Her disappearance would haunt her orphaned children, the perpetrators of the brutal crime and a whole society in Northern Ireland for decades. One night in December 1972, Jean McConville, a mother of 10, was abducted from her home in Belfast and never seen alive again. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe Patrick’s Day, I’d like to celebrate with 12 books that have defined contemporary Irish literature. Today’s Irish authors are making a big impression on the literary world, so in honor of St. Ireland’s cultural heritage includes a legacy of rich literary history.'Ĭontemporary Irish authors continue the literary tradition, winning prestigious awards and topping bestseller lists. 'I rish culture is much deeper than green beer and goes way beyond leprechauns. Although staples of the world of writing in Ireland, authors such as James Joyce are not light reads by any means. Celebrating Irish authors doesn’t mean that you have to crack open one of the classics. Ireland’s cultural heritage includes a legacy of rich literary history, from Oscar Wilde to Seamus Heaney and all the classics that lie between.

But Irish culture is much deeper than green beer and goes way beyond leprechauns. Patrick’s Day is a grand day where everyone is invited into Celtic parlors for a pint and wearing of the green. March puts us in the mood for springtime and shamrocks.

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