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Best Irish BooksPatrician Craig's Top 12 Irish Books



Maria Edgeworth

Castle Rackrent (1800)

James Stephens

The Crock of Gold (1912)

James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1914-15)

Peadar O'Donnell

Adrigoole (1928)

Elizabeth Bowen

The Last September (1929)

Sean O'Faolain

A Purse of Coppers (1937)

Flann O'Brien

The Poor Mouth (1941)

Edna O'Brien

The Country Girls (1960)

Brian Moore

The Emperor of Ice Cream (1965)

Caroline Blackwood

Great Granny Webster (1977)

Jennifer Johnston

The Old Jest (1979)

William Trevor

The News From Ireland (1986)

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Literature Reference: American Literature, English Literature, Classics & Modern FictionAuthors on FictionIreland: Patricia Craig