Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
A study of the variety and beauty of stone walls in Ireland, of which there exists a patchwork totalling over 250,000 miles in length. The book contains a history of stone in Ireland and detailed instructions for building and repairing different types of walls, and the type of stone to use.
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Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Revised and updated, Robert Kee's book is an introduction to the fascinating history that has made modern Ireland, and a thought-provoking examination of how past facts have bred present myths.
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Publisher: Hodder Education
The pub, now the icon of Irishness around the world, was regarded a century ago by nationalist ideologues as a foreign intrusion intended to undermine national morale. This work offers a fresh perspective on the issues at the heart of debates about Irish nationhood and identity.
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Publisher: Quercus
From the political oratories of Charles Stewart Parnell, Michael Collins and Eamon De Valera to emotive addresses by the nation's celebrated poets, writers and musicians, this work is an anthology of 50 speeches that have shaped Irish history.
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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
A documentary history of Irish civilization, from ancient times onwards. Offering source material letters, diaries, reports, memoirs and other first-hand accounts, this volume captures the tumultuous events and distinctive texture of Irish history.
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Publisher: Liberties Press
Dublin Nazi No. 1: The Life of Adolph Mahr
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Publisher: Irish Academic Press Ltd
Studies the involvement of women in Irish parliamentary politics during the crucial years of the Irish revolution and the post-revolutionary settlement. After briefly examining the apparent rise of female politicians, this book looks at why the post-Treaty political landscape was so difficult for women.
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
The 1798 Rebellion unleashed a paper war involving contemporary historians and pro-Establishment literary reviews. The debate re-ignited whenever Irish issues impacted on Westminster politics - as happened frequently throughout the nineteenth century. Irish Rebellion: Protestant Polemic, 1798-1900 traces this paper-warfare against the background of the Union, Catholic Emancipation, Young Ireland, Gladstone and the […]
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Based on over seventy interviews conducted with the members of the IRA, this book provides an evaluation of the personal and political consequences of the IRA's campaign of violence. Translated from the critically acclaimed Matar por Irlanda, it answers the question faced by many armed revolutionary movements: 'Was the war worth […]
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Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Argues that the seventeenth century was a creative moment in Ireland's history. This book is a social history of governance that, while dealing with the main political, religious and economic developments, has at its interpretative core the process of making a new society out of competing factions.
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