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Ireland's rugged coasts, rolling hills, and ancient stones set the stage for stories of belonging, rebellion, and transformation in a land where myth and modernity dance together. Here you'll find meditations on Celtic spirituality, sharp cultural commentary, intimate memoirs, and literary works that capture both the lyrical soul and complex realities of the Emerald Isle.

Ireland Book Summaries

Intermezzo Summary
Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney 2024 454 pages
3.88
223.4K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Prophet Song Summary
Prophet Song
by Paul Lynch 2023 259 pages
4.05
69.2K ratings
Dystopia
Ireland
Book Club
Small Things Like These Summary
Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan 2021 128 pages
4.14
324.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Christmas
Long Island Summary
Long Island
by Colm Tóibín 2024 294 pages
3.73
62.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Book Club
Normal People Summary
Normal People
by Sally Rooney 2018 273 pages
3.81
1.7M ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Likeness Summary
The Likeness
by Tana French 2008 466 pages
4.06
173.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Across the Barricades Summary
Across the Barricades
by Joan Lingard 1972 174 pages
3.68
2.0K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Romance
In the Woods Summary
In the Woods
by Tana French 2007 448 pages
3.79
424.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Heart's Invisible Furies Summary
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne 2017 582 pages
4.51
191.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
LGBT
Say Nothing Summary
Say Nothing
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 441 pages
4.47
141.7K ratings
History
True Crime
Ireland
Brooklyn Summary
Brooklyn
by Colm Tóibín 2009 262 pages
3.74
148.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Ireland
The Searcher Summary
The Searcher
by Tana French 2020 451 pages
3.80
151.9K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Rachel Incident Summary
The Rachel Incident
by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023 304 pages
4.08
113.0K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Summary
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce 1916 329 pages
3.64
159.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Irish Literature
My Left Foot Summary
My Left Foot
by Christy Brown 1954 184 pages
4.05
8.7K ratings
Biography
Memoir
Disability
Four Elements Summary
Four Elements
Reflections on Nature
by John O'Donohue 2010 192 pages
4.22
388 ratings
Spirituality
Poetry
Philosophy
Beautiful World, Where Are You Summary
Beautiful World, Where Are You
by Sally Rooney 2021 356 pages
3.53
458.9K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
Mr Salary Summary
Mr Salary
by Sally Rooney 2016 33 pages
3.76
37.8K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Romance
Ulysses Summary
Ulysses
by James Joyce 1922 783 pages
3.77
137.3K ratings
Classics
Literature
Ireland
Eternal Echoes Summary
Eternal Echoes
Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong
by John O'Donohue 1998 304 pages
4.42
1.1K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Poetry
The Trespasser Summary
The Trespasser
by Tana French 2016 464 pages
3.99
93.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Angela’s Ashes Summary
Angela’s Ashes
by Frank McCourt 1996 452 pages
4.15
648.3K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Classics
Dubliners Summary
Dubliners
by James Joyce 1914 352 pages
3.84
167.9K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Ireland
Acts of Desperation Summary
Acts of Desperation
by Megan Nolan 2021 288 pages
3.72
36.0K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Faithful Place Summary
Faithful Place
by Tana French 2010 400 pages
4.00
128.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
How the Irish Saved Civilization Summary
How the Irish Saved Civilization
The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
by Thomas Cahill 1995 246 pages
3.81
46.2K ratings
History
Ireland
Irish Literature
The Cold Cold Ground Summary
The Cold Cold Ground
by Adrian McKinty 2012 11 pages
3.91
15.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
The Lost Letters of Aisling Summary
The Lost Letters of Aisling
by Cynthia Ellingsen 2024 302 pages
4.32
22.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Trespasses Summary
Trespasses
by Louise Kennedy 2022 292 pages
3.97
45.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
Anam Cara Summary
Anam Cara
A Book of Celtic Wisdom
by John O'Donohue 1996 234 pages
4.31
10.5K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Poetry
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Summary
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
by George Berkeley 1713 105 pages
3.73
2.4K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Religion
Champagne Football Summary
Champagne Football
The Rise and Fall of John Delaney and the Football Association of Ireland
by Mark Tighe 2020 336 pages
4.38
1.7K ratings
Sports
Football
Ireland
Heroic Failure Summary
Heroic Failure
Brexit and the Politics of Pain
by Fintan O'Toole 2018 240 pages
4.12
2.2K ratings
Politics
History
British Literature
The Country Girls Summary
The Country Girls
by Edna O'Brien 1960 175 pages
3.69
8.1K ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Classics
Dead I Well May Be Summary
Dead I Well May Be
by Adrian McKinty 2003 384 pages
3.95
4.5K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Gun Street Girl Summary
Gun Street Girl
by Adrian McKinty 2015 313 pages
4.21
7.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Ship of Fools Summary
Ship of Fools
How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic Tiger
by Fintan O'Toole 2009 250 pages
4.03
453 ratings
Politics
Ireland
History
The Yank Summary
The Yank
The True Story of a Former US Marine in the Irish Republican Army
by John Crawley 2022 279 pages
4.03
173 ratings
Ireland
War
Biography
The Celts Summary
The Celts
Search for a Civilization
by Alice Roberts 2015 288 pages
3.91
1.2K ratings
History
Archaeology
Ancient History
The Irish Goodbye Summary
The Irish Goodbye
by Heather Aimee O'Neill 2025 288 pages
4.03
1.8K ratings
Family
Family Drama
Literary Fiction
The Spinning Heart Summary
The Spinning Heart
by Donal Ryan 2012 160 pages
3.94
10.6K ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Literary Fiction
The Hunter Summary
The Hunter
by Tana French 2024 467 pages
4.08
58.6K ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Mystery Thriller
The Ghosts of Belfast Summary
The Ghosts of Belfast
by Stuart Neville 2009 336 pages
3.92
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Walking with Ghosts Summary
Walking with Ghosts
by Gabriel Byrne 2021 196 pages
4.11
3.7K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Ireland
I Hear the Sirens in the Street Summary
I Hear the Sirens in the Street
by Adrian McKinty 2013 334 pages
4.07
9.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
A Keeper Summary
A Keeper
by Graham Norton 2018 326 pages
3.99
29.6K ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Book Club
In the Morning I'll be Gone Summary
In the Morning I'll be Gone
by Adrian McKinty 2014 326 pages
4.25
8.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Four Shots in the Night Summary
Four Shots in the Night
A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
by Henry Hemming 2024 368 pages
4.28
947 ratings
History
Ireland
True Crime
The Detective Up Late Summary
The Detective Up Late
by Adrian McKinty 2018 299 pages
4.37
3.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
The Mountains Wild Summary
The Mountains Wild
by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2020 416 pages
3.85
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Thriller
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