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Stories Set in Ireland — top stories

Bloomsday Dublin, western islands, Troubles-era Derry and Celtic myths — Ireland writes about itself with unmatched intensity. These ten famous works run from 1904 to streaming-era hits; StoryTerra's map holds many more, from Dublin streets to Aran islands, filterable by era.

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10 famous stories set in Ireland

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Browse 351 books, 317 movies, 5 TV shows and 6 games set in Ireland.

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin

Searchlight Pictures-Blueprint Pictures-Film4 Productions-Metropolitan Films International-TSG Entertainment
movie

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship with alarming consequences for both of them.

Setting: Ireland, Fictional IslandTime Period: 1923
Wolfwalkers

Wolfwalkers

Cartoon Saloon-Melusine Productions-Value&Power Culture Communications-Film Fund Luxembourg-Screen Ireland-Broadcasting Authority of Ireland-Haut et Court-Canal+-RTÉ-OCS-Pôle Image Magelis-Folivari-GKIDS-Charente County
movie

In a time of superstition and magic when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native…

Setting: IrelandTime Period: 17th Century
Sing Street

Sing Street

Cosmo Film-Filmwave Pictures-Distressed Films-FilmNation Entertainment-Likely Story-PalmStar Media
movie

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

Setting: Dublin, IrelandTime Period: 1980s
P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You

Wendy Finerman Productions-Alcon Entertainment-Warner Bros. Pictures-Grosvenor Park Films LLP
movie

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

Setting: New York, USA; IrelandTime Period: 2000s
Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea

CNC-Haut et Court-Eurimages-MEDIA Programme of the European Union-Screen Ireland-OCS-Digital Graphics-Big Farm-Melusine Productions-WestEnd Films-Cartoon Saloon-Super Productions-Magellan Films-Noerlum Studios-Studio 352-StudioCanal UK
movie

The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea their journey becomes a…

Setting: IrelandTime Period: Fantasy
Conversations with Friends

Conversations with Friends

by Sally Rooney
book

A sharply intelligent novel about two college students and the strange, unexpected connection they forge with a married couple.Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed, and darkly observant. A college student and…

Setting: Dublin, IrelandTime Period: 2017
Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Wildgaze Films-Screen Ireland-Parallel Films-Item 7
movie

In 1950s Ireland and New York young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

Setting: Brooklyn, New York, USA; IrelandTime Period: 1950s
Leap Year

Leap Year

Birnbaum / Barber Productions-Universal Pictures-Spyglass Entertainment-Octagon Films-BenderSpink
movie

When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29 she plans to follow her lover…

Setting: Dublin, IrelandTime Period: 2010
Tears of the Moon

Tears of the Moon

by Nora Roberts
book

A talented songwriter, Shawn Gallagher spends his days lost in reverie and wonder, oblivious to the wiles of women and the ways of the world. He claims that he's content with his life, but his music tells a different…

Setting: IrelandTime Period: 2000
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Ferndale Films-Granada Television-RTÉ
movie

In this true story told through flashbacks Christy Brown is born with crippling cerebral palsy into a poor working-class Irish family. Able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds he is…

Setting: Dublin, IrelandTime Period: 20th Century

The 10 stories above are just a sample of the 679 in the catalogue for this entry. For the full live catalogue with trailers, locations and time filters, open Ireland in the StoryTerra app. On the live map you can also filter by the exact time the stories take place — any year, decade or century, from BCE to the future.

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