Ireland category: 1364 books

Scrambling is a hands-on sport and, without the stop-start of rock climbing, the joy of it can be appreciated more freely. Here, Alan Tees guides mountaineers to exhilarating scrambles in some of the most beautiful parts of the country. All abilities are catered for in these graded routes, from straightforward...

Fáilte! Brew yourself a cuppa and settle in to discover...Why Do People Kiss the Blarney Stone? It's the closest you can feel to the Emerald Isle without boarding a plane! You'll tickle your noggin with spirited questions, including: How did a white bull start a war? What is Brian Boru's...

BBC presenter Jules Hudson (Countryfile, Escape to the Country) is passionate about walled gardens. In this book, he looks at walled gardens throughout England and Wales and explores their history, innovative design and cultural heritage. The walled garden was once an essential component of...

William Butler YEATS (1865-1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, mystic and public figure who was one of the driving forces behind the Irish Literary Revival. Rather than a discussion on good and evil as conditions of the human soul, this book is a collection of essays about art written between...

The Coming of Cuculain by the Irish author,journalist,and historian,Standish O'Grady.

Extrait :  Ce qu’on appelle l’esprit d’une époque n’est qu’une certaine harmonie entre les lois, les coutumes et l’opinion. Être de son temps, c’est apercevoir cet ensemble et y conformer son jugement et sa conduite. Mais après les révolutions qui changent...

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt: "These volumes try to give soberly and with what truth is possible, the experiences of both battalions of the Irish Guards from 1914 to 1918....

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS PREFACE STANDISH O'GRADY — A TRIBUTE BY A. E. CHAPTER I. — THE RED BRANCH CHAPTER II. — THE BOYS OF THE ULTONIANS CHAPTER III. — DETHCAEN'S NURSLING CHAPTER IV. — SETANTA RUNS AWAY CHAPTER V. — THE NEW BOY CHAPTER VI. —...

Ajeno a las dos coordenadas típicas del relato testimonial (estar en el lugar indicado en el momento justo, estar en el peor momento en el lugar equivocado), La insurrección en Dublín es un diario en primera persona que refleja cómo vivió el Alzamiento de Pascua de abril de 1916 la mayor parte...

Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote scintillating works of short fiction. This volume includes four fine examples, including The Canterville Ghost, the comical tale of a spirit who terrorized the residents of Canterville Chase for three centuries....

This carefully crafted ebook: 'The Irish Guards in the Great War: The First & The Second Battalion (Complete Edition - Volume 1&2)' is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpt: 'These volumes try to give soberly and with what truth is possible, the experiences...

Sir John Fortescue holds an un-rivalled place among the historians of the British Army, having written the best-known and most comprehensive account of its operations from its foundations in Norman times to the first World War. He may have rivals for certain periods of warface, notable Sir Charles...

Includes over 15 illustrations including detailed map of the area of operations. The Chitral Expedition was a military expedition in 1895 sent by the British authorities to relieve the fort at Chitral which was under siege after a local coup. After the death of the old ruler power changed hands...

The History of Irish Publishing