Bookshops and dealers of every shape and size where second-hand and antiquarian books can be found. A basic business listing is still FREE but for a very small premium (€10 per annum) a more comprehensive listing is available. The premium listing includes website/Facebook/YouTube links, photograph(s), FREE classified adverts, and a FREE listing in the 2nd edition of the “Collect Ireland” guidebook.
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Page last updated 15/4/2024
An Ceathrú Póilí,
216 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6AH
Tel: (028) 9032 2811
Opening hours
Mon-Fri: 9.30am – 5.30pm
Saturday: 9.30am – 4.00pm
Closed Sunday.
Stock: approx.3000. Irish language, history, poetry, religious, second-hand and collectors, musical instruments, local art, DVDs.
KEATS & CHAPMAN
21 North Street, Belfast, Co.Antrim
Open
Monday/Friday from 12 Noon – 6.00pm
Saturday from 11.00am – 6.00pm
Sunday from 1.00pm – 6.00pm
Stock
A wide range of good quality second-hand books.
OXFAM BOOKSHOP
35 Ann Street, Belfast,
Co.Antrim, BT1 4EB
Tel: (028) 9032 0527
www.oxfamireland.org/shop/oxfam-books-ann-st
Open: Mon/Sat. 9.30am – 5.00pm
Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays
Stock
Charity shop with good general secondhand stock as well as some collectable titles.
OXFAM BOOKS
33 Botanic Avenue,
Belfast, Co.Antrim, BT7 1JG
(adjacent to Botanic Railway Station)
Tel: (028) 9033 3040
www.oxfamireland.org/shop/oxfam-books-botanic
Open
Mon/Sat. 9.30am – 5.30pm
Sundays & Bank Holidays 1.00pm – 5.00pm
Stock
Good selection of general secondhand books including collectable titles. Also music – CDs/DVDs/LPs.
WAR ON WANT (NI),
24 Botanic Avenue,
Belfast, Co.Antrim, BT7 1JQ
(adjacent to Botanic Railway Station)
Tel: (028) 9024 7773
Open: Monday/Friday 10.00am – 5.00pm and Saturday 10.30am – 4.30pm.
Stock
Charity shop with Irish and antiquarian books as well as a wide variety of other secondhand titles.
WAR ON WANT (NI),
370/374 Upper Newtownards Road,
Belfast, Co.Antrim, BT4 3DY
Tel: (028) 9067 3350
Open: Monday/Saturday 10.30am – 4.30pm
Stock
Charity shop with Irish and antiquarian books as well as a wide variety of other secondhand titles.
CAUSEWAY BOOKS
102 Main Street, Bushmills,
Co.Antrim, BT57 8QD
thebookshopcoleraine@hotmail.com
Open
Monday/Saturday from 10.00am – 5.00pm
Stock
Specialise in used books and vintage toys/games. Everything from Shakespeare to Haynes manuals, Star Wars to Barbie.
Latest news here: The-Bookshop-Coleraine
CRAOBH RUA BOOKS,
12 Woodford Gardens, Armagh City, BT60 2AZ
Tel: +44 (0) 28 37 526 938
Catalogues issued.
Books and prints relating to Ireland, general antiquarian stock.
BOOKENDS BOOKSHOP,
5 Dufferin Court, Dufferin Avenue,
Bangor, Co.Down, BT20 3BX
Tel: (028) 9122 9783
Open: Mon/Sat. 11:00am – 4:00pm
Stock: General second-hand books with some antiquarian and collectable. Specialise in children’s books and local history.
Latest news: Bookends-Bangor
Concern Worldwide – Holywood Bookshop
22 Church Road,
Holywood, Co.Down BT18 9BU
Tel: (028) 9042 6984
Open: Mon/Sat.from 10:00am – 4:30 pm
National Trust Second-hand Bookshop
Castle Ward,
Strangford, Downpatrick, Co.Down BT30 7LS
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-ward
Shop open: Wednesdays to Sundays from 12 noon to 5pm.
To donate books, CDs and/or DVDs please telephone (028) 4488 1204
Further information: Castle Ward
STACKS BOOKSHOP,
67 Comber Road, Dundonald, Co.Down, BT16 2AE
Tel: (028) 9048 6880
Open
Tuesday/Saturday from 10:00am – 6:00pm
Stock: Large: Antiquarian, Irish, military, poetry, religious and general second-hand books. Music – Vinyl records, CDs & DVDs.
Latest news: Stacks-Bookshop
Concern Worldwide Books
29 Ferryquay Street,
Derry, BT48 6JB
Tel: (028) 7136 7619
Open
Mon/Sat. from 10.00am – 4.30pm
Stock
Books, Music etc.
FOYLE BOOKS,
12 Magazine Street, Derry, Co.Londonderry, BT48 6HH
Tel: (028) 7137 2530
Open
Mon/Fri. from 11:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Closed Sundays
Stock
Antiquarian books, general books, Donegal & Derry a speciality.
Other services: Valuations.
Latest news: Foyle-Books
LITTLE ACORNS BOOKSTORE,
18 Great James Street,
Derry BT48 7DA
Tel: +44 7776 117 054
littleacornsbookstore@yahoo.co.uk
www.littleacornsbookstore.co.uk
Open
Monday/Saturday from 10.00am – 6.00pm
Closed Sundays.
Stock: New and second-hand books, postcards, prints, CDs etc.
Latest news here: Little Acorns Bookstore
Friends of Charis
50 Rainey Street, Magherafelt BT45 5AH, Co.Derry
Tel: (028) 7963 1081
Open: Tues/Sat. from 9.30am – 4.30pm
Stock: A wide range of second-hand books, DVDs and CDs in a large charity shop that supports people with cancer across Northern Ireland.
Latest news: Friends-of-Charis
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