Ambassador Francis Martin O’Donnell explores the fascinating history of his forbearers in this comprehensive study. The Elizabethan conquest of Ireland in the early 1600s extinguished the rule of the … [Read more...] about The O’Donnells of Tyrconnell by Francis M O’Donnell
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Great Biographies
These twenty hardback books were issued by the Irish Independent. They are a compelling collection of lives that shaped the Irish nation. This is your chance to buy all twenty books at the … [Read more...] about Great Biographies
M K Gandhi – An Autobiography
Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography … [Read more...] about M K Gandhi – An Autobiography
The Gene Mangan Story by Sean O’Neill
This short book was published in 1959 to commemorate Gene Mangan's spectacular cycling career. In 1955 he won the Rás Tailteann at 18 years of age. He was and still is the youngest winner of the … [Read more...] about The Gene Mangan Story by Sean O’Neill
Children of the Rising by Joe Duffy
Children of the Rising is the first ever account of the young lives violently lost during the week of the 1916 Rising. Boys and girls, rich and poor, Catholic and Protestant - no child was … [Read more...] about Children of the Rising by Joe Duffy
Tough as Leather by Con Dennehy
This is the biography of a sporting legend John Lenihan. Tough as Leather has been written by award winning Kerry journalist and photographer Con Dennehy. The author traces the career of one of … [Read more...] about Tough as Leather by Con Dennehy
The Bloodied Field by Michael Foley
On the morning of 21 November 1920, Jane Boyle walked to Sunday Mass in the church where she would be married five days later. That afternoon she went with her fiancé to watch Tipperary and Dublin … [Read more...] about The Bloodied Field by Michael Foley
Monica’s Kitchen by Monica Sheridan
Ireland’s first celebrity cook was Monica Sheridan, who had a lively cooking show on RTE in the early 60’s that everyone watched. The show didn’t last long. It was rumoured that the Irish Home … [Read more...] about Monica’s Kitchen by Monica Sheridan
Endurance
As the wreck of Endurance was found recently we have put a number of books on the ship and Ernest Shackleton together. The story of Shackleton's epic journey to cross the Antarctic over land … [Read more...] about Endurance
The Celts by Nora Chadwick
The author describes the rise and spread of the Celts and their arrival in the British Isles. The book includes an appreciation of their religion, art and literature in these islands. It is a study … [Read more...] about The Celts by Nora Chadwick