The Letters of John McGahern
4,320円 I am no good at letters. John McGahern, 1963 John McGahern is consistently hailed as one of the finest Irish writers since James Joyce and Samuel Beckett.This volume collects some of the witty, profound and unfailingly brilliant letters that he exchanged with family, friends and literary luminari...
Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Supers...
450円 Lady Jane Wilde was the mother of Oscar Wilde and an accomplished folklorist. She sought to preserve Irish culture through recording their enchanting myths, rituals and beliefs. This collection contains over 100 of these enthralling tales, from fairies stealing children to leprechauns promising g...
Birth of a State
1,549円 The Irish state came into being as a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. Signed by a Sinn Féin delegation and the British government at 10 Downing Street in the early hours of 6 December that year, the Treaty was the culmination of both a revolutionary movement that had begun in the previou...
The Nation Holds Its Breath
1,549円 ‘…David O’Leary is entrusted with the responsibility of taking the penalty that could send Ireland to the quarter finals of the World Cup. This kick can decide it all. The nation holds its breath … It’s there!' While the nation held its breath, George Hamilton delivered a line that will forever b...
Great Hatred
1,440円 THE IRISH TOP 10 BESTSELLER A gripping investigation into one of Irish history's greatest mysteries, Great Hatred reveals the true story behind one of the most significant political assassinations to ever have been committed on British soil. 'An incredible story, full of melodramatic details, and...
Gay and Lesbian Activism in the Republic ...
5,194円 This thematically-arranged study traces the emergence of visible gay and lesbian communities across the Republic of Ireland and their impact on public perceptions of homosexuality. Along the way it explores the critical and hidden activism of lesbian women, the role of rural provincial activists,...
Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber
1,780円 'Fascinating . . . O'Driscoll's research is impressive' Ben Macintyre, The Times _____ The story behind the hit movie Baltimore, starring Imogen Poots. The astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her life to the IRA. She grew up in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate. She was p...
Parnell in Perspective
7,959円 First published in 1991, Parnell in Perspective is a collection of essays exploring the ideas and political style of Charles Stewart Parnell. Divided into two parts, the book explores Parnell’s career in detail and investigates the parliamentary and personal qualities that led to his reputation a...
Arming the Irish Revolution
7,959円 Arming the Irish Revolution is an in-depth investigation of the successes and failures of the militant Irish republican efforts to arm themselves. W. H. Kautt’s comprehensive account of Irish Republican Army (IRA) arms acquisition begins with its predecessorsーthe Irish Volunteers and the Nationa...
Ireland, the Irish, and the Rise of Biofi...
4,454円 Biofiction is literature that names its protagonist after an actual historical figure, and it has become a dominant literary form over the last 35 years. What has not yet been scholarly acknowledged or documented is that the Irish played a crucial role in the origins, evolution, rise, and now dom...
A History of the County Dublin
562円 Explore the history of County Dublin from the pre-Christian era in Francis Elrington Ball's "A History of the County Dublin". The complete work comprises six volumes. In each volume, the parishes are used to geographically divide County Dublin as a useful way of approaching local history. Ball's ...
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