Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a fascinating journey around Ireland, to discover the tales buried deep in Irish history. Packed full of myths and legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions and adventures, this fact book visits each of the four provinces - Ulster, Leinster, Munster and[...]

Ireland entered the 20th century savaged by poverty and memories of the famine but inspired by the Celtic Dawn, a cultural renaissance led by Yeats, Synge and Lady Gregory. Covering both South and North and dealing with social and cultural history as well as political, this book tells the extraordin[...]

A magnificent exploration of our coast's legendary past.
Pirates and smugglers, ghost ships and sea-serpents, fishermen''s prayers and sailors' rituals -- the coastline of the British Isles plays host to an astonishingly rich variety of local legends, customs, and superstitions.
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Masterfully blending narrative and interpretation, and R.F. Foster's "Modern Ireland: 1600-1972" looks at how key events in Irish history contributed to the creation of the 'Irish Nation'. "The most brilliant and courageous Irish historian of his generation". (Colm Toibin, "London Review of Books").[...]

Compiled by a team of leading historians, this is a wonderfully rich, lavishly illustrated history of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The reader is taken on a journey from prehistoric times to the present day, examining such topics as the spread of literacy, the development of transport, and t[...]

'Father', I said, feeling I might as well get it over while I had him in a good humour, 'I had it all arranged to kill my grandmother'. Praised as Ireland's Chekhov, Frank O'Connor was a modern master of the short story. From an amateur brass band divided by partisanship to English soldiers who befr[...]

This exploration of the central issues and debates about Northern Ireland sets them in the historical context of hundreds of years of conflict. It tackles questions, such as: what accounts for the perpetuation of ethnic and religious conflict in Ireland?; why has armed violence proven so hard to con[...]

Under the editorship of R. F. Foster, a team of distinguished Irish historians has produced a challenging assessment of Ireland's history, invaluable for the student and general reader alike. Their approach stresses the ancient, rooted nature of Irish culture, but also looks beyond received ideas of[...]

There are many different Irelands. There is the Ireland of peaceful rivers, green fields, and beautiful islands. There is the Ireland of song and dance, pubs and theatres - the country of James Joyce, Bob Geldof, and Riverdance. And there is the Ireland of guns, fighting, death, and the hope of peac[...]

Vividly evoking Irish sounds, instruments, and dance steps, this study describes traditional Irish music and dance in Ireland and America. It provides a springboard for the discussion of cultural and historical issues of identity, community, nationalism, emigration, transmission and gender.[...]

This fully-illustrated catalogue publishes 2021 pre-imperial ancient Greek coins from an area of Asia Minor covering Caria to Commagene but excluding Cyprus. Each coin is carefully photographed and its description appears opposite for ease of reference. Technical details are supplied for each coin, [...]