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Read a book from each county of the Republic of Ireland.

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Time Limit: None
Genre: Any

The traditional counties of the Republic of Ireland:

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

Can't resist this one:

summary post
completed:

1. Carlow - Lucinda Sly: A Woman Hanged
2. Cavan - The Adulteress
3. Clare - Born in Fire
4. Cork - Buried in a Bog
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny) - Borderlands
6. Dublin - Faithful Place
7. Galway - The Guards
8. Kerry (Tralee)- The Celtic Riddle
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge) - Brigid of Kildare
10. Kilkenny - I Sailed the Sky in a Silver Ship: Coming of Age in the Marble City
11. Laois (Portlaoise) - Derrycloney
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon) - By the Lake
13. Limerick - The Spinning Heart
14. Longford - Solace: A Novel
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda) - Collusion
16. Mayo (Castlecar) - Pomegranate Soup
17. Meath (Navan) - The Book of Tomorrow
18. Monaghan - The Butcher Boy
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown) - Lake of Sorrows
20. Roscommon - Amongst Women
21. Sligo - Eight Ball Boogie
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel) - The Book of Killowen
23. Waterford (Dungarvan) - The Fox's Walk
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone) The Banyan Tree
25. Wexford - The Blackwater Lightship
26. Wicklow (Bray) - Annie Dunne

I don't know how long this challenge is going to take me but I'm trying anyway.

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare: The Little Red Chairs
4. Cork: Fletcher Moon - Privatdetektiv (read 27/04/15)
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny): At Swim-Two-Birds
6. Dublin: The Charwoman's Daughter (read 11/09/14)
7. Galway: The House on the Borderland (read 10/18/16)
8. Kerry (Tralee): Drachenfeuer
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny: Castle Rackrent
11. Laois (Portlaoise): The Rings of Saturn
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick: The Country Girls
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar): Irisches Tagebuch
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan: The Butcher Boy
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown): A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel): How to Fall in Love (read 09/03/14)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford: The Newton Letter by John Banville (read 12/02/14)
26. Wicklow (Bray): The Talk of the Town by Ardal O'Hanlon

Finished: 15/26

Summary post 2

Sligo - Eight Ball Boogie by Declan Burke

Galway - The Guards by Ken Bruen

Donegal - Lifford - Borderlands by Brian McGilloway

Wexford - Cush - The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín

Waterford - The Fox's Walk by Annabel Davis-Goff

Summary post 2

Limerick - The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan

Dublin - Faithful Place by Tana French

Clare - Born in Fire by Nora Roberts

KIldare - Brigid of Kildare by Heather Terrell

Tipperary - The Book of Killowen by Erin Hart

Summary post 2

Wicklow - Annie Dunne by Sebastian Barry

Cork - Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly

Meath - The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern

Mayo - Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran

Offaly - Lake of Sorrows by Erin Hart

Summary post 2

Leitrim - By the Lake by John McGahern

Kerry - The Celtic Riddle by Lyn Hamilton

Westmeath - The Banyan Tree by Christopher Nolan

Roscommon - near Boyle - Amongst Women by John McGahern

Lough - Drogheda - Collusion by Stuart Neville

Summary post 2

Longford - Solace: A Novel by Belinda McKeon

Cavan - The Adulteress by Noelle Harrison

Monaghan - The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe

Carlow - Lucinda Sly: A Woman Hanged by Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé

Kilkenny - I Sailed the Sky in a Silver Ship: Coming of Age in the Marble City by Theresa Lennon Blunt

Summary post 2

Laois - Derrycloney by Tom Phelan

As I've read two books set in Ireland this week, it's time I go ahead and get this started. I'm going to count books read so far in 2015.

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin: Finnegans Wake
7. Galway: The House on the Borderland
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan: The Butcher Boy
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

