Ireland category: 1364 books

From the uncertain first dawn of human presence on the island, to the defeat of the old Gaelic order at Kinsale in 1602, Hector McDonnell chronicles the lost origins of Ireland's otherness'. This scholarly take on Ireland's past derives from our prehistoric connections deep within Europe, the Mediterranean...

Politics in the Republic of Ireland is now available in a fully revised sixth edition. Building on the success of the previous five editions, it continues to provide an authoritative introduction to all aspects of the government and politics in the Republic of Ireland. Written by some of the...

Máire MacSwiney Brugha is the only child of Terence MacSwiney, one of the greatest figures in Ireland's history, who died after seventy-three days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison on 25 October 1920. His death became worldwide news. MacSwiney is reputed to have been quoted by Mahatma Gandhi as...

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...

This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive study of the remaking of Ireland's aristocracy during the seventeenth century. It is a study of the Irish peerage and its role in the establishment of English control over Ireland. Jane Ohlmeyer's research in the archives of the era yields a major...

Gerald of Wales, or Giraldus Cambrensis, was a medieval clergyman and historian who served as the royal clerk and chaplain to King Henry II of England. Gerald of Wales was afforded the opportunity in 1185 to accompany the King's son John on his first expedition to Ireland. Because of those travels he...

Written by locals, Fodor’s Essential Ireland is the perfect guidebook for those looking for insider tips to make the most out their visit to Dublin and Ireland. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions, this travel guide will help you plan your trip with ease. Join Fodor’s in exploring...

Atlantic Affair consists of three parts. Part One is a description of one of Ireland's greatest yachtsmen Otway Waller's single-handed voyage made in 1930 following the route of his friend and gun-runner Conor O'Brien's circumnavigation, in which he demonstrated the value of the self-steering system...

Discover this evergreen destination with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to ride the length of the wonderful Wild Atlantic Way, take a foodie tour of the southwest or discover a city reborn in Belfast, The Rough Guide to Ireland will show you the ideal...

The Pubs of Ireland County Kerry eBook is a "coffee table" style photo book containing color photos of beautiful authentic traditional Irish pubs in County Kerry, Ireland, great for viewing on any eBook reader or tablet device. All brand new County Kerry Irish pub photos and top Irish family name...

A virtual Irish pub crawl, and no hangover! The Pubs of Ireland eBook is a "coffee table" style photo book containing color photos of beautiful authentic traditional Irish pubs in Ireland. Great for viewing on any eBook reader or tablet device. A variety sample of stunning Irish pub photos and top...

No Fighting Chance, Ireland's Lady of the Lake Disaster of 1833, recounts the "little Titanic" disaster when 250 Irish emigrants suddenly found themselves abandoned by their captain in a rapidly sinking ship in the waters off Newfoundland. Earlier that day, tno_fighting_chance-1he Lady of...

When writer David McFadden sets out on a tour of Ireland, he is determined to so do in a relatively innocent state. Using as a guide only In Search of Ireland, a 1930 title by travel writer H. V. Morton, he plans to follow the same route, to try to determine how things have changed and how they have...

For Ireland the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were an era marked by war, economic transformation, and the making and remaking of identities. By the 1630s the era of wars of conquest seemed firmly in the past. But the British civil wars of the mid-seventeenth century fractured both Protestant...