Ireland category: 1364 books

Food tourism in Ireland enters an exciting new phase with this complete user guide to finding and buying the best Irish foods – and how to enjoy them at their best, both when eating out and at home. Of equal interest to Irish residents and visitors, Ireland for Food Lovers introduces readers...

From its stirring legends to its stunning landscapes, Ireland is a living, breathing fairytale. Ignite your imagination with Moon Ireland. Inside you'll find: Flexible itineraries from a long weekend in Dublin to 9-day tours of southern, northern, and coastal Ireland that can be combined into...

Ireland was conquered and gradually colonized by the Tudors during the sixteenth century. This much is clear but whether or not this was the actual goal of English policy in Ireland at that time has long been debated by historians. Debating Tudor policy in sixteenth-century Ireland examines a set...

In the twenty-first century there are two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, and two very different heads of state represent the populations of Ireland and Northern Ireland respectively: the elected presidency of the republic, and the hereditary monarchy of the United Kingdom. But the idea of...

If the Emerald Isle tugs at your heartstrings, and sensational rainbows, heavenly sunbeams and mercurial skies stir your soul, you’ll love this second volume in the Moods of Ireland series — Mystical Moods of Ireland, Vol. II: Enchanted Celtic Skies (Second Edition). From the artful eyes...

The conflict in Northern Ireland since 1969 has cost over 3,600 lives and about 100,000 people in Northern Ireland live in a household where someone has been injured in a troubles-related incident. This has been a key issue in British and Irish politics and the recent peace process in Northern Ireland...

The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Northern Ireland Conflict provides an accessible and comprehensive study of the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland from the 1960s to 2016. The second edition of the book expands on the references relating to individuals, organizations...

This book brings together some of today's most exciting scholars of Irish history to chart the pivotal events in the history of modern Ireland while providing fresh perspectives on topics ranging from colonialism and nationalism to political violence, famine, emigration, and feminism. The Princeton...

Ireland's struggle for freedom reaches back much further into the annals of history than most of us can imagine. Since the eleventh century, when legendary king Brian Boru united the chieftains of Ireland to resist Viking invasion, countless individual leaders have fought to preserve and protect Ireland's...

This impressive survey covers the early history of Ireland from the coming of Christianity to the Norman settlement. Within a broad political framework it explores the nature of Irish society, the spiritual and secular roles of the Church and the extraordinary flowering of Irish culture in the period....

The seminal history of Ireland’s most unusual century, thoroughly updated for the new millennium. With its starting point the bloody creation of the Irish Free State in 1922, Ireland: A Social and Cultural History explores how Irish identity has shifted across eighty years of unprecedented change...

The island of Ireland is famous for its timeless beauty, the variety of its landscape, its quiet towns and lively cities, the poetic and literary genius of so many of its citizens, its music and folklore, and its colorful and bloody history.What is also true is that the Irish people have in many ways...

Ireland is a perennial favourite. Good to visit hail, rain or shine, it's a year-round destination with plenty to offer. From its stunning natural setting, sweeping views over the Atlantic on the west coast, verdant farmland with grazing livestock to its colourful seaside towns and bustling capital...

Oliver Cromwell has been the subject of books, learned journals, less learned articles, TV and radio programmes, countless times. He has had proponents and opponents. He has been revered and reviled, but far too seldom has he been understood. Perhaps the most scholarly of recent books on the subject...