In 1845, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, which was the richest and most powerful nation in the world. Ireland was producing a surplus of food. However, between 1845...
The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among them are: Geamhar – a field of corn-grass Tuar – a field for cattle at night Réidhleán – a field for...
Brendan Hughes’ gritty memoir charts his meteoric rise through the ranks of the Provisional IRA in the early 1970s as it transformed into one of the most sophisticated guerrilla movements...
From the first symptoms of serious unrest - the Divis Street riots of 1964 - to the tortuous political manoeuvrings culminating in the 2003 Assembly elections, the book traces the...
First published in 1926, most of these proverbs were first heard by the Author in West Kerry, but could be found in any Gaeltacht in Munster . This book of Proverbs...
In Old Ireland in Colour 2, the much-anticipated sequel to their beloved bestseller, John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley have dug even deeper into Ireland's historical archives to uncover captivating photographic gems...
Bobby Sands was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who died on hunger strike while imprisoned in the H Blocks of Long Kesh. He was the leader of...
Updated edition with many more biographies and a new introduction by the author. Spies, snipers, couriers, gun-runners, medics, women played a major role in the fight for Ireland's freedom, risking...
Úna Ní Fhairchellaigh and the Irish Utopian Vision is an innovative work that reviews the mindset that inspired the generation and growth of the revival movement in Ireland from the...
