Part historic document, part entertainment, and part cookbook this is a well-known book in many Irish Homes. The edition I have is a selection of recipes and produced by Mercier Press in 2009. I'm pretty sure there are omissions for a more modern market and it's interesting to see what foods were considered common or cheap at the time.

Her introductions to sections and chapters are well worth the price of admission though and well worth a read, though if you're looking for this as a historical document you might want to check out older editions. This edition is pared back from 500 pages with 300 recipies to 160 pages.

First published in 1960 by the Flour Miller's Association, this has also been produced as a two-part book with Bread and cakes as one subtitle and Fish & Meat as the other subtitle. This edition serves as a flavour of the whole. ( )

This is one of the best-known and popular of Irish cookery books. Reissued a number of times over the years. Also contains some well-written short stories with a food theme. Quite forward thinking for its time, with recipes for risotto, avocado (I wonder how many avocados were eaten in Ireland in 1960!) and chicken marengo! ( )