From: mike@inti.lbl.gov (Michael Helm)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.celtic
Subject: Books-in-Irish: catalogs, bookstores, & other info
Date: 12 Jan 1993 21:37:51 GMT
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Reply-To: jtm@corte-madera.sds.slb.com (John T. McCranie)
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I'm posting this for John McCranie, who's having trouble getting
a connection to his news service.  If you wish to respond by mail
please e-mail him (jtm@corte-madera.sds.slb.com) & not me; I have set
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This is a list I've compiled over the past few months.
It is mainly for books in Irish, but most of the bookstores             
have books about Ireland as well.  More info is available               
from GAELIC-L. [@irlearn.ucd.ie ==mwh]

                                                                            
-jtm


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A chairde,

Below is a list of bookstores and the catalogs I have received from them.
In all cases, I just sent them a letter asking for a catalog.  I used to think

that it was nearly impossible to find books in Irish.  Now I have the
opposite problem - too many to choose from!  In some cases, the catalogs
themselves provide interesting reading material.

I am always looking for more info on "leabhair Ghaeilge." If you know
of other books stores that stock Irish language books, please let me
know.

-jtm
27/Dec/92


Books for learners of Irish.
Catalogs and Stores in the USA and Ireland.

Entry format:

Name:    Name of the store
Address: Address as given in the catalog
Phone:   Phone number from catalog
Fax:     If available
Abbreviation:  Three letter abbreviation used in listing
Catalog(s):    Which version of the catalog(s) I have (if marked)
Notes:   Ordering info, my impressions, interesting items from a
         catalog, etc.



USA:


Name:    Irish Books
Address: 580 Broadway, Room 1103,
         New York, New York. 10012
         USA
Phone:   (212) 274-1923
Fax:
Abbreviation:  IBG
Catalog(s):    Learning The Irish Language
               (4 pages)
               Main Catalog (?)
               Irish Books News (1992 ?)
               (6 pages)

Notes:  To order items:
        make cheques payable to "Irish Books"  and
        include Shipping of $2.50 for the first book, and .25 for each
        additional one.
        Credit card orders accepted if total is over $20.00
        If you reside in N.Y. or N.J., add sales tax.

        Recently published "A Reader's Guide to Books in the Irish Language."
        Sounds very interesting!

        Has cassettes of "Seo/ Beo an tSathairn" availible. This "...is
        a weekly radio program in Irish from Radio na Gaeltachta, hosted
        by Ireland's most popular radio personality, Seosaimhi/n Ni/
        Bheaglaoich, covering current events, boos and theatre reviews,
        reports on the arts and special events presented in a lively,
        up-beat format."


Name:    Irish Books & Media
Address: 1433 Franklin Avenue East
         Minneapolis, MN  55404-2135
Phone:   (612) 871 - 3505
Fax:     (612) 871 - 3358
Abbreviation: IBM
Catalog(s):   Summer 1992
              (8 pages)
              Leabhair Gaeilge
              Music Titles
              (4 pages)
              Irish Language Stocklist
Notes:
         Postage is $1.95 for the first book and $.65 for each additional book.
         They will pay postage on individual orders of $50 or more. Minnesota
         residents add 6.5% sales tax. Add $2.00 to total if you want UPS.
         They take VISA.

         They have lots of children's books, novels for teenagers, and
         self-teaching materials.  Descriptions in English.

         They also have many books in English about Ireland, Celtic history
         and art, biographies, etc.


Name:    Schoenhof's Foreign Books
Address: 76A Mount Auburn Street
         Cambridge, Massachusetts
         02138
Phone:   (617) 547 - 8855
Fax:     (617) 547 - 8551
Abbreviation:  SCH
              Irish Reference 11/22/91 (2 pgs.)
              Irish Literature 11/22/91 (2 pgs.)
Notes:   "We will order, at no extra charge, any in-print
          title not normally stocked.
          Customers, unless they have an institutional
          account, must make a deposit of 50% of the
          estimated cost of the order or provide us a credit card
          number."

          They take VISA/Mastercard/AmEx.

          Shipping: $3.50 for first 2 books, $0.25 per additional book.

          Schoenhof's specializes in foreign language books. Thus they
          have such books as "Celtes et la Civilisation Celtique" and
          "Altirische Grammatik" in the Irish Reference list.  They have
          lots of books on Old Irish, all the main dictionaries and
          self-instruction books/tapes.  The Irish Literature list has
          64 titles, including novels for teenagers, songs, poetry,
          children's books, and classic Irish novels.

          I specifically asked for books in Irish, or about Irish.
          They also have similar lists for Scottish Gaelic. Probably
          Welsh too.


Ireland:
(Don't forget that prices are in Irish pounds.)


Name:    A/is
Address: 31 Sra/id na bhFi/ni/ni/
         Baile A/tha Cliath 2
         E/ire
Phone:   616522,616259
Fax:     616564
Abbreviation:  AIS
Catalog(s):   Stocliosta - Lu/nasa 1990
              (54 pages of title, author, publisher
              classification, and price. Really packed!)
              An Le/itheoir, Uimhreacha 20-26
              (8 pages, Irish and English).

