This book-the first study of vernacular furniture in Ireland. The author investigates the origins and distribution of the common furniture of the Irish people. The book is a fascinating and lavishly … [Read more...] about Irish Country Furniture 1700 – 1950 by Claudia Kinmonth
Irish History
Ireland and the Irish Question by Karl Marx & F Engels
Book Sold The books full title is Ireland and the Irish Question - A Collection of Writings by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. This scarce polemic was first published in 1972. The book contains … [Read more...] about Ireland and the Irish Question by Karl Marx & F Engels
The Truth Behind The Irish Famine by Jerry Mulvihill
In The Truth Behind The Irish Famine, the author Jerry Mulvihill raises a number of important questions; How could there be a famine in a land with surplus food? How did Britain respond? … [Read more...] about The Truth Behind The Irish Famine by Jerry Mulvihill
From The Earth, A Cry by Ian Kenneally
From the Earth, A Cry is the story of John Boyle O'Reilly. John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890) is one of Ireland's most remarkable historical figures. He was a man who was, during his lifetime, an … [Read more...] about From The Earth, A Cry by Ian Kenneally
In Search of Madness by Brendan Kelly
The full title of this book is In Search of Madness - A Psychiatrist's Travels Through the History of Mental Illness. Who is 'Mad'? Who is Not? And Who Decides? In this fascinating new … [Read more...] about In Search of Madness by Brendan Kelly
The Monasteries of Ireland by Daphne Pochin Mould
Nobody can travel too far in Ireland without coming across something of the country's monastic past. The round tower and the high cross have to symbolise the country's trademark. Dr Pochin Mould … [Read more...] about The Monasteries of Ireland by Daphne Pochin Mould
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
The Rahan Boys and the Killoughy Barracks Affray by Marie Smith
The Killoughy Barrack blockade was an event with tragic consequences that took place in 1849. The consequences of these events has for generations been imprinted in the memories of those living in the … [Read more...] about The Rahan Boys and the Killoughy Barracks Affray by Marie Smith
Eleanor Countess of Desmond by Anne Chambers
Apart from the occasional or passing reference, historians have ignored or forgotten her. Now in a vigorous, moving biography, Anne Chambers writes about the amazing life and the ambitions of this … [Read more...] about Eleanor Countess of Desmond by Anne Chambers
Maude Gonne by Nancy Cardozo
William Butler Yeats fell in love with first time he saw Maud Gonne She was the woman to whom he addressed some of the most moving love poems in the English language. Though she refused to marry him, … [Read more...] about Maude Gonne by Nancy Cardozo