25/32

1. Antrim: The raptures by Jan Carson Read: 25 Jun 2022
2. Armagh: The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom Read: 20 August 2016
3. Carlow : A class apart by Susie Murphy Read: 20 Jan 19
4. Cavan
5. Clare: The Green Road by Anne Enright Read: 12 June 2016
5. Clare: The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien Read: 1 July 2017
5. Clare: This is happines by Niall Williams Read: 17 Oct 2020
5. Clare: Lion of Ireland by Morgan Llywelyn Read: 27 Mar 2021
6. Cork: The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney Read: 3 May 2016
6. Cork: My Oedipus Complex and Other Stories by Frank O'Connor Read: 30 Sep 2016
6. Cork: Holding by Graham Norton Read: 01 Nov 2016
6. Cork: Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry Read: 15 Sep 2019
7. Derry: Did ye hear mammy died? by Seamus O'Reilly Read: 1 Aug 2021
8. Donegal: Arimathea by Frank McGuinness Read 10 April 2016
9. Down
10. Dublin: The heart's invisible furies by John Boyne Read: 9 April 2017
10. Dublin: Disturbance by Jamie O'Neill Read: 19 May 2018
10. Dublin: The rising of Bella Casey by Mary Morrissy Read: 14 Jul 2018
10. Dublin: Future Popes of Ireland by Darragh Martin Read: 16 June 2019
11. Fermanagh: Bog Child bySiobhan Dowd Read: 8 Oct 2019
12. Galway: The Rúin by Dervla McTiernan Read: 29 Apr 2018
12. Galway: The Guest List by Lucy Foley Read: 28 Oct 2020
13. Kerry: According to Luke by Gerry Stembridge Read: 19 June 2016
13. Kerry: The Good People by Hannah Kent Read: 11 Jan 2020
14. Kildare: In the Woods by Tana French Read: 27 Aug 2017
15. Kilkenny: Her kind by Niamh Boyce Read: 6 Mar 2022
16. Laois
17. Leitrim
18. Limerick: The boys of summer by Ciaran West Read: 8 Sep 2018.
18. Limerick: Unspoken by Gerard Stembridge Read: 29 Sep 2018.
18. Limerick: The effect of her by Gerard Stembridge Read: 12 Jan 2019.
19. Longford
20. Louth: Nothing on earth by Conor OCallaghan Read: 26 Jun 2022
21. Mayo: Pomegranate soup by Marsha Mehran Read: 11 Nov 2017
22. Meath
23. Monaghan: Duffy and son by Damien Owens Read: 30 Apr 2022
24. Offaly
25. Roscommon: The searcher by Tana French Read: 31 Jan 2021
26. Sligo: Normal people by Sally Rooney Read: 4 May 2020
27. Tipperary: A slanting of the sun by Donal Ryan Read: 22 Oct 2016
28. Tyrone: The factory girls by Michelle Gallen Read: 19 Feb 2023
29. Waterford: The amusements by Aingeala Flannery Read: 1 Jul 2022
30. Westmeath: The wonder by Emma Donoghue Read: 16 Oct 2016
31. Wexford: Foster by Claire Keegan Read: 14 Sep 2017
31. Wexford: Snow by John Banville Read: 18 Apr 2021
32. Wicklow: How many miles to Babylon? by Jennifer Johnson Read: 27 Feb 2017
32. Wickow: Light a penny candle by Maeve Binchy Read: 22 Apr 2018

I forgot that I had started this one. I have entered some of the books I plan to read and crossed out those I have completed.

1. Carlow: Shannon's Daughter or The Irish Healer
2. Cavan: Hitler and Mars Bars
3. Clare: In the Forest or The Green Road
4. Cork: The Last September
5. Donegal: At Swim-Two-Birds
6. Dublin: Finnegans Wake
7. Galway: The House on the Borderland
8. Kerry (Tralee): The Pig Did It
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge): Return to Kildare
10. Kilkenny: The Kyteler Witch
11. Laois (Portlaoise): Derrycloney
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon): Amongst Women
13. Limerick: The Country Girls
14. Longford: Castle Rackrent
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda): A Pocket Full of Shells
16. Mayo (Castlecar): The Year of the French or Dark Witch
17. Meath (Navan): The Book of Tomorrow
18. Monaghan: The Butcher Boy
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown): Lake of Sorrows
20. Roscommon: The Táin
21. Sligo: The Secret Scripture
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel): Ormond or Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party
23. Waterford (Dungarvan): The Fly On the Wheel
24. Westmeath: The Sea
25. Wexford: Troubles
26. Wicklow (Bray): Lavender Fields

Adding:

Wexford: Troubles by J.G. Farrell.

Adding:

Longford: Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth

Adding: Cork: The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen.

Adding Limerick: The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien

Adding Westmeath: The Sea by John Banville

Adding Donegal: At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien.

I'm going to give this a go!

The traditional counties of the Republic of Ireland:

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

Exploring Ireland

Goal: To read a book set in each county in Ireland as a means to learn more about Ireland. I will also add books that are overall historical views, and about completing genealogy in Ireland.


1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

Adding Roscommon: The Tain by Anonymous.

Adding Irisches Tagebuch for Mayo, which means I‘m midway through this challenge.

Adding Leitrim: Amongst Women by John McGahern.

I've added the list of Irish Counties to my Round Britain challenge


1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

Wayne's Irish Ramblings

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

Wayne's Irish Ramblings
At long last we are off

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin: At Swim-Two-Birds
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

Wayne's Irish Ramblings
At long last we are off

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin: At Swim-Two-Birds
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan): Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

Wayne's Irish Ramblings
At long last we are off

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare: White Viper
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin: At Swim-Two-Birds
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan): Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

Wayne's Irish Ramblings
This one is a bit flimsy

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare: White Viper
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin: At Swim-Two-Birds
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar): A White House in Gascony
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan): Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

Wayne's Irish Ramblings
This one is a bit flimsy

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare: White Viper
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin: At Swim-Two-Birds
7. Galway: The Alban Quest
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar): A White House in Gascony
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan): Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

start date: 2020-11-02
1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin (Serial)
7. Galway The Ruin
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

'Round Ireland With A Book
Started: January 2023

Progress: 0/26

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork
5. Donegal (Lifford, Letterkenny)
6. Dublin
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)

I really want to do this too

1. Carlow
2. Cavan
3. Clare
4. Cork - Hope in Our Universe by Andreas Dutter �
5. Donegal (Ardglas) - The Coast Road by Alan Murrin �
6. Dublin - Dubliner by James Joyce �
7. Galway
8. Kerry (Tralee)
9. Kildare (Naas, Newbridge)
10. Kilkenny
11. Laois (Portlaoise)
12. Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon)
13. Limerick
14. Longford
15. Louth (Dundalk, Drogheda)
16. Mayo (Castlecar)
17. Meath (Navan)
18. Monaghan
19. Offaly (Tullamore/Philipstown)
20. Roscommon
21. Sligo
22. Tipperary (Cashel, Conmel)
23. Waterford (Dungarvan)
24. Westmeath (Mullingar, Athlone)
25. Wexford
26. Wicklow (Bray)