Have your say: List your top 5 Irish novels of all time.
#top5irishnovels
#top5irishnovels
May 16, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Have your say: List your top 5 Irish novels of all time.
#top5irishnovels
#top5irishnovels
That they may face the rising sun - John Mc Gahern
The Heather Blazing - Colm Toibin
This is Happiness - Niall Williams
The Woman who walked into Doors - Roddy Doyle
Star of the Sea Joseph O Connor
The Heather Blazing - Colm Toibin
This is Happiness - Niall Williams
The Woman who walked into Doors - Roddy Doyle
Star of the Sea Joseph O Connor
Have your say: List your top 5 Irish novels of all time.
#top5irishnovels
#top5irishnovels
May 16, 2026 at 9:52 AM
At Swim-Two-Birds
The Blackwater Lightship
Dubliners (yes, technically not a novel)
The Sea, The Sea
Days Without End
The Blackwater Lightship
Dubliners (yes, technically not a novel)
The Sea, The Sea
Days Without End
Have your say: List your top 5 Irish novels of all time.
#top5irishnovels
#top5irishnovels
May 16, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Pretty basic, but off the top of my head:
-Dracula
-The Picture of Dorian Gray
-Belinda
-Small Things Like These
-Carmilla
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-Dracula
-The Picture of Dorian Gray
-Belinda
-Small Things Like These
-Carmilla
#top5irishnovels #BookSky 📚💙
Have your say: List your top 5 Irish novels of all time.
#top5irishnovels
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May 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Pretty basic, but off the top of my head:
-Dracula
-The Picture of Dorian Gray
-Belinda
-Small Things Like These
-Carmilla
#top5irishnovels #BookSky 📚💙
-Dracula
-The Picture of Dorian Gray
-Belinda
-Small Things Like These
-Carmilla
#top5irishnovels #BookSky 📚💙
Ulysses.
Black Robe.
A Goat's Song.
The Heat of the Day.
Kepler.
NB: I prefer McGahern's stories to his novels but his collected stories would be in my top 5 Irish books.
Black Robe.
A Goat's Song.
The Heat of the Day.
Kepler.
NB: I prefer McGahern's stories to his novels but his collected stories would be in my top 5 Irish books.
May 16, 2026 at 9:52 AM
My #top5irishnovels (at the moment - my vibes and moods change week on week)
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
That they may face the rising sun - John Mc Gahern
The Heather Blazing - Colm Toibin
This is Happiness - Niall Williams
The Woman who walked into Doors - Roddy Doyle
Star of the Sea Joseph O Connor
The Heather Blazing - Colm Toibin
This is Happiness - Niall Williams
The Woman who walked into Doors - Roddy Doyle
Star of the Sea Joseph O Connor
May 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM
My #top5irishnovels (at the moment - my vibes and moods change week on week)
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
1. Dracula
2. The Picture Of Dorian Grey
3. That They May Face The Rising Sun
4. Children Of The Dead End
5. Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man.
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2. The Picture Of Dorian Grey
3. That They May Face The Rising Sun
4. Children Of The Dead End
5. Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man.
#top5irishnovels #BookSky
May 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
1. Dracula
2. The Picture Of Dorian Grey
3. That They May Face The Rising Sun
4. Children Of The Dead End
5. Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man.
#top5irishnovels #BookSky
2. The Picture Of Dorian Grey
3. That They May Face The Rising Sun
4. Children Of The Dead End
5. Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man.
#top5irishnovels #BookSky
Let The Great World Spin, Colm McCann
Country Girls, Edna O’Brien
The Untouchable, John Banville
The Borstal Boy, Brendan Behan
Cré na Cille, Máirtín Ó Cadhain
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Country Girls, Edna O’Brien
The Untouchable, John Banville
The Borstal Boy, Brendan Behan
Cré na Cille, Máirtín Ó Cadhain
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Have your say: List your top 5 Irish novels of all time.
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May 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Let The Great World Spin, Colm McCann
Country Girls, Edna O’Brien
The Untouchable, John Banville
The Borstal Boy, Brendan Behan
Cré na Cille, Máirtín Ó Cadhain
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Country Girls, Edna O’Brien
The Untouchable, John Banville
The Borstal Boy, Brendan Behan
Cré na Cille, Máirtín Ó Cadhain
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#top5irishnovels
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O’Brien)
The Land of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Visitor (Maeve Brennan)
King Goshawk and the Birds (Eimar O’Duffy)
A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa) - not strictly a novel but not entirely non-fiction either so…
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O’Brien)
The Land of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Visitor (Maeve Brennan)
King Goshawk and the Birds (Eimar O’Duffy)
A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa) - not strictly a novel but not entirely non-fiction either so…
That they may face the rising sun - John Mc Gahern
The Heather Blazing - Colm Toibin
This is Happiness - Niall Williams
The Woman who walked into Doors - Roddy Doyle
Star of the Sea Joseph O Connor
The Heather Blazing - Colm Toibin
This is Happiness - Niall Williams
The Woman who walked into Doors - Roddy Doyle
Star of the Sea Joseph O Connor
May 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#top5irishnovels
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O’Brien)
The Land of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Visitor (Maeve Brennan)
King Goshawk and the Birds (Eimar O’Duffy)
A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa) - not strictly a novel but not entirely non-fiction either so…
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O’Brien)
The Land of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Visitor (Maeve Brennan)
King Goshawk and the Birds (Eimar O’Duffy)
A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa) - not strictly a novel but not entirely non-fiction either so…
My Favourite Irish Novels:
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt
The Gathering - Anne Enright
#top5irishnovels
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt
The Gathering - Anne Enright
#top5irishnovels
May 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
My Favourite Irish Novels:
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt
The Gathering - Anne Enright
#top5irishnovels
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt
The Gathering - Anne Enright
#top5irishnovels
#top5irishnovels
* Ulysses
* Portrait of the Artist
* Murphy
* Third Policeman
* Prophet Song
* Honorable Mention: Dracula
* Ulysses
* Portrait of the Artist
* Murphy
* Third Policeman
* Prophet Song
* Honorable Mention: Dracula
May 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
#top5irishnovels
* Ulysses
* Portrait of the Artist
* Murphy
* Third Policeman
* Prophet Song
* Honorable Mention: Dracula
* Ulysses
* Portrait of the Artist
* Murphy
* Third Policeman
* Prophet Song
* Honorable Mention: Dracula
My Favourite Irish Novels:
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt
The Gathering - Anne Enright
#top5irishnovels
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt
The Gathering - Anne Enright
#top5irishnovels
May 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
My Favourite Irish Novels:
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt
The Gathering - Anne Enright
#top5irishnovels
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt
The Gathering - Anne Enright
#top5irishnovels
Ulysses
The Third Policeman
Langrishe, Go Down
The Book of Evidence
That They May Face the Rising Sun
Bonus: A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
The Third Policeman
Langrishe, Go Down
The Book of Evidence
That They May Face the Rising Sun
Bonus: A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
May 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM
City of Bohane, The Country Girls, Dracula, Ulysses, Dorian Gray.
