Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 16 minutes ago
Here is my TBR for The Irish Readathon 2024! Please join us for this readathon taking place for all of the month of March (the national holiday St Patrick’s Day is the 17th March) where the aim is to read some Irish books. Let me know your favourite Irish books in the comments or if you’d like a recommendation for a particular type of book!
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
The Herstoryathon is hosted by Charlotte @CoynieReads (youtube.com/watch?v=Xcsl2pz59LM) and Brittany @LiterarilySmitten (youtube.com/watch?v=ELMt6isKB8w)
TBR BOOKS
- Run Swift Run Free, Run to Earth, and Run with the Wind are the Run Wild series by Tom McCaughren
- The Chingles from the East by Patricia Murphy
- Spirit of the Titanic by Nicola Pierce
- Faraway Home by Marilyn Taylor
- The Untouchable by John Banville
- Antarcitica by Claire Keegan
- The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories collected by William Trevor; I specifically mention The Dead by James Joyce from Dubliners
- Grace by Paul Lynch
- White Feathers by Susan Lanigan
- The Lonely Sea and Sky by Dermot Bolger
- God’s Executioner: Oliver Cromewll and the Conquest of Ireland by Micheál Ó Siochrú
- Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong
- Holding by Graham Norton
- Past Secrets by Cathy Kelly
- An Garda Cósta by Máire Uí Dhufaigh
- The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry
- Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale by Séan Ó’Drioscall
- Wild Houses by Colin Barrett
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED
- Chasing Ghosts: An Arctic Adventure by Nicola Pierce
- Under the Hawthorn Tree is the first book in the Children of the Famine series by Marita Conlon-McKenna
- A Long, Long Way by Sebastian Barry
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
- The Crown Series 3 Episode 1 ‘Olding’ about Sir Anthony Blunt
- Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry xnthony.com/olivercromwellisreallyverysorry
- The Belfast Blitz Dan Snow’s History Hit podcast podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-belfast-blitz/id1042631089?i=1000634785863
- The Heiress and the Host; 2023 Rose Dugdale documentary imdb.com/title/tt28359736
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
Please feel free to reach out on Voxer @lisa60932, Instagram @lisainbookland, or email lisainbookland@gmail.com
Here is my TBR for The Irish Readathon 2024! Please join us for this readathon taking place for all of the month of March (the national holiday St Patrick’s Day is the 17th March) where the aim is to read some Irish books. Let me know your favourite Irish books in the comments or if you’d like a recommendation for a particular type of book!
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
The Herstoryathon is hosted by Charlotte @CoynieReads (youtube.com/watch?v=Xcsl2pz59LM) and Brittany @LiterarilySmitten (youtube.com/watch?v=ELMt6isKB8w)
TBR BOOKS
- Run Swift Run Free, Run to Earth, and Run with the Wind are the Run Wild series by Tom McCaughren
- The Chingles from the East by Patricia Murphy
- Spirit of the Titanic by Nicola Pierce
- Faraway Home by Marilyn Taylor
- The Untouchable by John Banville
- Antarcitica by Claire Keegan
- The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories collected by William Trevor; I specifically mention The Dead by James Joyce from Dubliners
- Grace by Paul Lynch
- White Feathers by Susan Lanigan
- The Lonely Sea and Sky by Dermot Bolger
- God’s Executioner: Oliver Cromewll and the Conquest of Ireland by Micheál Ó Siochrú
- Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong
- Holding by Graham Norton
- Past Secrets by Cathy Kelly
- An Garda Cósta by Máire Uí Dhufaigh
- The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry
- Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale by Séan Ó’Drioscall
- Wild Houses by Colin Barrett
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED
- Chasing Ghosts: An Arctic Adventure by Nicola Pierce
- Under the Hawthorn Tree is the first book in the Children of the Famine series by Marita Conlon-McKenna
- A Long, Long Way by Sebastian Barry
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
- The Crown Series 3 Episode 1 ‘Olding’ about Sir Anthony Blunt
- Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry xnthony.com/olivercromwellisreallyverysorry
- The Belfast Blitz Dan Snow’s History Hit podcast podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-belfast-blitz/id1042631089?i=1000634785863
- The Heiress and the Host; 2023 Rose Dugdale documentary imdb.com/title/tt28359736
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
Please feel free to reach out on Voxer @lisa60932, Instagram @lisainbookland, or email lisainbookland@gmail.com
