Win Cló Iar Chonnacht Book Bundles - W/c 4th Dec 2023: It’s that time of year again and we’re delighted to announce this Christmas competition to celebrate the Cló Iar-Chonnacht Christmas sale, which runs from 1 to 23 December. Tune in this week to Kayte O'Malley on On The Move 3 -7pm for your chance to win a super prize - each day this week we've got a book bundle valued at over €100, compliments of Cló Iar Chonnacht
Remember folks that from December 1st to the 23rd, both in-store and online at www.cic.ie, there are discounts of up to 50% available on a wide selection of books and CDs.
Each of the Cló Iar Chonnacht Prize bundle consists of a gift voucher to the value of €20 to use in the Cló Iar-Chonnacht book shop, both in an Spidéal and online at www.cic.ie, along with:
- Three books from the Horrid Henry | Dónall Dána don léitheoir luath (early readers) series - Dráma na Nollag, Fear Sneachta an Uafáis, Luíochán na Nollag
- An Crann Cois na Trá - a beautifully illustrated picture book by Debbie Deegan, illustrated by Bronagh Lee, Irish edition by Fearghas Mac LochlainnBláth Fiáin - a novella for teen readers by Meadhbh Ní Eadhra. Shortlisted for Gradam Réics Carló Oireachtas na Gaeilge Irish-language young people’s book of the year.
- Carúil Nollag - a CD featuring a beautiful collection of Christmas carols in Irish sung by Cór Chois Fharraige.
- Béal na Péiste - an award-winning novel by Fionntán de Brún. Winner of Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin Oireachtas na Gaeilge 2023 and shortlisted for the Foras na Gaeilge Irish Language Fiction Book of the Year in the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023.
- Scáil an Phríosúin - a gripping crime novel by Anna Heussaff. Shortlisted for the Foras na Gaeilge Irish Language Fiction Book of the Year in the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023.
Hours and hours of entrainment for all the family
The story of Cló Iar-Chonnacht
Cló Iar-Chonnacht publishes Irish-language books and Irish traditional music. They offer an extensive range of Irish-language books and traditional albums for sale on their website and shop in Connemara. Cló Iar-Chonnacht (CIC) was founded in 1985, and since then we have published over 300 books and 150 music albums. Among the most productive publishing houses in the country, CIC employs five people full-time in our offices in Inverin, Connemara. It is one of the largest private Irish language publishing companies in Ireland.
CIC sees itself primarily as a guardian and patron of Irish language and Gaeltacht culture. The team at Cló Iar Chonnacht understand the great value of this culture, and the importance of protecting and fostering it. Their aim is to encourage and support local musicians and writers, and help to bring their arts to a wide audience.
CIC publishes a wide range of literature; anthologies of poetry, short stories and songs, novels, teenage fiction, children’s books, theses and history books. They have published some books in English, mainly translations of important Irish language literature, and also some bilingual books. Many of these works are available in audio format, many as part of the series An Béal Beo.
In terms of their music catalogue, CIC’s original goal was to record the musicians of Connemara, and in particular its sean-nós singers, to ensure that their rich tradition would be available to future generations. This remains one of CIC’s priorities, however the brief has been expanded to include many different genres of music including traditional, sean-nós from all over Ireland, Cajun, country and Cape Breton.
