With a frank and perceptive pen Father MacEwan traces his double career as singer and as priest. He recalls with nostalgia the warm humanity of Glasgow tenement life, the bitter poverty. Yet the … [Read more...] about On The High C’s Father Sydney MacEwan
Non-Fiction
The Story of the Kerry Bog Pony by Mary McGrath & Gay Keogh
The Story of the Kerry Bog Pony is the definitive guide to Ireland's third national equine breed. The book is also a celebration of a local success story with worldwide significance. The Kerry Bog … [Read more...] about The Story of the Kerry Bog Pony by Mary McGrath & Gay Keogh
Turtle Was Gone A Long Time (Trilogy) by John Moriarty
Volume 1 Crossing the Kedron - The title derives from the diver myth found in Siberia and North America, in particular among the Maidu Indians of California. Diving to the floor of the abyss to find … [Read more...] about Turtle Was Gone A Long Time (Trilogy) by John Moriarty
The Irish edited by Leslie Conron Carola
The Irish: A Treasury of Art and Literature, is a lavishly illustrated overview of Irish culture. It reveals the breadth of the Irish experience through selected texts and images that mark momentous … [Read more...] about The Irish edited by Leslie Conron Carola
Big Mike Heney by Elizabeth A Tower
The book's sub-title is Irish Prince of the Iron Rails. Michael James Heney had qualities that assured success on the western frontier at the turn of the century. Vision of the future prompted him … [Read more...] about Big Mike Heney by Elizabeth A Tower
James & Mary Ellis by Joan Johnson
The books full title is James & Mary Ellis - Background and Quaker Famine Relief in Letterfrack. This book tells, for the first time, the story of why James and Mary Ellis moved from Bradford … [Read more...] about James & Mary Ellis by Joan Johnson
Native Trees & Forests of Ireland by David Hickie
Ireland's native trees and woodlands have been with us for the last 10,000 years. Where once they covered the whole island, today, they cover less than one per cent. But the woodlands that have … [Read more...] about Native Trees & Forests of Ireland by David Hickie
The Self Sufficiency Garden by Huw Richards & Sam Cooper
Now is the time to plant your garden. The Self Sufficiency Garden is the only book for you. This book will inform and entertain you. It will also help you to feed your family and save money. In a … [Read more...] about The Self Sufficiency Garden by Huw Richards & Sam Cooper
No Ordinary Women by Sinéad McCoole
Constance Markievicz had some advice for women activists: 'Leave your jewels in the bank, and buy a revolver.' Most of the women who became involved in the fight for Ireland's freedom did not have … [Read more...] about No Ordinary Women by Sinéad McCoole
Papa Hemingway by A E Hotchner
In 1948, A. E. Hotchner went to Cuba to ask Ernest Hemingway to write an article on “The Future of Literature” for Cosmopolitan magazine. The article never materialized, but from that first meeting at … [Read more...] about Papa Hemingway by A E Hotchner