George Blake was a Russian spy at the heart of British intelligence. Sean Bourke was from Limerick. They met in prison and hatched a plot to escape. They escaped from Wormwood Scrubs and Blake made … [Read more...] about Blake Bourke & The End of Empires by Kevin O’Connor
Irish Interest
Lady Icarus by Lindie Naughton
For a five-year period from the mid 1920s, Limerick-born pilot Lady Mary Heath was one of the best-known women in the world. Telling the tale of a women who truly flew too close to the sun. This … [Read more...] about Lady Icarus by Lindie Naughton
Legendary Ireland edited by Eithne Massey
A collection of stories and images from twenty-eight richly atmospheric Irish sites and the mythological stories associated with them. The historical and archaeological facts and the folk traditions … [Read more...] about Legendary Ireland edited by Eithne Massey
Crisis and Comeback Cork in the Eighties by Michael Moynihan
How does a city survive its worst recession in living memory? Cork entered the 1980s with swagger. The 1970s had been dominated nationally by the city's favourite son, Jack Lynch, who was Taoiseach … [Read more...] about Crisis and Comeback Cork in the Eighties by Michael Moynihan
A Cautionary Tale for Small Boat Seamen by Gerry Doyle
For many years the fishermen of County Down have plied the waters around the British Isles to put food on the tables of their families. Gerry Doyle was born into that community, and spent his working … [Read more...] about A Cautionary Tale for Small Boat Seamen by Gerry Doyle
Days of Fear by Frank Gallagher
The sub title of this book is A Diary of Hunger Strike. Mr Gallagher went on hunger strike in Mountjoy Jail in 1920. This is a record of his ordeal on hunger strike. His story is full of gentleness … [Read more...] about Days of Fear by Frank Gallagher
The Diary of Nicholas Peacock Edited by Marie Louise Legg
Nicholas Peacock of Kilmoreen, near Adare, Co. Limerick, from 1740 to 1751 kept a detailed account book and diary of his life. Including his work as a small farmer and the land agent to his relations, … [Read more...] about The Diary of Nicholas Peacock Edited by Marie Louise Legg
Archaeological Excavations at Patrick, Nicholas & Winetavern Streets, Dublin by Claire Walsh
This is a record of the Archaeological Excavations at Patrick, Nicholas & Winetavern Streets, Dublin. The author was engaged by Dublin City Council in 1990 to conduct a series of excavations at … [Read more...] about Archaeological Excavations at Patrick, Nicholas & Winetavern Streets, Dublin by Claire Walsh
Tiomna Núa (The New Testament)
This Irish language version of the New Testament was published in 1951. It was translated into Irish by Ernest Edwin Joynt. The book was printed using the old Gaelic font. and the style of … [Read more...] about Tiomna Núa (The New Testament)
Kinsale, The Spanish Intervention in Ireland at the End of the Elizabethan Wars
The occupation of the Irish port of Kinsale by a Spanish force in 1601 and its surrender to an English army early in 1602 is an event of both European and Irish significance. This work, based mainly … [Read more...] about Kinsale, The Spanish Intervention in Ireland at the End of the Elizabethan Wars