1,408円 Studies of Irish nationalism have been primarily historical in scope and overwhelmingly male in content. Too often, the ‘shadow of the gunman’ has dominated. Little recognition has been given to the part women have played, yet over the centuries they have undertaken a variety of roles – as combat...

1,549円 Early one morning in March 1985, as he climbed the six steps of Margaret Thatcher’s prime-ministerial jet on the runway of RAF Aldergrove, little did Willie Carlin know the role Freddie Scappaticci played in saving his life. So began the dramatic extraction of Margaret Thatcher’s key undercover a...

8,879円 Why do we send children to school? Who should take responsibility for children's health and education? Should girls and boys be educated separately or together? These questions provoke much contemporary debate, but also have a longer, often-overlooked history. Mary Hatfield explores these questio...

5,970円 From the turn of the twentieth century until the end of the Irish Civil War, Protestant nationalists forged a distinct counterculture within an increasingly Catholic nationalist movement. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, Conor Morrissey charts the development of nationali...

1,549円 Considering Grace records the deeply moving stories of 120 ordinary people’s experiences of the Troubles, exploring how faith shaped their responses to violence and its aftermath. Presbyterian ministers, victims, members of the security forces, those affected by loyalist paramilitarism, ex-combat...

1,549円 One of the most shocking scandals in Northern Irish political history: originally a green-energy initiative, the Renewal Heat Incentive (RHI) or ‘cash-for-ash’ scheme saw Northern Ireland’s government pay 〓1.60 for every 〓1 of fuel the public burned in their wood-pellet boilers, leading to wide...

7,284円 The book describes the history of a humble family that migrated from England to Ireland in the mid 17th c and put down roots at Kilconnor in County Carlow. By the end of the century many members of the family had joined the Society of Friends and concurrently the family had elevated its social an...

15,919円 The crisis that befell Ireland in the 1640s has always fascinated historians. This volume of essays presents cutting-edge research on various aspects of the Irish wars, notably regionalism, the nature of English interventions, popular politics and the problems of allegiance, authority and legitim...

1,459円 Dramatic, emotional and romantic, i****f you love Lorna Cook, Tracy Rees and Jenny Ashcroft, you'll love this gripping and heartrending novel from Cathy Mansell, author of A Place to Belong. 'G****lorious - a cross between Maeve Binchy and Catherine Cookson' 5* early reader review 'A superb ...

4,244円 "The bullets didn't just travel in distance, they travelled in time. Some of those bullets never stop travelling." Jack Kennedy, father of James Kennedy On 15th August 1969, nine-year-old Patrick Rooney became the first child killed as a result of the 'Troubles' - one of 186 children who would di...

164円 The Forgotten Forgotten Facts of Irish History" captures the essence and spirit of the six century long quest by the brave and selfless Irish patriots to secure Ireland's independence. This fight for freedom is known as "The Cause". The work flows easily from Ireland's first settlers, the Milican...

80円 M. Gustave de Beaumont, dans la préface de son excellent livre, remarque, avec beaucoup de raison, qu’aucun pays plus que l’Irlande ne mérite l’attention du moraliste et de l’homme politique. Il n’est aucun pays, en effet, qui, pendant une durée non interrompue de sept siècles, ait, tantôt sous u...