Ireland category: 1364 books

This handy guide to Dublin’s architecture is filled with easy-to-follow walks through the city, with clear maps, expert architectural insights and fascinating historical detail. Dublin’s long history has had a visible impact on its architecture: waves of invaders and the attempts by Dubliners...

“ L’Irlande, politiquement, s’est réveillée. Au centre de cet empire britannique dont la guerre et la conquête viennent de resserrer, de fortifier l’unité, l’Irlande indomptée se reprenait naguère à défier l’Angleterre. Il y a peu de mois, à la Chambre des communes, par les mains...

Before the 1970s flipped the switch to colour, Irish children ere raised in a world of black, white and an awful lot of grey. But kids, being kids, found endless ways to have fun. Do you remember Dáithí Lacha, Radio Caroline and holidays in Butlin’s Mosney? Then this is the book for you! Damian...

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.

This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1919. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the course of his life, his literary output was incredibly diverse and...

The Highlands of Scotland are a harsh environment to spend one's childhood and even more so when your father dies when you are only twelve.  Seeking a better place Murdo Campbell leaves his family to travel half way around the world to New Zealand. A sweet Irish lass captures his heart...

The Little Book of Ranelagh is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts this Dublin suburb. Here you will find out about Ranelagh's rural past, its sporting heritage, its arts and culture, its schools and churches and its famous (and occasionally infamous) men and women....

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur le massacre de Bogside en moins d’une heure !  Le 30 janvier 1972, l’armée britannique ouvre le feu sur une manifestation pacifique organisée par l’association nord-irlandaise des droits de l’homme. Le bilan est extrêmement lourd...

THE HISTORY OF BRITAIN AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE. Take a whistle-stop journey through time to discover the remarkable people, places, artefacts and events that make up the story of Britain through the ages. Discover the stomach-churning scope of Henry VIII’s voluminous diet, learn...

This is the story of a family whose journey through time has spanned the heights of wealth and power, the lows of adversity, and along the way has produced some remarkable people and an enduring spirit. The de Marisco family came from Anglo-Norman aristocracy. They benefitted handsomely from...

On 14 August 1969, at the age of 14, Michael McCann and his family fled their home. Life changed totally for the McCanns and the entire nationalist community. Thousands of innocent people vacated their homes, driven out by the initial pogrom and then by the ongoing campaign of expulsion by loyalist...

3 works of Erskine Childers Author and Irish nationalist (1870-1922) This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of Erskine Childers. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: In the Ranks of the C.I.V. The Framework of Home Rule The Riddle of the Sands

A refreshed reissue of the 1952 classic Treasure on Earth. A vivid and charming account of Christmas in an Edwardian country house. '... the weather did not matter. How could it, with a house full of delightful visitors and such a house to play in? There would be the Christmas tree with all its presents;...

Sir John Fortescue holds a pre-eminent place amongst British military historians, his enduring fame and legacy resting mainly on his life’s work “The History of the British Army”, issued in 20 volumes, which took him some 30 years to complete. In scope and breadth it is such that no modern scholar...