Irish book stockists - Siopadóireacht na Nollag - Christmas Shopping!

Agus sibh ag siopadóireacht um Nollaig, cuimhnigh ar na siopaí leabhar a choinníonn go dílis stoc de na leabhair a fhoilsímid agus na leabhair eile a fhoilsítear i nGaeilge agus bímis dílis dóibh siúd an tráth seo bliana agus i gcónaí. NOLLAIG SHONA, a LÉITHEOIRÍ AGUS A SHIOPAÍ!

When doing your Christmas shopping, remember the shops who loyally stock Cois Life books and books by other Irish language publishers and pay them a visit at Christmas - and throughout the year. HAPPY CHRISTMAS, READERS AND BOOKSHOPS!

[Grma le hÁIS as an liosta - thanks to ÁIS, our distributors, for the following list]

An Ceathrú Póilí

Bóthar na bhFál, Béal Feirste

An Cló Ceart

37 Great James’ Street, Derry, BT48 7DF

Bookseller Bookstore

Carlow

Crannóg Bookshop

Newcourt Shopping Centre, Cavan

The Ennis Bookshop

Abbey Street, Ennis, Co Clare

Coughlan’s Bookshop

Rossa Street, Clonakilty, Co Cork

Eason’s

Patrick Street, Cork

Liam Ruiséal

Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork

Macroom Bookshop

West Square, Macroom, Co Cork

An Siopa Gaeilge

Oideas Gael, Gleann Cholm Cille, Co Dún na nGall

Books & Charts

Dungloe, Co Donegal

Teach Thomáis

Ard na gCeapairí, Doirí Beaga, Co Dún na nGall

Eason’s Letterkenny

Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co Donegal

The Four Masters Bookshop

The Diamond, Donegal

The Book Centre

Main Street, Ballybofey, Co Donegal

Waterstones

Scotch Hall, Drogheda, Co. Louth

An Siopa Leabhar

Sráid Fhearchair, Baile Átha Cliath 2

Gaelchultúr,

Sráid an Chláraigh, Baile Átha Cliath 2

Eason’s

Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

Hodges Figgis

Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Nimble Fingers

Stillorgan, Co Dublin

The Rathfarnham Bookshop

Rathfarnham Shopping Centre, Dublin 14

Siopa Standún

An Spidéal, Co. na Gaillimhe

Cló Iar-Chonnacht (www.cic.ie)

Indreabhán, Conamara, Co. na Gaillimhe

An Spailpín Fánach

An Spidéal, Co na Gaillimhe

Charlie Byrne Bookshop

The Cornstore, Middle Street, Galway

Eason’s

Shop Street, Galway

Kenny’s Bookshop

Liosban Estate, Tuam Road, Galway

Loughrea School & Office Supplies

Bride Street, Loughrea, Co Galway

The Village Bookshop

Main Street, Moycullen, Co Galway

An Café Liteartha

An Daingean, Co Ciarraí

Dingle Bookshop

Green Street, Dingle, Co Kerry

The Killarney Bookshop

Main Street, Killarney, Co Kerry

O’Mahony & Company

Tralee, Co Kerry

Polymath Books

Tralee, Co Kerry

Woulfe’s Bookshop

Listowel, Co Kerry

Abtree Book & Stationary Store Superquinn Shopping Centre, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co Kildare

Barker and Jones, Book Centre

Naas

The Maynooth Bookshop

The Square, Maynooth, Co Kildare

Dubray Books

Market Cross Shopping Centre, Kilkenny

Eason’s

Portlaoise, Co Laois

Celtic Books

Rutland Street, Limerick

Eason’s

O’Connell Street, Limerick

O’Mahony & Company Ltd

O’Connell Street, Limerick

Newcastle West Bookstore

Market Yard, Newcastle West, Co Limerick

Eason’s

Ballymahon Street, Longford

Waterstones

Scotch Hall, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Mc Loughlin’s

Hopkins Road, Castlebar, Co Mayo

McLoughlin’s Bookshop

Shop Street,Westport,  Co Mayo

The Bookshop

Bridge Street,Westport,  Co Mayo

The Bookshop Navan

Trimgate Centre, Navan, Co Meath

Eason’s

The Square, Roscommon

Michael Cormickan School Supplies Ltd

Abbey Street, Roscommon

The Book Nest

Rockwood Parade, Sligo

The Bookworm

Liberty Square, Thurles, Co Tipperary

Reader’s Choice

Lower Main Street, Dungarvan, Co Waterford

The Book Centre

John Roberts Square,Waterford

The Book Centre

South Main Street,Wexford

The Gorey Bookshop

Main Street, Gorey, Co Wexford

Dubray Books

Main Street, Bray, Co Wicklow

www.cic.ie
www.kennys.ie

www.litriocht.com

www.siopa.ie
www.siopagaeilge.ie
www.tarabookco.ie
www.udar.ie

Leabhar na Bliana : 'Dúlra Oileáin Árann' : Book of the Year!!!

