Irish - All Irish Books

The story of the life of Henry Joy McCracken is fused with the history and environs of eighteenth-century Belfast. Of stout Presbyterian stock, McCracken's family were the founders of the...

"The Irish Face in America" profiles a vibrant cross section of Irish Americans and their contributions to every aspect of society. Several well-known figures are included: film stars Martin Sheen,...

"No Place Like Home" is the first major output of the Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre at Trinity College Dublin. The Centre was established in 2005 with the view...

The last decade has witnessed a significant move out of full-time home duties into paid employment among women in Ireland. Drawing on surveys and in-depth Interviews with women returners and...

Newly revised and updated.Where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the seaThey sweep down to the sea, they rise in huge heathery humps, surrounded by farmlands divided into tiny,...

The Irish traders in beef and butter who settled in the Charente area moved on to the rapidly growing brandy trade by the mid-eighteenth century. As world demand for brandy...

This landmark work contains a remarkable selection of 560 of the thousands of songs and poems created during, and reflecting upon, the most extraordinary decade of Ireland's history. This opened...

'Jolts like jump-leads to the complacent heart ... an eye-opener. MIRIAM LORDFOR FOUR DECADES, JUSTINE MCCARTHY'S FEARLESS JOURNALISM AND COMMENTARY HAS HELD POWER TO ACCOUNT AS SHE, IN HER OWN...

A delightful and magnificently illustrated collection of tales that brings the Irish leprechaun to life for readers of all ages. Beautifully illustrated Ten charming original stories Ideal children's gift book...

A breathtaking land of wildly varied landscapes, Ireland is shown here in all its beauty. From well-loved spots to seldom-seen vistas, this great little book captures the country as you've...

Ireland is known worldwide as a country that produce emigrants. The existence of the Irish diaspora' is the subject of this fifth instalment of the 'Irish perspectives' collaboration between Pen...

More than 20 million Americans claim some sort of Irish heritage. But how much do you really know about this amazing country? Forget about shamrocks, leprechauns, and all that blarney--this...