Best Irish Literature

Best books written by Irish authors

1	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4.09 avg rating — 1,000,610 ratings score: 14,973, and 151 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) by Frank McCourt 4.12 avg rating — 550,927 ratings score: 13,246, and 135 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Dubliners by James Joyce 3.85 avg rating — 125,470 ratings score: 11,457, and 118 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Dracula by Bram Stoker really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 967,840 ratings score: 10,029, and 104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Ulysses by James Joyce 3.73 avg rating — 113,146 ratings score: 9,152, and 94 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats by W.B. Yeats 4.23 avg rating — 35,749 ratings score: 8,791, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde 4.25 avg rating — 47,345 ratings score: 7,904, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 3.62 avg rating — 129,956 ratings score: 7,805, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift 3.58 avg rating — 236,229 ratings score: 6,150, and 64 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett 3.83 avg rating — 164,579 ratings score: 5,582, and 59 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien 3.89 avg rating — 11,633 ratings score: 4,944, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16,442 ratings score: 4,707, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Complete Works of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde 4.48 avg rating — 14,009 ratings score: 3,867, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Room by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 729,927 ratings score: 3,435, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Selected Poems, 1966-1987 by Seamus Heaney 4.19 avg rating — 2,515 ratings score: 3,420, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy 4.04 avg rating — 59,397 ratings score: 3,307, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry 3.80 avg rating — 17,642 ratings score: 3,266, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments / The Snapper / The Van by Roddy Doyle 4.28 avg rating — 2,988 ratings score: 2,786, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle 3.76 avg rating — 20,213 ratings score: 2,729, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) by Tana French (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 317,040 ratings score: 2,503, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Playboy of the Western World & Riders to the Sea by J.M. Synge 3.73 avg rating — 1,279 ratings score: 2,346, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift 4.04 avg rating — 40,568 ratings score: 2,332, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Finnegans Wake by James Joyce 3.67 avg rating — 11,640 ratings score: 2,327, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	'Tis by Frank McCourt 3.69 avg rating — 56,836 ratings score: 2,292, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works by Jonathan Swift 4.05 avg rating — 14,335 ratings score: 2,275, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Sea by John Banville 3.51 avg rating — 26,051 ratings score: 2,189, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Beowulf by Unknown 3.46 avg rating — 245,838 ratings score: 2,187, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	A Long Long Way (Dunne Family #3) by Sebastian Barry 4.15 avg rating — 6,058 ratings score: 2,092, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor 3.86 avg rating — 8,828 ratings score: 2,064, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe 3.84 avg rating — 7,692 ratings score: 1,978, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Ireland by Frank Delaney 4.02 avg rating — 9,651 ratings score: 1,965, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Tara Road by Maeve Binchy 3.91 avg rating — 73,550 ratings score: 1,943, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Snapper (The Barrytown Trilogy, #2) by Roddy Doyle 3.93 avg rating — 7,302 ratings score: 1,884, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup, #1) by Roddy Doyle 3.84 avg rating — 8,412 ratings score: 1,767, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis 4.26 avg rating — 534,131 ratings score: 1,735, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane 3.74 avg rating — 3,782 ratings score: 1,704, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch 3.93 avg rating — 16,630 ratings score: 1,613, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Translations by Brian Friel 3.87 avg rating — 5,766 ratings score: 1,610, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel 3.70 avg rating — 3,901 ratings score: 1,607, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Amongst Women by John McGahern 3.93 avg rating — 3,412 ratings score: 1,606, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw 3.90 avg rating — 88,534 ratings score: 1,527, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Collected Stories by William Trevor 4.46 avg rating — 1,590 ratings score: 1,499, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney 4.28 avg rating — 2,680 ratings score: 1,483, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis 4.22 avg rating — 2,191,354 ratings score: 1,447, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman by Nuala O'Faolain 3.57 avg rating — 3,475 ratings score: 1,429, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	My Left Foot by Christy Brown 4.06 avg rating — 6,374 ratings score: 1,408, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Bell by Iris Murdoch 3.90 avg rating — 6,489 ratings score: 1,405, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (Paula Spencer, #1) by Roddy Doyle 3.84 avg rating — 9,379 ratings score: 1,347, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor 3.76 avg rating — 6,297 ratings score: 1,347, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) by C.S. Lewis 4.04 avg rating — 425,065 ratings score: 1,337, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Mammy (Agnes Browne, #1) by Brendan O'Carroll 4.08 avg rating — 5,019 ratings score: 1,317, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín 3.87 avg rating — 5,593 ratings score: 1,303, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Plays: