Lisa in Bookland | Historical Fiction about Ireland #2 #irishreadathon @lisainbookland | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Here are some of my more of my favourite historical fiction books about Ireland, both by Irish authors and authors from other countries. Would love to know if you have any other favourites!

My co-hosts for the Irish Readathon are Aoife @wordsofclover and Leanne @LeanneRose and their announcement videos are linked below:
Aoife: youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ0bf44kSI
Leanne: youtube.com/watch?v=kaviKpVbPs4

BOOKS MENTIONED:
- The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
- The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
- The Winter Guest by WC Ryan (original review youtube.com/watch?v=0gHdqWEggiw&list=PLWko0oQhX9Sad86vc_yiz_Z3Au5vrQzjg&index=4)
- The Sunken Road by Ciarán McMenamin (original review youtube.com/watch?v=0gHdqWEggiw&list=PLWko0oQhX9Sad86vc_yiz_Z3Au5vrQzjg&index=4)
- Parnell by Brian Cregan
- The Year of the French by Thomas Flanagan
- An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
- The Irish Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick

OTHER THINGS MENTIONED:
- My original Historical Fiction about Ireland video: youtube.com/watch?v=5xin2U9wtLk&list=PLWko0oQhX9Sad86vc_yiz_Z3Au5vrQzjg&index=3
- The Year of the French; 1982 miniseries (sadly not available anywhere to watch) imdb.com/title/tt0439409
- The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife by Daniel Maclise; painting at the National Gallery of Ireland: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/highlights-collection/marriage-strongbow-and-aoife-daniel-maclise-1806-1870

IRISH READATHON PROMPTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Read a book with green on the cover.
2. Read an Irish childrens’ book.
3. Read an Irish book related to the number seven to celebrate seven years of the Irish Readathon.
4. Read an Irish book that fulfils one of the cover prompts (Animal, Food, House, Books, People, Trees, Transport, Fantasy Element, Stars)
5. Read an Irish book in your favourite genre.
6. Bonus Challenge: Read the Group Read, The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue

IRISH READATHON STORYGRAPH CHALLENGE: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/65ac289b-08d9-4948-878c-a60c0f99b78a?redirect=true

IRISH READATHON DISCORD SERVER: discord.com/channels/930765156642881538/930765879761862703

Playlist of my previous Irish Readathon videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWko0oQhX9Sad86vc_yiz_Z3Au5vrQzjg

#irishreadathon #theirishreadathaon

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