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Gradam Leabhar na Bliana do 'Dúlra Oileáin Árann'

Is cúis bhróid é do Chois Life a fhógairt go bhfuil Leabhar na Bliana Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin bainte amach ag Dúlra Oileáin Árann.

Oileáin Árann agus an saibhreas dúlra a bhaineann leo is ábhar don leabhar seo. Tugann Con Ó Ruairc léargas tuisceanach ar uathúlacht oidhreacht na n-oileán seo – an gheolaíocht, an aeráid, ainmhithe agus plandaí, an cladach agus an fheirmeoireacht. 

Is féidir físeán faoin leabhar a fheiceáil ach cliceáil anseo.

Ag labhairt faoin ngradam dúirt stiúrthóirí Cois Life go raibh ‘dúshlán agus pléisiúr thar na bearta ag baint le foilsiú Dúlra Oileáin Árann.’

“Seánra nua i nGaeilge é, bunábhar dúchasach ó thaobh dúlra agus teanga de, ceiliúradh ar shaibhreas Oileáin Árann, le pictiúir den scoth agus taighde na mblianta ar a chúl. Seoidleabhar dár gcuid é agus dearadh spásmhar spreagúil air ag Alan Keogh. Bronntanas Nollag do gach aois!” 

 

Seo an dara bliain as a chéile go raibh dhá leabhar ar ghearrliosta leabhar na bliana ag Cois Life. Bhí Ailfí agus an Vaimpír (a thugann léargas ar shaol Marius, vaimpír speisialta ar fearr leis rollaí fige agus cáca milis ná fuil agus feoil) le hOrna Ní Choileáin ar ghearrliosta Leabhar na Bliana do Dhaoine Óga, Gradam Réics Carló.

Cuireadh Dúlra Oileáin Árann, atá foilsithe ag Cois Life, i dtoll a chéile de thoradh na gcúrsaí agus na gcuairteanna taighde a d'eagraigh údar an leabhair ar son Institiúid Bitheolaíochta na hÉireann maidir le stair an dúlra in Oileáin Árann ó na luath-1980idí i leith.

Comhlánú ar a chéile is ea an téacs grinn géarchúiseach agus na grianghraif ghleoite a thaispeánann áilleacht agus éagsúlacht oidhreacht na n-oileán. D'fhéadfadh go leor daoine spéis a chur sa leabhar seo, pé acu cuairteoirí iad, mic léinn nó iad siúd a bhfuil spéis acu i stair an dúlra.

Tá Dúlra Oileáin Árann ar fáil le ceannach sna siopaí nó ó shuíomh idirlín Cois Life: www.coislife.ie

Foilsitheoir: Cois Life

Údar: Con Ó Ruairc

Bogchlúdach, lándaite, 204 lch

Praghas: €20

ISBN: 9781907494192

Book of the Year Award for 'Dúlra Oileáin Árann'

Cois Life is proud to announce that Dúlra Oileáin Árann has won the Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin Book of the Year Award.

This comprehensive full-colour work on the natural heritage and landscape of the Aran Islands is a first in Irish for author Con Ó Ruairc. It comprises geology, climate, flora and fauna, seashore and

Farming practices.

A short video (in Irish only) about the book can be viewed here.

Speaking about the win, Cois Life’s directors said, ‘publishing Dúlra Oileáin Árann was exciting, innovative and a great pleasure.’

‘We welcome this new genre in Irish, celebrating the  rich native resources of the Aran Islands, both in natural habitats and language, fabulous full colour photos and a wealth of scientific knowledge from the author’s extensive field-work on site. This is a real gem, beautifully designed by Alan Keogh, and a Christmas present for all ages!’

Irish-language publishers are invited each year to submit in two categories, the Gradam Uí Shúileabháin Book of the Year for Adults and Gradam Réics Carló Book of the Year for Children. The awards recognise excellence in publishing in Irish with the author of the winning title also taking a prize.

This is the second year running that Cois Life has been the only publisher shortlisted in both categories. Ailfí agus an Vaimpír (a book about the life of Marius, a very special vampire who prefers fig rolls and cakes to blood and meat) by Orna Ní Choileáin was shortlisted in the Book of the Year for Children category.