Major Barbara / Heartbreak House / Saint Joan / Too True to Be Good by George Bernard Shaw 4.29 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 1,297, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Country Girls Trilogy and Epilogue by Edna O'Brien 3.88 avg rating — 2,420 ratings score: 1,262, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Van (The Barrytown Trilogy, #3) by Roddy Doyle 3.94 avg rating — 6,576 ratings score: 1,255, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Chisellers (Agnes Browne, #2) by Brendan O'Carroll 4.24 avg rating — 2,528 ratings score: 1,206, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore by W.B. Yeats (Editor) 4.18 avg rating — 1,399 ratings score: 1,206, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín 3.67 avg rating — 97,892 ratings score: 1,193, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Master by Colm Tóibín 3.84 avg rating — 8,940 ratings score: 1,189, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Commitments (The Barrytown Trilogy, #1; Jimmy Rabbitte, #1) by Roddy Doyle 3.95 avg rating — 14,524 ratings score: 1,179, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Normal People by Sally Rooney (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 465,206 ratings score: 1,168, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Book of Evidence (The Freddie Montgomery Trilogy #1) by John Banville 3.70 avg rating — 4,236 ratings score: 1,148, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Ginger Man by J.P. Donleavy 3.64 avg rating — 9,897 ratings score: 1,105, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable (The Trilogy, #1-3) by Samuel Beckett 4.28 avg rating — 8,199 ratings score: 1,101, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Cal by Bernard MacLaverty 3.55 avg rating — 2,147 ratings score: 1,061, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 4.18 avg rating — 307,644 ratings score: 1,057, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Irish Myths and Legends by Lady Augusta Gregory 3.78 avg rating — 238 ratings score: 1,027, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Three Plays: Juno and the Paycock / The Shadow of a Gunman / The Plow and the Stars by Seán O'Casey 3.98 avg rating — 1,513 ratings score: 1,024, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Endgame by Samuel Beckett 3.83 avg rating — 15,783 ratings score: 1,024, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan 3.99 avg rating — 2,268 ratings score: 1,019, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty by Sebastian Barry 3.97 avg rating — 1,929 ratings score: 1,015, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Collected Stories by Frank O'Connor 4.30 avg rating — 524 ratings score: 1,003, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw 3.87 avg rating — 8,021 ratings score: 996, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family, #2) by Marian Keyes 3.96 avg rating — 63,944 ratings score: 921, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) by C.S. Lewis 3.91 avg rating — 283,913 ratings score: 887, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy 3.94 avg rating — 21,142 ratings score: 885, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) by C.S. Lewis 3.97 avg rating — 359,211 ratings score: 876, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Poor Mouth: A Bad Story about the Hard Life by Flann O'Brien 4.08 avg rating — 2,216 ratings score: 839, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Light a Penny Candle by Maeve Binchy 3.91 avg rating — 17,847 ratings score: 812, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Granny (Agnes Browne, #3) by Brendan O'Carroll 4.26 avg rating — 2,214 ratings score: 811, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) by C.S. Lewis 4.01 avg rating — 229,822 ratings score: 809, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Complete Irish Mythology by Lady Augusta Gregory 4.15 avg rating — 233 ratings score: 745, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan 3.89 avg rating — 6,579 ratings score: 738, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Seeing Things: Poems by Seamus Heaney 4.13 avg rating — 621 ratings score: 690, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	It's the Stars Will Be Our Lamps by Alan Walsh (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 689, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	An Irish Country Doctor (Irish Country #1) by Patrick Taylor (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 14,843 ratings score: 686, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy 3.96 avg rating — 25,673 ratings score: 646, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Christine Falls (Quirke, #1) by Benjamin Black 3.49 avg rating — 9,993 ratings score: 645, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) by C.S. Lewis 4.08 avg rating — 404,646 ratings score: 644, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996 by Seamus Heaney 4.26 avg rating — 5,437 ratings score: 638, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Ghosts of Belfast (Jack Lennon Investigations #1) by Stuart Neville (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 7,016 ratings score: 623, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Murphy by Samuel Beckett 3.84 avg rating — 4,892 ratings score: 616, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Dancer by Colum McCann (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 4,274 ratings score: 611, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 97,880 ratings score: 608, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	My Dream of You by Nuala O'Faolain 3.57 avg rating — 2,348 ratings score: 603, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 14,871 ratings score: 598, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch 3.74 avg rating — 4,529 ratings score: 593, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) by C.S. Lewis 3.95 avg rating — 246,761 ratings score: 590, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Eureka Street by Robert McLiam Wilson 4.18 avg rating — 3,192 ratings score: 585, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion by Morgan Llywelyn 4.06 avg rating — 3,301 ratings score: 581, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by [deleted user] (new)

Aug 21, 2008 12:59PM

Have to add Borstal Boy (Brendan Behan), At Swim Two Birds (Flann O'Brien), At Swim Two Boys (O'Neill), "Translations" (Brian Freel), Famine (O'Flaherty)..........There are so many!!! Rita Ann Higgins, Evan Boland, Edna O'Brien, Seamus Heaney....Come on, people!

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message 2: by Daniel (new)

Feb 18, 2009 07:20PM

Where is Dracula??

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message 3: by Lisa (new)

Mar 10, 2009 10:17AM

Does J.P. Donleavy not count for being Irish American? If he does count, I'd suggest "The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B."

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message 4: by Marleen (new)

Mar 10, 2009 01:08PM

A book that should definitely be there is THE SECRET SCRIPTURE by Sebastian Barry. It's a recent book, published in 2008 and has been nominated for a few awards among which the LA Times one.

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message 5: by Shauna (new)

Mar 11, 2009 10:51AM

"Ireland" by Frank Delaney beautifully combines contemporary Irish characters with classic storytelling of Irish history. Great book!

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message 6: by Dianne (new)

Mar 16, 2009 03:29AM

I was interested to see The Speckled People on the list as my novel also deals with a German child in Ireland (an evacuee helped by the Red Cross). It is fascinating to see Ireland from an outsider's perspective.

Dianne Ascroft,
author of 'Hitler and Mars Bars'
www.geocities.com/dianne_ascroft

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message 7: by Lynda (new)

Mar 16, 2009 08:40AM

What about the Irish author William Trevor, Felicia's Journey and The Story of Lucy Gault? Plus don't forget the Irish novelist Molly Keane, author of Good Behavior and Time After Time.

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message 8: by Lisa (new)

Mar 16, 2009 12:44PM

Thanks for the reminder Lynda - I can't believe one my favorite writer's hadn't been mentioned. I just cast my vote for Trevor's Collected Stories.

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message 9: by Janna (new)

Aug 17, 2009 09:15AM

I'm surprised Samuel Beckett isn't on here either.

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message 10: by Janna (last edited Sep 20, 2009 09:02AM) (new)

Sep 20, 2009 09:02AM

There is a page 2 at the bottom... it's hard to see, but they're there if people want to vote on them.

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message 11: by Melanie (new)

Nov 13, 2009 09:29AM

I would just like to point out that unless there is a place in Ireland called Wales, Dylan Thomas is not Irish.

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message 12: by Bethany (new)

Dec 09, 2009 08:26AM

I thought it was odd that Dylan Thomas was on this list!
Great list- I want to read most of these books.

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message 13: by Thom (new)

Jan 28, 2010 06:15AM

Melanie wrote: "I would just like to point out that unless there is a place in Ireland called Wales, Dylan Thomas is not Irish."

Well, he could drink most Irishmen under the table.

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message 14: by Bettie (new)

Apr 09, 2010 11:52AM

Maybe a passing librarian can remove Dylan Thomas.

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message 15: by Maria (new)

Mar 17, 2011 01:06PM

Janna wrote: "I'm surprised Samuel Beckett isn't on here either."

Do I not see 'Waiting for Godot' on the list?

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message 16: by Maria (new)

Mar 17, 2011 01:09PM

I must be getting old because I actually know some of these writers personally. Scary!

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message 17: by Bettie (last edited Mar 17, 2011 01:25PM) (new)

Mar 17, 2011 01:22PM

Rutherfurd is not Irish even though his Dublin tales are superb.

:O)

ETA - Heaney is Irish and executed the new sublime translation, however he is not the author of Beowulf.

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message 18: by Bud (new)

Mar 17, 2011 01:41PM

Favorite authors of irish descent: R. A. Lafferty & Flannery O'Connor

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message 19: by C.M. (new)

Apr 03, 2011 05:35PM

Thank you for this wonderful list.

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message 20: by Booklovinglady (new)

Nov 26, 2013 07:44AM

How about Maria Edgeworth? I have added her because she's Anglo-Irish and lived in County Longford.