May 16, 2026 at 9:52 AM
This is a seriously tough task. At this moment I’d say:
McGahern: That they may face the rising sun
Patrick McGill: Children of the Dead End
Anne Enright: The Green Road
Seamus Deane: Reading in the Dark
Colm Toibín: Nora Webster
But that would be different in an hour’s time 🤷🏼♀️
McGahern: That they may face the rising sun
Patrick McGill: Children of the Dead End
Anne Enright: The Green Road
Seamus Deane: Reading in the Dark
Colm Toibín: Nora Webster
But that would be different in an hour’s time 🤷🏼♀️
May 16, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Killer lineup spanning Stoker, Wilde, Joyce, and McGahern. Dorian Gray forever vibes and Children of the Dead End is a gritty gem. #top5irishnovels #BookSky
May 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Killer lineup spanning Stoker, Wilde, Joyce, and McGahern. Dorian Gray forever vibes and Children of the Dead End is a gritty gem. #top5irishnovels #BookSky
Oh go on then. #top5irishnovels
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Amongst Women (John McGahern)
At Swim, Two Boys (Jamie O'Neill)
Netherlands (Joseph O'Neill)
Foster (Clare Keegan)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Amongst Women (John McGahern)
At Swim, Two Boys (Jamie O'Neill)
Netherlands (Joseph O'Neill)
Foster (Clare Keegan)
That they may face the rising sun - John Mc Gahern
The Heather Blazing - Colm Toibin
This is Happiness - Niall Williams
The Woman who walked into Doors - Roddy Doyle
Star of the Sea Joseph O Connor
The Heather Blazing - Colm Toibin
This is Happiness - Niall Williams
The Woman who walked into Doors - Roddy Doyle
Star of the Sea Joseph O Connor
May 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Oh go on then. #top5irishnovels
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Amongst Women (John McGahern)
At Swim, Two Boys (Jamie O'Neill)
Netherlands (Joseph O'Neill)
Foster (Clare Keegan)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Amongst Women (John McGahern)
At Swim, Two Boys (Jamie O'Neill)
Netherlands (Joseph O'Neill)
Foster (Clare Keegan)
🇮🇪The All of It - Haien
🇮🇪Amongst Women - McGahern
🇮🇪City of Bohane - K. Barry
🇮🇪Old God’s Time - S. Barry
🇮🇪Dubliners (“The Dead”) - Joyce
Hard to pick just 5! So many talented Irish writers. Is it something in the water? Don’t say beer🍺🤣💕📚 #top5irishnovels #skybooks
🇮🇪Amongst Women - McGahern
🇮🇪City of Bohane - K. Barry
🇮🇪Old God’s Time - S. Barry
🇮🇪Dubliners (“The Dead”) - Joyce
Hard to pick just 5! So many talented Irish writers. Is it something in the water? Don’t say beer🍺🤣💕📚 #top5irishnovels #skybooks
May 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
🇮🇪The All of It - Haien
🇮🇪Amongst Women - McGahern
🇮🇪City of Bohane - K. Barry
🇮🇪Old God’s Time - S. Barry
🇮🇪Dubliners (“The Dead”) - Joyce
Hard to pick just 5! So many talented Irish writers. Is it something in the water? Don’t say beer🍺🤣💕📚 #top5irishnovels #skybooks
🇮🇪Amongst Women - McGahern
🇮🇪City of Bohane - K. Barry
🇮🇪Old God’s Time - S. Barry
🇮🇪Dubliners (“The Dead”) - Joyce
Hard to pick just 5! So many talented Irish writers. Is it something in the water? Don’t say beer🍺🤣💕📚 #top5irishnovels #skybooks
While picking up Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These, I enquired whether the shop had Cormac Mac Raois' Giltspur books in stock, only to discover that they've apparently been out of print for 30 years! What an absolute crime. Looks like reading them to the wee lad might involve a bit of a quest!
May 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM