Irish Literary Tradition
For such a small country, Ireland has had an enormous impact in the literature world, in both the english and irish languages.
From the early christian manuscripts such as the Book of Kells, onto the epic sagas of the Tuatha De Danann, to the first writer of notable international acclaim, to Wilde and Shaw, and Nobel Prize winners such as Yeats and Heaney.
The Irish literary tradition flourishes right to the modern day with the likes of John McGahern, Colm Tobin, Paul Durcan, John Banville, Maeve Binchy and Roddy Doyle.
From the early christian manuscripts such as the Book of Kells, onto the epic sagas of the Tuatha De Danann, to the first writer of notable international acclaim, to Wilde and Shaw, and Nobel Prize winners such as Yeats and Heaney.
The Irish literary tradition flourishes right to the modern day with the likes of John McGahern, Colm Tobin, Paul Durcan, John Banville, Maeve Binchy and Roddy Doyle.