The Irish Quarter-Year Two
A Salute to the Irish Short Story
March 11 to July 1 2012
The Free Digital Humanities Resource for Irish history, literature and politics.
A great resource-maintained by University College Cork Ireland
The home of Irish women writers on the web
Irish Writers On Line-a very good resource
lot of short stories and fairy tales
Bram Stoker's Short Stories
Miette's bedtime story Podcasts- Joyce , Lord Dunsany, Frank O'Connor and Sean O'Faolin, read beautifully
Marie Edgeworth-lots of links to her short stories
Manybooks has complete short story collections
by George Moore, James Stephens, Lord Dunsany,
Edith Somerville and Ross Martin, Joseph Le Fanu,
Wilde, Joyce and other older writers you can download in Kindle or other formats, all free.
Many contemporary writers have one or two of their stories on their webpage. Some of the best known of current writers like Kevin Barry and Claire Keegan can be found in the public archives of The New Yorker.
Go here to listen to Tessa Hadly read "The Jungle" by Elizabeth Bowen. -one of her better stories
Bernie McGill-author of The Butterfly Cabinet-
three of her wonderful stories can be read here
Southword-New Writings from Ireland
Lots of good short stories, not all Irish stories but there are a number of very interesting new to me stories by Irish writers,many are younger writers-a very good resource
More Oscar Wilde Stories online in easy to read format
A Kevin Barry Story from The New Yorker, "The Fjord of Killary"
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu-best ghost story writer of all times-great resource page from The Library of the University of Adelaide
Lord Dunsanny-basic page
Posts by Participants
The Irish Quarter
Year Two
March 11 to July 1
You Can Never Have Too Many Books "No Angel" by Bernie Mcgill
Susan has also now done a post on James Joyce's "The Sisters" that I learned a lot from-
Beauty is a Sleeping Cat Stories by Kevin Barry, James Joyce, and Elizabeth Bowen
Free Listens "The Wine Breath" by John Mcgahern
Lakeside Musings- "The Empty Family" by Colum Toibin
Parrish Lantern Overview of Irish Folk and Fairy Tales by William Butler Yeats-Parrish Lantern now has a wonderful post on a story by Gerald Griffin about the horrors of the famine years and a folk take from William Trevors' Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories
A Simple Clockwork Two Oscar Wilde Fairy Tales-Nancy, the Host of Short Stories on Wednesday has done two illuminating posts on stories of Marie Edgeworth, the first serious Irish Woman short story writer
Buried In Print an Anthology of stories by Mary Lavin, In the Middle of the Field
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From Kafka to Kintergarden "The First Confession" by Frank O'Connor, "The Reaping Race" by Liam O'Flaherty, "Janey Mary" by James Plunket, and "The Confirmation Suit" by Brendan Behan. There is a new post on The Space between Louis and Me by Mary O'Donnell and Sightseeing in Louth by Bernadette M. Smyth. Both of these are new to me authors.
Vapor Trails "The Old Man of the Sea" by Maeve Brennan, and also "Something Special" which is Iris Murdoch's only published story story
New Posts since the first update
The Sill of the World has an excellent post on "The Dead" by James Joyce
Bibliophiliac has done a great post on "The Will" which Frank O'Connor says is Mary Lavin's best story
Shauna Gilligan, a widely published short story writer from Dublin has contributed a very welcome guest post to Irish Short Story Week Year Two devoted to Somewhere in Minnesota, a powerful collection of short stories by Órfhlaith Foyle
Jillian of A Room of One's Own has done a very insightful moving post on "The Dead" by James ealJoyce
A Work in Process has done great posts on "The Happy Autumn Fields" by Elizabeth Bowen, this is one of Bowen's WWII stories and is a great cultural treasure. There is also a very good post on William Trevor's "The Ballroom of Romance".
Winston's Dad has posted on a story by Oliver Goldsmith "The History of the Man in Black
Tales from the Reading Room has done a great post on Colm Toibin's new book New Ways to Kill Your Mother: Writers and Their Families.
Vishy's Blog has done a wonderful post on two stories by James Joyce, and one by James Stephens, Elizabeth Bowen and Liam O'Flattery as well as six folk and fairy tales. all
Novroz of Polychome Interest, cohost of Indonesian Short Story Week has posted on some of the paranormal folk tales of Thomas Crofton.
semi-fictional has done a great post one of Elizabeth Bowen's World War Two Stories,
A guest post by Audra Martin D'Aroma on Joseph Sheridan le Fanu
A link to the Web Page of Ben Healey in which he has posts on a great many Irish Short Stories -at least 50 stories are reviewed in detail individually on this web page-here is the E mail I received from Ben
"Hi,
A link to the Web Page of Ben Healey in which he has posts on a great many Irish Short Stories -at least 50 stories are reviewed in detail individually on this web page-here is the E mail I received from Ben
"Hi,
I came across your site while searching for short stories by Irish writers. I don’t know if you’d like to, but you are welcome to link to any of my posts (mostly by Irish writers) as part of Irish Short Story Week. I have a complete review of all fifteen stories for Dubliners. I also have a review of all the stories in both Kevin Barry short story collections (There are Little Kingdoms and Dark Lies The Island). Or you might be interested in After Rain by William Trevor or Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan. There are also some older stories by Frank O’Connor (First Confession, Guests of the Nation, The Majesty of the Law) and Brian Friel (Among the Ruins and A Man’s World). I also have reviews of The third Policeman and The Hard Life by Flann O’Brien, though these are not short stories.
As I said if you’d like to link to any of the reviews, you are more than welcome. My site is The Typists Pen (typistspen.com)
Ripple Effects has done a very welcome post on two short stories and a novella by Colm McCann
Suko's Notebook has posted a review on another one of Ethel Rohan's short stories
2013
Participating Posts
1.Risa will do a post on The Dubliners.
2. "Angels" a Short Story by Eddie Stack
3. A Q and A Session with Eileen Casey, author of Snow Shoes.
4. "Out of the Blue" a short story by Eddie Stack
5. "Behind Closed Doors" by Eddie Stack a short story
6 Fred Johnston A Question and Answer Session
7 Pat Jourdon A Question and Answer Session -with the author of A Small Inheritance
8. Elizabeth MacDonald- A Q and A Session with the author of House of Cards
9. "Waiting for a Fare" by Eddie Stack
10. A post on "White Maniac: A Doctor's Tale" by Mary Fortune on her blog, The Reading Journal
11. A Question and Answer Session with Orfhlaith Foyle -author of Somewhere in Minnesota
12. "Leaving for Chile" a short story by Viv McDade
13. "Soul Mate" A Short Story by Viv McDade
14. Niall Foley A Question and Answer Session with the author of "The Great South Wall"
15. "Jackass Blues" a short story by Eddie Stack
16. "After Hours" a short story by Eddie Stack
17. "Ellie" a short story by Eddie Stack
18. "Back in the Days of Corncrakes" by Eddie Stack-a short story
19 A Question and Answer Session with the Co-Editor of The Penny Dreadful
20. A Question and Answer Session with Alice Walsh, editor of The Bohemyth- A Literary Journal
21. A Question and Answer Session with Niall Foley-author of "The Great South Wall"
22."The Shadow Owner's Companion" by Eleanor Hooker - a short story
23.A Question and Answer Session with Eleanor Hooker - author of "The Shadow Owner's Companion"
24. A Question and Answer Session with Geraldine Mills-author of The Weight of Feathers and Lick of the Lizard.
25. Question and Answer Session with Nuala Ni Chonchuir....... -author of Mother America, You, and Juno
26.Question and Answer Session with Lane Ashfeldt author of Saltwater
27.Question and Answer Session with Eleanor Hooker, author of "The Shadow Owner's Companion"
28.Question and Answer Session with Arthur Broomfield -author of "Nimrod", editor of Outburst, Beckett scholar
29.Question and Answer Sessions with Robert Higgins-author of "Cooper" and "Fall"
30.Question and Answer Session with Mary Costello Author of The China Factory
31.Question and Answer Session with Brian Kirk Author of "The Shawl" and "New Amsterdam"
32."Cowshed" by Robert Higgins a short story
33.Question and Answer Session with Karen Quinn-author of "After Anna" and "The Bull"
34."A Rose in the Heart of New York" by Edna O'Brien- a post on Vapour Trails
35.Question and Answer Session with Madeleine D'Arcy-author of "Clocking Out"
36."Our Long Love Affair With the Short Story" an essay by Eileen Casey
37."Waiting" a short story by Billy O'Callaghan
38."Up At The Lake" a short story by Soibhan Mannion
39. "Dreamless" a short story by Eleanor Hooker
40. "It Could Not Have Happened to a Nicer Man" a short story by Eddie Stack
41. Question and Answer Session with Ruth McKee author of "Half of What I Say Is Meaningless"
42. Question and Answer Session with Ruth Quinlinn author of "In the Dunes"
43. "Waiting" a short story by Billy O'Callaghan
44. Question and Answer Session with Ethel Rohan author of Cut Through the Bone, Hard to Say and
Goodnight Nobody
45. "We Are Not Made of Stone" a short story by Billie O'Callaghan
46. Question and Answer Sessions with Graham Connors editor of Number Eleven Magazine, author of "Last Orders" and "Great Expectations".
