Festival

Ennistymon Book Town Festival

Held every year on the last weekend of August. In 2024 this will be 31 August and 1 September.

Booksellers from around the country come to Ennistymon with their stalls and pop-up shops to join the two permanent bookshops selling, antiquarian, used and new books. There are readings and talks in various venues over the weekend.

Visiting Booksellers - 2024 TO BE UPDATED

Tall Stories (An Teach Ceoil, and old Gilna's Optometrist on Church Street), Kilkenny
New remainder books and second-hand books
Jim Cooney (Courthouse Gallery), Macroom, Co. Cork
Used and antiquarian books
Geata Buidhe Books ( An Teach Ceoil), Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Antiquarian, out-of-print, and second-hand books, mainly Irish interest
Pat Dunne (An Teach Ceoil ) , Kildare
Used and antiquarian books, specialising in GAA
James McBarron (Courthouse Gallery ), Cork
Used books
John O'Brien (An Teach Ceoil), Limerick
Used and antiquarian books

Charlie Byrne's (Pop-up shop in Stacks, Main Street), Galway
New, used, and antiquarian books, many on County Clare
Foyle Books (Byrne's Restaurant), Derry
Used and antiquarian books
Doolin Dinghy (An Teach Ceoil), Doolin, Co. Clare
Used and antiquarian books
Joe Collins Rare Books ( An Teach Ceoil), Dublin
Out-of print and antiquarian books, specialising in Irish and Celtic studies
Banner Books (Courthouse Gallery), Ennistymon, Co. Clare
Used and antiquarian books (see also Banner Books shop on the Square for new and used books)

F riday 4 July
At Salmon Bookshop, Main Street:
7pm – TBA
Saturday 5 July
At Salmon Bookshop, Main Street:
2pm – TBA
5.30pm – TBA
At Banner Books, The Square:
7pm – Joe Queally - Stories and songs from North Clare
Sunday 6 July
At Salmon Bookshop, Main Street:
TBA

Venues - TO BE UPDATED

Parliament Street - Courthouse

Church Street - Teach Ceoil

Main Street

Church Street

Main Street

Ennistymon Book Town Festival

Visiting Booksellers - 2024 TO BE UPDATED

Events

Venues - TO BE UPDATED