Irish Imbas Books

Irish Imbas Books

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    • BEARA: Dark Legends
      • Beara: Dark Legends
    • Fionn mac Cumhaill: Irish Mythology Hero and Legend
      • FIONN: The Defence of Ráth Bládhma
      • FIONN: Traitor of Dún Baoiscne
      • FIONN: The Adversary
      • FIONN: The Stalking Silence
      • Liath Luachra – The Grey One
    • Irish Imbas: Celtic Mythology Collection
    • Leannán Sidhe: The Irish Muse
    • Short Stories
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    • Beara: Dark Legends
    • Fionn: The Fionn mac Cumhaill Series Pronunciation
  • Irish Fantasy: Coming soon
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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

Working on the Beach: Update on Future ‘Productions’

God, I love Christmas/New Year in New Zealand! Through a pure twist of timing and climate, the Christmas celebration here falls at the very start of the summer holiday season. As a result, holidays in this country can stretch from 24th December, all to the way through to the end […] Read more »

Who was Tréanmór -The Fionn mac Cumhaill Series

Within the Fenian Cycle, the character of Cumhal (Fionn mac Cumhaill’s father) is sometimes referred to with the interesting patronymic “mac Trénmóir” (or “mac Tréanmór” or in modern Irish) which, literally, means ‘Strong-Big’. This unlikely name is believed to originate from genealogists of the seventh century Leinster families who were […] Read more »

Intriguing Titles from the Celtic Short Story Competition Submissions

Well the entries are in and the submission folder has been removed to a separate hard drive. Yesterday, while we were doing the admin for the registration and processing, we were struck by the number of intriguing titles this year. I’ve learned long ago not to put too much stock […] Read more »

How to Write Sex Scenes

That made you sit up. I suppose I should start by saying I really don’t particularly enjoy writing sex scenes. Writing protracted sexual encounters always seems to lead into pornographic territory or, even worse, purple prose. Then of course there’s always the thought of your mother peering over your shoulder, […] Read more »

Earthquakes and Irony on the Shaky Isles

A bit hectic this week and people have been asking so I figured I’d give some information/ context on what we’re dealing with here – at least from a personal perspective. Even after many years in New Zealand, coming from one of the most stable pieces of land on the […] Read more »

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