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Welcome to Irish Imbas Books, official website of Irish author Brian O'Sullivan.

We make Irish mythology accessible in a way that's exciting and entertaining but which also respects its cultural origins.

All of our books incorporate authentic ancient Irish concepts and stories that you won't find elsewhere. A selection of these can be found at 'The Books'.

We also run the annual Celtic Mythology Short Story Competition.

Enjoy your visit!

Latest from the blog

Why you shouldn’t toss a Coin in a Sacred Well

Back in ancient Ireland, we know that those areas where water emerged from the earth (springs and wells.) were held in great reverence by our early ancestors. We know this, not only because of the huge number of valuable votive offerings recovered from such locations, but because of the prehistoric […] Read more »

The Trouble With Liath – Aar, me hearty! Pirate Irish Books

Anyone who’s anyway capable with Irish (the language), or familiar with my work, is probably aware that  ‘Liath’ is the Irish word for ‘Grey’ (although it can also mean a grey-haired person). ). Like most Irish adjectives, the word is pretty flexible: Sioc liath is a ‘hoar frost’ for example. […] Read more »

A Test for Irish Cultural Authenticty

  Did you know that Irish fairies are always sexy and like to wear revealing, gossamer outfits? Did you know that Banshees are actually a form of vampire? Did you know Ireland swarms with werewolves? Did you know that Ireland is awash with proverbs of great wisdom that no Irish […] Read more »

The Fate of Irish women taken as Vikings Slaves

In local Beara folklore, most people are pretty much aware of how Oileán Baoi (Dursey Island) was used by the Vikings as a staging depot to export Irish slaves (mostly female) to overseas markets. A recent study from Iceland however gives some idea of where some of those women might […] Read more »

The New Liath Luachra Book [Liath Luachra: The Swallowed]

Osraighe: Ireland’s shadowy centre, a desolate region of forest, marshes and mountainous terrain where unwary travellers are ‘swallowed’ and never seen again. Caught up in an intra-tribal conflict when her latest mission turns sour, the woman warrior Liath Luachra finds herself coerced into a new undertaking. Dispatched to Osraighe to […] Read more »

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