Dúlra Oileáin Árann, published by Cois Life, was researched during various field trips organised by the author on behalf of the Institute of Biology Ireland on the natural history of  the Aran Islands from the early 1980s onwards.

The discerning prose and beautiful photographs complement each other perfectly in showing the beauty and variety of the Islands. Dúlra Oileáin Árann is suitable for a variety of readers, including visitors, students or those with an interest in natural history.

Dúlra Oileáin Árann is available from shops or from Cois Life’s website: www.coislife.ie

Publisher: Cois Life

Author: Con Ó Ruairc

Paperback, full-colour, 204 pp

Price:  €20

ISBN: 9781907494192

Alec Hijmans ag Féile Leabhar BhÁC / Alex Hijmans at the Dublin Book Festival

Mar chuid 'dFhéile Leabhar Bhaile Átha Cliath 2012 reáchtáladh plé ar an ngearrscéal mar sheánra i litríocht na Gaeilge Dé Sathairn 17 Samhain in amharclann Smock Alley, Barra an Teampaill, Baile Átha Cliath 2.

 Micheál  Conghaile, Michael Cronin, Alan Titley & Alex Hijmans

Bhí an criticeoir liteartha aitheanta - agus údar de chuid Cois Life - Michael Cronin mar chathaoirleach ar an bplé leis na gearrscéalaithe seo a leanas: Michael Ó Conghaile, a bhunaigh Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Alex Hijmans, údar idirnáisiúnta ilteangach, agus Alan Titley, acadúlach agus colúnaí de chuid The Irish Times.

Tá idir úrscéalta agus ghearrscéalta Gaeilge foilsithe ag an triúr acu agus bhí siad ábalta na difríochtaí eatarthu a chíoradh go mion. Luadh go háirithe gur úrscéalta seachas gearrscéalta  a bhíonn ag teastáil ó fhoilsitheoirí Béarla ar fud an domhain ach ní mar sin atá cúrsaí i saol na foilsitheoireachta Gaeilge.

I measc na gceisteanna a d'ardaigh An tOllamh Cronin bhí an traidisiún réalaíoch i ngearrscéalaíocht an Gaeilge. Thuairimigh an tOll. Titley gur frithghluaiseacht a bhí sa traidisiún sin i gcoinne nó i ndiaidh a raibh d'osréalachas sa traidisiún béil agus sa scríbhneoireacht luath i ré na hAthbheochana san fhichiú haois a bhí go mór faoi anáil an traidisiúin sin. Luaigh Micheál Ó Conghaile gur léirigh na gearrscéalta Gaeilge le leathchéad bliain anuas saol na Gaeilge, saol na Gaeltachta agus go ndeachaigh siad i gcion air siúd dá réir.  Luaigh Alex Hijmans gurb iad gearrscéalta Uí Chonaire, Uí Fhlaithearta agus Uí Chadhain na chéid leabhair a léigh sé sa Ghaeilge agus gur thaitin an léargas a bhí iontu ar fhírinne lom an tsaoil go mór leis. 

Ceist ghaolmhar a d'ardaigh Michael Cronin ná 'an amhlaidh go bhfuil claonadh sa ghearrcéal cás an duine imeallaigh a phlé?' D'admhaigh Micheál Ó Conghaile go mbeadh sé sin fíor i gcás roinnt mhaith dá shaothar féin ach go mb'fhéidir gur mar sin a bhí toisc go mbíonn na daoine sin níos spéisiúla - bíonn siad éagsúil agus cuirtear spéis iontu dá réir. D'aontaigh Alan Titley leis an argóint sin (cé go ndúirt sé nach maith leis a bheith ag aontú le rud ar bith - leis féin go háirithe!) agus luaigh sé na carachtair sna gearrscéalta in Gonta, leabhar nua Alex Hijmans, mar shárshampa de seo. Chun clabhsúr a chur ar an ócáid d'iarr Michael Cronin ar an triúr sliocht a léamh as a saothar agus ghabh sé leithscéal leis an slua trí scór duine nó mar sin a bhí i láthair.

 

As part of the Dublin Book Festival 2012 the short story genre in Irish-language literature was discussed on Saturday the 17th of November at an event in Smock Alley Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.

The well-known critic - and Cois Life author - Michael Cronin chaired the session with the following short story writers: Michael Ó Conghaile, author and founder of publishing house Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Alex Hijmans, international, multilingual author, and Alan Titley, author, academic and Irish Times columnist. 