47. "Hold the Front Page" by Sarah Clancy a short story
48. "Journey of the Imagination-Lessons in Transformation" an essay by Elizabeth MacDonald
49. "One Day in London" a short story by John Duffy
50. "Natalie and the Speedballs" a short story by Madeleine D'Arcy
51. "The Wind Throws It Back" by Sandra Bunting- a short story
52. Question and Answer Session with Clodagh O'Brien -author of "Mission Improbable"
53. Question and Answer Session with Noel O'Regan-author of "The Wanderer"
54. "The Pass" a short story by Patrick Sample
55. Question and Answer Session with John Brady- author of "The Streets of San Francisco"
56. "When Everybody in Ballyames Had a Helicopter" a short story by Eddie Stack
57. Question and Answer Session with Jaki McCormick author of The Shattering
58. An Interview With Patrick Sample by Shuana Gilligan
59. Question and Answer Session with Shauna Gilligan, author of Happiness Comes From Nowhere
60. A Guest post on "The Bridal Night" by Frank O'Connor from The Typists Pen book blog
61. Question and Answer Session with Lisa Franks-co director of Dorie Press and editor of Galway Stories
62. Question and Answer Session Guy le Jeiune author of "Jamesy"
63. Question and Answer Session with Aiofe Brennan Author of Cougar Diaries
64. Question and Answer Session with Sarah Bunting author of "The Wind Throws it Back"
65. Question and Answer Session with Eleanor Hooker author of "The Shadow Owner's Companion"
66. Question and Answer Session with Michael Gallagher editor of The First Page
67. Question and Answer Session with the author of "Death Road"
68. Question and Answer Session with Susan Millar DuMars author of Lights in the Distance
69. Question and Answer Session with Gerard Brierne
70. Question and Answer Session with Caroline Healy author of "Omni(M)potent"
71. Question and Answer Session with Henrietta McKervey author of "Between the Lines"
72. Question and Answer Session with Colin Dardis author of Dark Chrous
73. Question and Answer Session with David Butler Author of The Last European and The Judas Kiss
74. "Sausage" a short story by Sarah Clancy
75. Question and Answer Session with Billy O'Callaghan author of In Exile and In Too Deep
76. Question and Answer Session with Kimberly Campanello author of Consent
2. "Angels" a Short Story by Eddie Stack
3. A Q and A Session with Eileen Casey, author of Snow Shoes.
4. "Out of the Blue" a short story by Eddie Stack
5. "Behind Closed Doors" by Eddie Stack a short story
6 Fred Johnston A Question and Answer Session
7 Pat Jourdon A Question and Answer Session -with the author of A Small Inheritance
8. Elizabeth MacDonald- A Q and A Session with the author of House of Cards
9. "Waiting for a Fare" by Eddie Stack
10. A post on "White Maniac: A Doctor's Tale" by Mary Fortune on her blog, The Reading Journal
11. A Question and Answer Session with Orfhlaith Foyle -author of Somewhere in Minnesota
12. "Leaving for Chile" a short story by Viv McDade
13. "Soul Mate" A Short Story by Viv McDade
14. Niall Foley A Question and Answer Session with the author of "The Great South Wall"
15. "Jackass Blues" a short story by Eddie Stack
16. "After Hours" a short story by Eddie Stack
17. "Ellie" a short story by Eddie Stack
18. "Back in the Days of Corncrakes" by Eddie Stack-a short story
19 A Question and Answer Session with the Co-Editor of The Penny Dreadful
20. A Question and Answer Session with Alice Walsh, editor of The Bohemyth- A Literary Journal
21. A Question and Answer Session with Niall Foley-author of "The Great South Wall"
22."The Shadow Owner's Companion" by Eleanor Hooker - a short story
23.A Question and Answer Session with Eleanor Hooker - author of "The Shadow Owner's Companion"
