Lisa in Bookland | Solo Reading Retreat in Connemara Reading Vlog #irishreadathon @lisainbookland | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 22 minutes ago.
In March I took a short staycation/solo reading retreat in Renvyle in Connemara, where I read, went for beach walks, drank lots of tea (and some stronger things!), and did some book shopping as well - so here is a reading vlog. Let me know if you have thoughts on anything I mention!

The Irish Readathon is hosted by Aoife @wordsofclover (announcement: youtube.com/watch?v=-O7tMLZ3VRE&t=332s) and Leanne @LeanneRose (announcement: youtube.com/watch?v=I49GVmCOaME)

BOOKS READ:
- Snow by John Banville
- The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories edited by William Trevor. The story I mention is The Weaver's Grave by Seamus O'Kelly
- Uncle Silas by J Sheridan le Fanu
- My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor
- The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small - my individual book review: youtube.com/watch?v=GE4l_IeqEAM&t=343s
- The Gathering by Anne Enright (DNF)

OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:
- Christine Falls is the first book of the Quirke series by Benjamin Black
- The Secret Guests by Benjamin Black - review in my wrap-up here: youtube.com/watch?v=0gHdqWEggiw&t=181s
- A History of Loneliness by John Banville
- Dark Fire and Sovereign are the second and third books of the Matthew Shardlake series by CJ Sansom
- Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
- Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
- A Long, Long Way by Sebastian Barry
- The Colony by Audrey Magee
- The Untouchable by John Banville
- The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth
- Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth
- The Great Leviathan: The Life of Howe Peter Browne, Marquess of Sligo 1788-1845 by Anne Chambers
- Patient Endurance: The Great Famine in Connemara by Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill
- Bleak House by Charles Dickens
- The Tempest by William Shakespeare
- The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

VIDEOS MENTIONED:
- My Irish Readathon TBR: youtube.com/watch?v=mntvihMqq0w&t=97s
- Last year's St Patrick's Day reading vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=xbakyVSWkOM&t=367s

OTHER THINGS MENTIONED:
- Renvyle House Hotel: renvyle.com/en
- The Clifden Bookshop: clifdenbookshop.com
- Books at One, Letterfrack: https://www.booksatone.ie/letterfrack/
- Westport House: https://www.westporthouse.ie/private-guided-tours/?gclid=Cj0KCQjww4-hBhCtARIsAC9gR3YIpm3AfZSjzYiRfjx1XVeV0Vjl2uu_TOz7vwy1vYzKijE8zPFR1sYaAjp6EALw_wcB

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