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Scoil Acla Centenary Magazine & CD €5 + P&P: Glossy full-colour 38 page magazine written and published to mark the centenary of Scoil Acla. Includes a CD with words and music of the Achill song Teanga Bhinn ár Máthar. Contents include a history of this popular Irish culture summer school.

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Achill Magazine €2 + P&P: The Achill Magazine contains all the information a visitor might need to plan a visit or stay in Achill. This invaluable guide will let you make the most of all the activities, scenery and fun we have to offer.

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Irish Journal by Heinrich Böll €12 + P&P: First published in 1957 as Irisches Tagebuch, Böll's Irish Journal is a series of sketches of life in rural Ireland - and in particular on Achill Island - during the 1950s. Translated from the German by Leila Vennewitz, this 127 page edition is in English.

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Achill Voices by Robert Redmond €19.99 + P&P: 120 page book with 150 photographs from author and award winning photographer Robert Redmond. A beautiful record of Achill's natural beauty and human warmth.

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Achillbeg by Jonathan Beaumont €19.95 + P&P: The island of Achillbeg lies just off the south-western tip of Achill Island. This 200 page book details the history of this now-deserted island, with numerous black and white photographs - including rare 19th century images and ancient maps.

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Rails to Achill by Jonathan Beaumont €18.00 + P&P: A fascinating history of the Westport to Achill rail line, which ran from 1894 to 1937. Packed with black and white photographs from the era along with tables, charts and illustrations, this 160 page paperback book was published in 2002 and is essential reading for anyone interested in railway history or the history of Achill.

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Irisches Tagebuch von Heinrich Böll €12.00 + P&P: Heinrich Böll stattete mit diesen Aufzeichnungen den Dank ab an eine Landschaft und ihre Menschen, denen er sich seit seinem ersten Besuch auf der Insel im Jahr 1954 wahlverwandschaftlich verbunden fühlte. Die Stuttgarter Zeitung schrieb öber das 'Irische Tagebuch': "Das Geheimnis dieses Buches, des liebenswertesten Buches von Heinrich Böll, ist, daß kaum ein Wort über die verzwickte Ökonomie und die noch verzwicktere Geschichte dieses kleinen Staates gesagt wird und daß dennoch das ganze Irland in diesem Tagebuch eingefangen zu sein scheint."

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Die Redselige Insel von Hugo Hamilton €12.00 + P&P: H50 Jahre nach Heinrich Böll begibt sich der deutche-irische Schriftsteller Hugo Hamilton auf die Spuren des deutschen Nobelpreisträgers und bereist die Grüne Insel, zeigt, wie vieles heute anders und wie vieles sich dennoch gleichgeblieben ist.

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Achill Drowning / Báthadh Acla €8.00 + P&P: Achill Drowning – Báthadh Acla, 14 – 6 – 1894. Chuaigh faoi sheol, Le dóchas croí, Ón Ché Mhór, Go bás anabaí. Designed and Printed by Berry’s of Westport. © Coiste Cuimhneacháin Báthadh Acla. (68 pages). Some chapters are in Irish, some in English.

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The Ordinary Miracle - Poetry by Mark Chaddock €12.00 + P&P: The first full collection of poetry by Mark Chaddock, an Achill resident with close family roots on the island. Signed by the author, this 78 page book contains 60 poems and all have been written since Mark returned to Achill. Themes include loss, memory, belonging and nature.

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Das Irland des Heinrich Böll €10.00 + P&P: Text: Bernd Erhard Fischer
Photographien: Angelika Fischer
This book follows in the footsteps of Heinrich Böll's famous journey across Ireland to Achill Island in the 1950s, visiting the same places that Böll travelled to and offering photographs, biographical information and local detail.

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