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message 21: by Booklovinglady (last edited May 11, 2014 12:14PM) (new)

May 11, 2014 12:08PM

I just love Jonathan Swift's A modest proposal and have therefore added his Satires and personal writings.

Someone else I was missing on this list was Laurence Sterne, which is why I have added both The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman as well as A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy.

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message 22: by Bettie (new)

May 11, 2014 12:10PM

Booklovinglady wrote: "I just love Jonathan Swift's A modest proposal and have therefore added his Satires and personal writings.

Someone else I was missing on this list was Laurence Sterne, which is why ..."

Good work - lovely choices

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message 23: by Booklovinglady (last edited Jan 13, 2015 01:38AM) (new)

Jun 21, 2014 07:59AM

☯Bettie☯ wrote: "Good work - lovely choices..."

Thanks :-)

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message 24: by Leslie (last edited Jan 12, 2015 07:57AM) (new)

Jan 12, 2015 07:12AM

There seem to be some strange entries on this list -- Leon Uris for example (Polish-American). Is this list for books by authors from Ireland or books about Ireland regardless of the author's nationality?

In either case, Flannery O'Connor seems inappropriate, as does Gillian Flynn.

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message 25: by Booklovinglady (last edited Jan 13, 2015 01:37AM) (new)

Jan 13, 2015 01:18AM

Leslie wrote: "There seem to be some strange entries on this list-- Leon Uris for example (Polish-American). Is this list for books by authors from Ireland or books about Ireland regardless of the author's nationality?

In either case, Flannery O'Connor seems inappropriate, as does Gillian Flynn. "

As the description of this list clearly says 'Best books written by Irish authors', I fully agree with you and have therefore removed the books by Leon Uris, Gillian Flynn and Flannery O'Connor, as they were all born in the States and are all seen as American (none of them is either from the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland...).

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message 26: by Dawn (new)

Jun 22, 2016 07:21PM

This is a great list , but I know there are so many more from this great Green Irish Island that have written very well and we are just not remembering a great read and author ! Everyone knows the Irish are known for telling tales ! God love them all !
Dawn

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message 27: by Booklovinglady (last edited Jun 22, 2016 08:24PM) (new)

Jun 22, 2016 08:23PM

Sebastian Faulks (Birdsong, #442) isn't Irish.... He was born in England, studied in England, and lives in London.

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message 28: by Evelyn (new)

Jun 07, 2017 09:12PM

Please add The Country Girls and Girls in Their Married Bliss by Edna O'Brien, also Dinosaurs on Other Planets by Danielle McLaughlin.

Enjoyed this list so much but how can Edna O'Brien's breakthrough novels be missing?

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message 29: by Evelyn (new)

Jun 07, 2017 09:13PM

oh and Mary Lavin!

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message 30: by Booklovinglady (last edited Jun 08, 2017 01:13AM) (new)

Jun 08, 2017 01:10AM

Evelyn wrote: "Please add The Country Girls and Girls in Their Married Bliss by Edna O'Brien..."

The Country Girls Trilogy & Epilogue The Country Girls ~ The Lonely Girl ~ Girls in Their Married Bliss is already on this list... (voted for it ages ago...)

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message 31: by Booklovinglady (last edited Jun 08, 2017 01:47AM) (new)

Jun 08, 2017 01:12AM

Evelyn wrote: "oh and Mary Lavin!"

Mary O'Grady is on this list (again, voted for it ages ago...)

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message 32: by Crowley (new)

Dec 03, 2017 04:13PM

Should Beowulf Really be on this list?
I know that its Heaney-wulf, but given that it's a translation is that fair?
I notice that Bettie mentioned this several years ago, but I agree that as he was not the original writer of the poem, it should not be listed here.
In saying that, I have read the translation as a part of college, and I read several others. Heaney is by far the best, even though he takes a few liberties with the original text. (Not enough to be an original book)

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message 33: by Evelyn (last edited Dec 03, 2017 06:33PM) (new)

Dec 03, 2017 06:32PM

Heaney is Irish and he infused his translation with his Irishness, so I vote yes. Consider Joan Aocella's essay on the Tolkien translation (which also includes an interesting take on the Heaney translation).

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message 34: by Elizabeth (new)

Oct 23, 2019 04:19AM

‘The Strangling Angel’ and ‘Girl From the Gutter’ - both books have been given consistently positive reviews, yet far too little is written about the atrocities of the Irish Famine, so I appeal to writers of historical fiction to bring it to the attention of the ‘me’ society, those privileged among us, who will never know what it feels like to watch a child die of starvation.

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