Professor Cronin, chairing, noted that all three writers had published both novels and short stories in the Irish language. and so were well-placed to discuss the differences between the genres. All agreed that the novel now holds a higher status then the short story in the English-speaking world with publishers much preferring writers to work on novels. This is not at all the case in Irish, with Irish-language publishers welcoming submissions in both genres.

Among the other issues which Michael Cronin asked the panel to address was the tradition of realism in the Irish short story. Professor Titley saw it as a reaction to the supernatural aspects of the oral story-telling tradition which had been a powerful influence of early Revival-period literature of the early 20th century. Micheál Ó Conghaile mentioned that the Irish-language short stories of the last fifty years were a unique depiction of Gaeltacht life and this had huge significance for him as someone raised in the Gaeltacht and had been highly influential on him as a writer. Alex Hijmans reminisced about how the short stories of Pádraic Ó Conaire, Liam Ó Flaithearta (Liam O'Flaherty) and Máirtín Cadhain had been the first works he read in the Irish language when he arrived in Ireland from the Netherlands and that their gritty realism had been very attractive to him.

The chair then asked the panel to share their thoughts about the theory that the short story tended to deal with people in the margins of society.  Micheál Ó Conghaile agreed that this coul certainly be said of many of his short stories but thought that this was the case because such people were simply more interesting than those in the mainstream - their very difference makes them of interest. Alan Titley concurred (adding the caveat that he rarely agreed with anyone else and never at all with himself!) and cited the characters in the short stories in Gonta, Alex Hijmans' new collection, as a perfect illustration of this. To bring the event to a close, Michael Cronin asked all three authors to read an extract from their work and thanked the audience of about sixty people for their attendance and attention.

Ceacht Staire ó Sheanfhondúir - A History Lesson from an Old Fogey

Is dócha gur comhartha aoise é bheith ag taisteal siar ar bhóithre na smaointe ach níor mhiste a leithéid uaireanta. Ceapaim go léiríonn an grianghraf thuas an fhorbairt atá tagtha ar chúrsaí foilsitheoireachta trí chéile ó thosaigh Cois Life ag obair sa ghort seo (i 1995), mar is é atá agaibh thuas, a léitheoirí uaisle, ná cuid de na 'dioscaí boga' ar a gcuirtí na céadleaganacha de na leabhair luatha a d'fhoilsíomar.

Bhí ceannródaíocht ar siúl ag Cois Life nuair a chuamar i mbun foilsitheoireachta mar gur bhunaíomar an nós ón tús an eagarthóireachta a dhéanamh ar an scáileán sinn féin seachas é a dhéanamh ar pháipéar leis an gcóras marcála seanbhunaithe agus a thabhairt do rúnaí nó cúntóir éigin. I gcás údar áirithe bhíodh orthu clóscríobhaithe a fháil leis an leagan clóite a réiteach mar b'ionann an chóip a chuireadh na húdair ar fáil agus 'lámhscríbhinn' cheart - féach gur sin an téarma a thugtar i gcónaí ar an gcéad chóip de théacs leabhair a chuireann an t-údar ar fáil don fhoilsitheoir. Ar ndóigh tá go leor scéalta againn tar éis a bheith ag plé le húdair thar na blianta  - údar amháin a chuir an lámhscríbhinn ar fáil (roinnt céadta leathanach) agus gan oiread agus comhartha fada amháin marcáilte inti mar 'nár chreid' sé iontu! Is ea, a chairde, is dual do na Gaeil fulaingt ach is measa fós saol an fhoilsitheora Gaeilge!

Dála an scéil, tabhair faoi deara gur mhaígh an diosca go raibh "1.44 MB" nó "2 MB" spáis ar an diosca - nuair is ar éigean a rachadh grianghraf amháin a thógfaí ar ghuthán póca ar an diosca céanna sa lá atá inniu ann.

Píosa staire ceart atá sa diosca bog thuas mar is é atá ann ná leagan den chéad imleabhar de An Peann Coitianta a d'fhoilsigh COMHAR siar in 1991 nuair a bhí an bheirt againne (Caoilfhionn agus Seán) ag plé le cúrsaí leabhar ansin. Ní hamháin go mbíodh orainn dioscaí boga a úsáid ach bhíodh orainn cead a lorg cúpla uair a chloig a bheith againn anois agus arís 'ar an ríomhaire' (is ea, a dhaoine óga, saonta, ní bhíodh ríomhaire ach ag comhlachtaí an uair sin - ní bhídís ag an ngnáthdhuine ag baile). 

