The workhouse was the most dreaded and feared institution in Ireland. The workhouse system of poor relief was imposed on the Irish people in spite of the opposition of Catholic and Protestant, … [Read more...] about The Workhouses of Ireland by John O’Connor
Non-Fiction
Blood and Land by J C H King
Blood and Land is a dazzling, panoramic account of the history and achievements of Native North Americans, and why they matter today. It is about why no understanding of the wider world is possible … [Read more...] about Blood and Land by J C H King
Dublin V Kerry
Dublin and Kerry, were the aristocrats of Gaelic football, with sixty five All-Ireland football titles between them, but as the 1974 season dawned the fans of these two great counties could not have … [Read more...] about Dublin V Kerry
Michael Robartes and the Dancer
Michael Robartes and the Dancer - Manuscript Materials by W B Yeats Published during the blossoming of Yeats's maturity, between The Wild Swans at Coole (1919) and The Tower (1928), Michael … [Read more...] about Michael Robartes and the Dancer
Trout & Salmon Flies of Ireland
Peter O'Reilly presents a beautifully illustrated and informative book of the Trout and Salmon Files used by anglers in Ireland. There are in depth descriptions of the flies and how they are tied. … [Read more...] about Trout & Salmon Flies of Ireland
The Fall of the House of Paisley
The historic deal earned him plaudits from around the world and the top job in Northern Ireland's new devolved administration. His beloved son Ian Junior took up a ministerial post by his side. Yet … [Read more...] about The Fall of the House of Paisley
The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west - in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of adventure and riches. The region … [Read more...] about The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
Tans, Terror and Troubles by T Ryle Dwyer
Tans, Terror and Troubles: Kerry's Real Fighting Story 1913 -- 23 Since Kerry's Fighting Story was published by the Kerryman in 1947, no attempt has been made to cover the period of the War of … [Read more...] about Tans, Terror and Troubles by T Ryle Dwyer
The Psychopath Test
When Jon Ronson is drawn into an elaborate hoax played on some of the world's top scientists, his investigation leads him, unexpectedly, to psychopaths. He meets an influential psychologist who is … [Read more...] about The Psychopath Test
Vietnam by Max Hastings
Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings … [Read more...] about Vietnam by Max Hastings