Irish Interest

Whether you are a beginner or an expert, this beautifully detailed field guide to the common birds of Ireland will give invaluable advice on how to identify each species: their...

Ornithologist Sean Ronayne always knew he was different. While he struggled to fit in at school, when he was surrounded by nature, listening to birdsong, he felt a sense of...

In his latest book, Ivor Kenny speaks with a broad range of Irish visionary leaders - not all from the business world - including: Denis Brosnan, Dermot Desmond, Moya Doherty,...

Lighthouses can be romantic, mystical and tragic. Most people know of the Fastnet and Loop Head, but may not have heard of Rotten Island, Maidens or Straw Island or that...

Most of us are never far away from green and growing things and indeed our lives would feel much poorer without them. The wild plants of Ireland have been bound...

The subject of this book is the varied group of fanciful buildings which feature regularly in the landscapes of Ireland. Although there have been several previous books on follies, this...

"'Dear holy cleric,' they said, 'these old warriors tell you no more than a third of their stories, because their memories are faulty. Have these stories written down on poets'...

Designed to entice people to try cooking as they did in Ireland years ago, this book contains chapters on kitchens, soups, the river and the lough, the seashore, the dairy,...

Choosing a name for a child is an important decision for every parent. 'Irish Names for Children' is a handy pocket reference book that provides plenty of information on the...

James Charles Roy leads a group of jaded American tourists on a historical tour of the Emerald Isle they only thought they knew. James Charles Roy, a noted authority on...

In ancient Ireland mythology and folklore were part of the general knowledge about each tree. This book gathers the myths, legends and folklore associated with the native Irish trees. The...

'Irish Customs and Beliefs' is a book of stories and beliefs of all kinds of things to do with old Ireland: highwaymen and travelling people, the Irish whiteboys, lost and...

After hosting a birthday pub crawl across several historic real ale pubs in London, Thomas J. Vosper was inundated with requests from friends to make it a regular occurrence, he...

Gaelic culture is famous all over the world - but what is it? This book is an engaging view of the story of music, language and the arts in Ireland...

Love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes. Three generations of women. One extraordinary year.Amber has fierce bad indigestion and the sambucas aren't getting rid of it. Lorraine attacks a customer...

A hill that cars roll up. A bridge that plays music. A chair to cure madness. An underworld gateway. Bizarre foods, films, phrases and creatures. Welcome to weird Ireland.In a...