Ar an taobh eile de, Mar is eol dúinn, ní hionann daonlathú agus dul chun cinn i gcónaí ach an oiread. Samhlaím nach mise an t-aon duine atá bodhar ag bíogaíl an tslua, nó ar leasc leis aghaidh a thabhairt ar facebook nó nascadh le linkedin.  O Tempora, O Mores!  (agus is beag AR FAD a thuigfeadh é sin sa lá atá inniu ann anois go gcuimhním air! Ach is dócha gur chuige sin atá google ann ... )

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It's probably a sign of old age that one is inclined to wander down memory lane, but sometimes perhaps it's no harm. The photographs in this post remind us of how much has changed since Cois Life began publishing (in 1995), for they depict, gentle readers, 'floppy disks' - the medium on which authors used to supply the first copy of their work to us. Above are photos of some of the early works we published and one which we worked on when we were involved in publishing books for the magazine COMHAR. That last one An Peann Coitianta was published in 1991 and in those days we had to contend not alone with floppy disks but with having to book a few hours on 'the' computer. Younger readers of a nervous disposition may wish to avert their gaze as I impart the dread intelligence that in those days only a company might have a computer (if it were very 'go-ahead') - the idea that everybody would one day have a computer in their home seemed very far-fetched indeed.

From the start we were quite revolutionary in Cois Life in that we changed the traditional workflow and instead of marking up hard copy and handing the marked up copy (with all those old-fashioned squiggles - the examples below are from the Chicago Style Manual) we began the editing process on screen. Despite the fact that almost all first copies of a work ar now supplied by authors everywhere in electronic format the term 'manuscript' is still used for this first copy. 

Of course, we've had many interesting experiences with authors down the years including one who supplied several hundred pages of his work in an electronic version which was utterly devoid of fada-s, explaining in an aside that he "didn't believe in them"!

Note how the disks boasted of their capacity - "1.44 MB" or "2 MB" when nowadays that wouldn't even hold a single hi-res photo taken on a smartphone.

Looking at the 'progress' from the other end of the telescope, perhaps more democratic access to technology isn't always advisable. Somehow I suspect I'm not the only one deafened by twitterings (ok, 'tweets'), blue in the face with facebook and desperate to unchain himself from linkedin. O Tempora, O Mores! (and now that I think of it I am absolutely sure that only a tiny handful of people will understand THAT nowadays! But then, that's what google is for, I suppose... ) 

Ceapacháin Comhlachta / Appointments

Tá áthas orainn a fhógairt go bhfuil Fionnuala Cloke ceaptha anois ag Cois Life, mar Oifigeach Foilsitheoireachta freagrach as an gclár oibre a riar, ó Eanáir 2013 amach. Tá taithí roinnt blianta ag Fionnuala i mbun dualgas eagarthóireachta agus taighde agus tá a saothar, Ceist Agam Ort (Cois Life 2008) beagnach díolta amach.    

Tá údar eile dár gcuid, Donla uí Bhraonáin, nuacheaptha ina hEagarthóir. Beidh Donla ag feidhmiú sa tréimhse ó Mheán Fómhair go Nollaig, ag plé le cúrsaí eagarthóireachta. Tá trí shaothar le Donla ar ár liosta go dtí seo: 500 Seanfhocal, Paidreacha na Gaeilge agus an saothar a chuir sí in eagar le T.S. Ó Máille, Seanfhocla Chonnacht. Foilseofar a saothar nua Leabhar Laethanta in 2013.

Céim mhór forbartha ag Cois Life is ea na ceapacháin seo agus tá an-áthas orainn iad a fhógairt dár gcuid scríbhneoirí agus léitheoirí araon. Guímid gach rath orthu i mbun saothair.

  

Cois Life is pleased to announce that Fionnuala Cloke has been appointed as Publications Officer to administer the publications programme from January 2013. Fionnuala has a number of years experience in editing an research and her book Ceist Agam Ort (Cois Life 2008) is now almost fully sold out.

Another of our authors, Donla uí Bhraonáin, has been appointed as Editor. Donla will be engaged in editorial work from September to December. Donla has three books on our list so far: 500 Seanfhocal, Paidreacha na Gaeilge and the work by T.S. Ó Máille that she edited, Seanfhocla Chonnacht. Her next book Leabhar Laethanta will be published in 2013.

These appointments represent a significant step in the development of Cois Life and we are very pleased to announce them to our authors and readers. We wish them both the best of luck in their work.