The Salmon Bookshop & Literary Centre

The Salmon Bookshop & Literary Centre Salmon Poetry's leap into a treasure trove of literature in the heart of the lovely West of Ireland town, Ennistymon, Co. Clare.

The Salmon Bookshop & Literary Centre (9 Parliament Street, Co. Clare, Ireland) is devoted to promoting quality books, not only selling but presenting regular literary events, from creative writing workshops to readings and seminars. We feature secondhand, rare, and new books; including hundreds of poetry titles and literary journals. The shop is run by Jessie Lendennie, Siobhan Hutson and Eleanor Cummins of Salmon Poetry, one of Ireland's main literary publishers.

01/08/2026

Kankawa Nagarra.
Hugh on bass
Darren Hanlon guitar.

01/08/2026
13/07/2026

Acclaimed songwriters from Ireland and the UK, Vincent Cross, Ruth Dillon and Tom Portman, gave a wonderful performance this evening at The Salmon Bookshop! Many thanks to Annika Huber for all her help setting up and to Ann Garry Quish for taking photos and this video 👏

This coming Friday, 10th April, at 7pm, we will launch our newest anthology, Unsinkable: Poems Inspired by the Titanic, ...
06/04/2026

This coming Friday, 10th April, at 7pm, we will launch our newest anthology, Unsinkable: Poems Inspired by the Titanic, edited by Margo Taft Stever, Sandra Yannone, and Susana H. Case. Please join us for what will no doubt be a wonderful event for a very special book.

We had a beautiful afternoon of poetry to mark the beginning of Salmon Poetry’s 45th year, with special guest Rita Ann H...
01/02/2026

We had a beautiful afternoon of poetry to mark the beginning of Salmon Poetry’s 45th year, with special guest Rita Ann Higgins whose first poetry collection ‘Goddess on the Mervue Bus’ was published by Salmon in 1986.

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Main Street
Ennistymon
V95DX35

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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