403円 The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists is a novel by Robert Tressell first published in 1914 after his death in 1911. An explicitly political work, it is widely regarded as a classic of working-class literature. Clearly frustrated at the refusal of his contemporaries to recognise the inequity and i...

1,326円 In 1861 an Irish-born explorer emerged from the Australian outback, sole survivor of the country's greatest expedition. John King from Moy, Co. Tyrone, had crossed the arid continent and discovered tracts of rich, fertile land. With eight men dead, King's triumph was one of the world's great feat...

1,335円 Following on from the success of ‘The Speckled People’, Hugo Hamilton's new memoir recounts the summer he spent working at a local harbour in Ireland, at a time of tremendous fear and mistrust. Young Hugo longs to be released from the confused identity he has inherited from his German mother and ...

655円 We're all just a wee bit Irish, don't you think? Indeed, some 40 million Americans claim Irish ancestry, and many more than that line the streets each March in leprechaun hats, green beer in hand, declaring "Kiss me, I'm Irish!" But what, exactly, does it mean to be Irish? Consider The Little G...

496円 Patrick Weston Joyce (1827-1914) was an Irish historian and writer who specialized in creating histories of localities all throughout Ireland. As a result of his efforts, he became one of the most important Irish cultural figures of the late 19th century, producing works about the languages, musi...

421円 This booklet is designed to be an introduction to the sources available for researching Belfast ancestors and where they can be found. It is aimed at those starting out in their quest to find out more about their local family history and the history of their local community.

1,246円 To coincide with the Channel 4 series to be aired at the end of this year – David Starkey's ‘Monarchy’ charts the rise of the British monarchy from the War of the Roses, the English Civil War and the Georgians, right up until the present day monarchs of the 20th Century. David Starkey’s new book ...

447円 THE MOST ANCIENT LIVES OF SAINT PATRICK; INCLUDING THE LIFE BY JOCELIN, AND HIS EXTANT WRITINGS. Illustrated with the Most Ancient Engravings of Our Great National Saint; WITH A PREFACE AND CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. BY REV. JAMES O'LEARY This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Conten...

651円 This is the story of Ireland – not just her History, but her story. Her Music, her Poetry and Theatre, her ancient Brehon laws. How people lived in the times of Brian Boru, what they wore and what they ate and drank. It’s the story of her roads, her railways, her canals. It’s the story of her ind...

500円 This is a LiteBite Book, about the equal of fifty or so pages of a Paperback or Pocket Book. The Story of Ireland ‒ Book One. Roots. This is the first in a series of LiteBite Books telling the story of Ireland. This first Book takes us from 3000 BC to 1366 AD. The series aims to tell not just Ire...

777円 From the bestselling and PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author of Netherland, a fascinating, personal, and beautifully crafted family history. Joseph O'Neill's grandfathers--one Turkish, one Irish--were both imprisoned for suspected subversion during the Second World War. The Irish grandfather, a han...

1,326円 Bill Crawford (W.H. Crawford) had played a key role in the development of Irish economic, social and regional history for over forty years. The essays in Industry, Trade and People in Ireland, 1650-1950 are testimony to his many spheres of influence - as teacher, archivist, curator, researcher an...