Notes:  Full name: A/isi/nteacht Da/iliu/cha/n Leabhar (Book
        Distribution Centre). This an official government
        book distribution site.  See also An Siopa Leabhar.

        From a note enclosed in the Stock-list (August 1990):
        "The prices in this stock-list are out of date, but it'll
        give you some idea on what we have in stock as well as prices."

        From the Stocliosta:
        "Virtually every Irish language book in print is available from
        A/is except the prescribed textbooks for Irish as a subject."

        "An Le/itheoir" appears to be a quarterly publication of 8 pages
        put out by Bord na Gaeilge.  It has short descriptions of new Irish
        books (the descriptions are in both Irish and English), on 5 of the
        pages.  Two pages are devoted to a single article, with an English
        summary.  I don't know if I got on the mailing list for this or
        not, as I haven't received any issues after the ones they sent
        with the catalog (Summer 1992).

Name:       Clo/ Iar-Chonnachta Teo.
Address:    Indreabha/n,
            Conamara,
            Co. na Gaillimhe
            E/ire
Phone:  (091) 93307
Fax:    (091) 93362
Abbreviation:   CIC
Catalog(s):     Iu/il '92
                (8 pages)
                Leabharliosta CIC 1991
                (3 pages)
                Catalo/g 2. 1991
                (32 pages)
Notes: The 1991 catalog contains: Short stories, novels, poetry, history,
       children's books, grammars, fiction for teenagers, music cassettes,
       books on cassette, postcards, stickers, etc. Descriptions in Irish
       and English.

       The Iu/il '92 (July '29) contains newly release books and cassettes,
       descriptions in Irish and English.  Includes "The Quiet Man Quiz 1000,"
       a book of 1000 questions about the movie. Doesn't say if the book is
       in Irish or English though.


Name: Coisce/im
Address:  127 Bo/thar na Tra/
          Baile A/tha Cliath 4
Phone:
Fax:
Abbreviation:  CSC
Catalog(s):    Leabharchatalo/g
               (13 pages)
Notes: Poetry, novels and short stories, children's books, quiz books,
       etc.


Name:  Kenny's Bookshops & Art Galleries, Ltd.
Address: High Street
         Galway
         Ireland
Phone: 011 - 353 - 91 - 610141 (Direct Dial from USA)
       62739/61021
Fax:   011 - 353 - 91 - 68544
Abbreviation: KBG
Catalog(s):  Cassettes
             (25 pages)
             Irish Language
             (6 pages)
             Irish Local History, Catalogue 233 - December 1991
             (62 pages)
             New Books Published in Ireland, Jan. to Dec. 1991
             (39 pages)

Notes: All books fully on approval.  Give them your credit card number,
       area(s) of interest, and a price limit, and they will send you
       recently published books every other month that match your interest.

       They take all major credit cards.

       Other catalogs available: Church in Ireland; Irish Law - New Books;
       Irish Poetry; Irish Drama; etc.

       Their Irish Language listing contains 69 books, including the major
       dictionaries and grammars, as well as aids to composition and
       dialect study. Several books on Old Irish as well.


Name:     An Siopa Leabhar
Address:  6 Sra/id Fhearchair
          Baile A/tha Cliath 2
Phone:    783814
          (01) 757401
Fax:
Abbreviation: ASL
Catalog(s):   Catalo/g de Leabhair Scoile 1989/90
              (56 pages of books from An Gu/m. In Irish.)
              Catalo/g d'Fhoghlaimeoiri/ 1991
              (4 pages. Descriptions in English)

Notes:   It is mentioned in the Catalo/g de Leabhair Scoile that
         teachers, tutors, and students can order items in the
         catalog from ASL, booksellers and schools from A/is
         (see A/is above).

         Checks/Bank drafts payable (in Irish currency) to
         Clo/dhanna Teoranta.

         The "Catalo/g d'Fhoghlaimeoiri/" (Catalog for learners) has
         lots of technical books - terminology, dialect studies, and
         grammar books that I haven't seen in the USA bookstores. This
         is in addition to the complete courses, dictionaries, novels,
         etc.

         The "Catalo/g de Leabhair Scoile" (Catalog of school books)
         contains text books for children in primary and high school.
         The books are in Irish, and cover subjects such as: music,
         theatre, science, math, history, languages (Irish, German,
         French, Latin), geography, carpentry, economics, and more.


Name:    Oifig Dhi/olta Foilseacha/n Rialtais
Address: Sra/id Theach Laighean,
         Baile A/tha Cliath 2
Phone:   (01) 710309
Fax:
Abbreviation:  ODF
Catalog(s):    Catalo/g de Leabhair Scoile 1989/90
Notes:   It is mentioned in the Catalo/g de Leabhair Scoile that
         teachers, tutors, and students can order items in the
         catalog from ODF.

         I have not received anything back from them yet.

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