Why not dive into the wonderful world of reading with these book recommendations from Derry, Donegal and Tyrone?
9. The Life of Colum Cille by Manus O'Donnell.
The Life of Colum Cille by Manus O'Donnell. This literally fantastic, at times psychedelic, and often incredible account of the life of St. Columba was written by the Lifford-born Manus O'Donnell, who was the 'O'Donnell' for a time in the mid-16th century. It draws on Adomnán but includes additional lore known to the Donegal chieftain. The 1998 edition was edited by well-known historian Brian Lacey. Photo: Supplied
10. The Last of the Name by Charles McGlinchey.
The Last of the Name by Charles McGlinchey. An extraordinary memoir of a Clonmany weaver and tailor who lived from 1861 to 1954. Full of social, economic and political detail as well as lore, superstition and song, it was given to the school teacher Patrick Kavanagh and later edited by Brian Friel. He never married and was the last of that line of McGlincheys hence the title. Photo: Supplied
11. The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien.
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien. Strabane-born Brian O'Nolan's second novel was written in the late 1930s but unloved at the time, was not published until 1967, following Flann's death. An absurdist comic masterpiece it describes the adventures of an unnamed narrator who navigates a rural Irish landscape that is eventually revealed to be a kind of circular hell. Photo: Supplied.
12. Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane.
Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane. Deane's evocative Booker nominated novel 'Reading in the Dark' was based on his own experience of growing up in Derry in the 1940s and 1950s. Photo: Supplied