
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The Fifty Minute Mermaid
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4.12 avg rating — 72 ratings
score: 86,
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Aesóp i gConamara
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4.05 avg rating — 128,982 ratings
score: 85,
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Hula Hul
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Buille Marfach
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Dúnmharú ar an Dart
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3.14 avg rating — 58 ratings
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Fiche Blian ag Fás
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Filíocht Ghrá na Gaeilge/Love Poems in Irish
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4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
score: 76,
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Eireaball Spiedeoige
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4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Poems and a Play in Irish
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4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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An Deamhan
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An t-Athrú Mór: Scríbhinní sóisialacha le Pádraic Ó Conaire
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Aiséirí
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Nuabhéarsaíocht 1939-1949
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Seán Ó Tuama (Editor)
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score: 68,
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Ar Aghaidh Linn, a Longadáin
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Bróg Khruschev agus Scéalta Eile
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Ní Mian Léi an Fhilíocht Níos Mó
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Triúr Ban
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Selected Essays
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An Cheallúnach
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Turasóireacht
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Íliad Hóiméar, Leabhair I-VIII
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An Odaisé
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Breithiúnas
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Céim ar Chéim Cuid a hAon: Cleachtaí Gramadaí don Chéad/Dara Bliain
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An Mháthair
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Ó Ros Muc go Rostov
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Idir Beocht agus Beatha
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Fear na Féile Vailintín agus Scéalta Eile
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Faigh Greim ar an Ghrian
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An Fear sa Ghealach
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Feis
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Gabháil Syrinx
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Púca gan Dealramh
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An Claíomh Solais
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Ceacht an Éin
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Béasa an Túir
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Ag Greadadh Bas Sa Reilig/Clapping in the Cemetery
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Chucu siúd a rugadh ina dhiaidh
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Cúba agus Castro
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Chomh gar 'gus is Féidir
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Seacht Lá na Díleann
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Cá Bhfuil Tú Anois?
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Gúrú i gClúidíní
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Mairimid Leis na Mistéirí agus Drámaí Eile
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Tar Éis Mo Bháis
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Deireadh Seachtaine Craiceáilte
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@JohnI noticed you've changed the description of the Listopia since my previous comment.
@John, pedantry aside, this is a great list and a useful resource. Thanks for creating it. AND for having translations into Irish on it.
Personally, I disagree with including translations, either into or from Irish, on this list. Why not have a list that promotes native Irish literature that was written originally in Irish? A language won't survive on translations alone, and those already get more then enough hype among the Gaelo-sphere.
Davis wrote: "Personally, I disagree with including translations ..." :-) Glad I'm not the only one.
Anyone can add books to this list.
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Alex Hijmans (#57) is Dutch, lived in Galway for a while, wrote in Irish and translated books into Irish. Still, he's not Irish, like the description says he should be in order to appear on this list...