Irish Interest

Aunt: *calling loudly from sitting room* Helen, can you help me?Me: *drops everything, rushes to front room, expecting her to have fallen*Aunt: The cat's on my lap, could you pour...

Discover the timeless flavours of Ireland in Essential Irish Farmhouse Recipes, a collection of classic recipes that celebrate the rich culinary heritage of Ireland's countryside. This beautifully crafted cookbook brings...

The Pocket Book of Ireland's Favourite Saints takes you on a fascinating journey through Ireland's rich spiritual history. This book illuminates the lives of a diverse array of saints from...

This wonderful collection of photographs is a chronicle of social life in Dundalk from the 1890s to the present day. The main emphasis is on the period 1940-80. The book...

Which 50 People turned Ireland into the fecked-up country she is today? Bono? Haughey? Louis Walsh? de Valera? It's time to name and shame the great, the good and the...

A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells - now in paperback.Here George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in...

Expressing the passion felt for Ireland using all 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by rhymes, colorful illustrations, and informative text, this tribute to the Emerald Isle explores the country's...

These reminiscences of a friendship between Graham Greene and the author over two decades offer several original and significant additions to the knowledge of Greene's beliefs, experiences and involvements throughout...

Based on new research using previously unpublished sources, this compelling text is an in-depth study of the history of nurse education in Ireland, presenting a new authoritative account of the...

Gaelic literati were an elite and influential group in the social hierarchy of Irish lordships between c. 1300 and 1600. From their estates, they served Gaelic and Old English ruling...

Do you want to reduce your carbon footprint and minimize your environmental impact? Do you want to save money too? With some straightforward steps and a clear goal in mind,...

An investigation of the round towers of Ireland and Scotland* Reveals how the round towers were built over the crossing of underground waterways and with every stone in magnetic polarity...

Exhilarating, heartbreaking and ultimately inspiring, The Day That Changed My Life is a remarkable collection of stories of Ireland's women and the extraordinary moments which transformed their lives.There are stories...

This book, for the first time anywhere, gathers the expertise of those researching women and politics in Irelandboth North and Southinto a single, comprehensive and accessible textbook on the topic....

The dramatic round tower is a unique feature of the Irish landscape. Dating to early medieval times, over seventy now remain, scattered across the four provinces. From Wicklow's Glendalough to...

Overlooking the Blackwater Valley, Lismore Castle is home to the oldest formally cultivated gardens in Ireland, which are visited for their wild beauty and provide organic produce and flowers for...

There's more to being Irish than kissing a Blarney Stone!Few places on earth match Ireland's romantic attraction and historical legacy. Every year, millions of visitors flock to the ancient sites...

'The Kerryman' newspaper was established in 1904 and from the start was staunchly republican in its outlook. This brought it into regular conflict with the British establishment and on several...

From highwaymen to healing waters and from brewerys to bridges, not to mention lots of castles, cathedrals, abbeys, towers, passage tombs and priories, this collection of fascinating stories, which started...