24. A Question and Answer Session with Geraldine Mills-author of The Weight of Feathers and Lick of the Lizard.
25. Question and Answer Session with Nuala Ni Chonchuir....... -author of Mother America, You, and Juno
26.Question and Answer Session with Lane Ashfeldt author of Saltwater
27.Question and Answer Session with Eleanor Hooker, author of "The Shadow Owner's Companion"
28.Question and Answer Session with Arthur Broomfield -author of "Nimrod", editor of Outburst, Beckett scholar
29.Question and Answer Sessions with Robert Higgins-author of "Cooper" and "Fall"
30.Question and Answer Session with Mary Costello Author of The China Factory
31.Question and Answer Session with Brian Kirk Author of "The Shawl" and "New Amsterdam"
32."Cowshed" by Robert Higgins a short story
33.Question and Answer Session with Karen Quinn-author of "After Anna" and "The Bull"
34."A Rose in the Heart of New York" by Edna O'Brien- a post on Vapour Trails
35.Question and Answer Session with Madeleine D'Arcy-author of "Clocking Out"
36."Our Long Love Affair With the Short Story" an essay by Eileen Casey
37."Waiting" a short story by Billy O'Callaghan
38."Up At The Lake" a short story by Soibhan Mannion
39. "Dreamless" a short story by Eleanor Hooker
40. "It Could Not Have Happened to a Nicer Man" a short story by Eddie Stack
41. Question and Answer Session with Ruth McKee author of "Half of What I Say Is Meaningless"
42. Question and Answer Session with Ruth Quinlinn author of "In the Dunes"
43. "Waiting" a short story by Billy O'Callaghan
44. Question and Answer Session with Ethel Rohan author of Cut Through the Bone, Hard to Say and
Goodnight Nobody
45. "We Are Not Made of Stone" a short story by Billie O'Callaghan
46. Question and Answer Sessions with Graham Connors editor of Number Eleven Magazine, author of "Last Orders" and "Great Expectations".
47. "Hold the Front Page" by Sarah Clancy a short story
48. "Journey of the Imagination-Lessons in Transformation" an essay by Elizabeth MacDonald
49. "One Day in London" a short story by John Duffy
50. "Natalie and the Speedballs" a short story by Madeleine D'Arcy
51. "The Wind Throws It Back" by Sandra Bunting- a short story
52. Question and Answer Session with Clodagh O'Brien -author of "Mission Improbable"
53. Question and Answer Session with Noel O'Regan-author of "The Wanderer"
54. "The Pass" a short story by Patrick Sample
55. Question and Answer Session with John Brady- author of "The Streets of San Francisco"
56. "When Everybody in Ballyames Had a Helicopter" a short story by Eddie Stack
57. Question and Answer Session with Jaki McCormick author of The Shattering
58. An Interview With Patrick Sample by Shuana Gilligan
59. Question and Answer Session with Shauna Gilligan, author of Happiness Comes From Nowhere
60. A Guest post on "The Bridal Night" by Frank O'Connor from The Typists Pen book blog
61. Question and Answer Session with Lisa Franks-co director of Dorie Press and editor of Galway Stories
62. Question and Answer Session Guy le Jeiune author of "Jamesy"
63. Question and Answer Session with Aiofe Brennan Author of Cougar Diaries
64. Question and Answer Session with Sarah Bunting author of "The Wind Throws it Back"
65. Question and Answer Session with Eleanor Hooker author of "The Shadow Owner's Companion"
66. Question and Answer Session with Michael Gallagher editor of The First Page
67. Question and Answer Session with the author of "Death Road"
68. Question and Answer Session with Susan Millar DuMars author of Lights in the Distance
69. Question and Answer Session with Gerard Brierne
70. Question and Answer Session with Caroline Healy author of "Omni(M)potent"
71. Question and Answer Session with Henrietta McKervey author of "Between the Lines"
72. Question and Answer Session with Colin Dardis author of Dark Chrous
73. Question and Answer Session with David Butler Author of The Last European and The Judas Kiss
74. "Sausage" a short story by Sarah Clancy
75. Question and Answer Session with Billy O'Callaghan author of In Exile and In Too Deep
76. Question and Answer Session with Kimberly Campanello author of Consent
77. Question and Answer Session with Afric McGlinchey
78. A Question and Answer Session with John Mackenna author of Clare
79. A Question and Answer Lucy Montague Moffitt author of "I Found a Poet on the Road"
80. A Question and Answer Session with Danielle McLaughlin author "Midnight at Ali's King Kebab Take a Way"
81. A Question and Answer Session with the author of Minding Children and Guest Wall
82. A Question and Answer Session with Ger Burke author of "Ebb and Flow"
83. A Question and Answer Session with Judith Mok-author of Gods of Babel-an internationally acclaimed opera singer
84. A Question and Answer Session with Colm O'Shea-author of "Better, Not"- Noir fiction
85. A Question and Answer Session with Jamie O'Connell-author of Some Kind of Beauty
86. A Question and Answer Session with Linda Ibbotson-Poet and Photographer
1 comment:
Hello Mel, I will be doing a post on 7 (perhaps 8) Irish short stories, not next week, but the next...I've already done a post on Albert Nobbs (which I will link to, but can also be found here http://smhasty.blogspot.com/2012/06/55-books-in-year-book-28-albert-nobbs.html)
I have been looking for delicious stories for this week of Irish loveliness and thanks for coming round to my little blog. :)
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