Secondhand Irish Interest Books

'Schools and Society in Ireland' examines educational policy changes over the past 25 years. It also analyses the attitudes and vested interests which lie behind policy initiatives and changes. Draws...

In 1879 local people reported an apparition of the Virgin Mary and other supernatural personages at Knock, a poor rural village in western Ireland. In contrast to devotional or dismissive...

This guide is designed to be of interest to those who wish to trace their ancestors in Ireland. The first section of the book covers the basic sources, those which...

From the salubrious offices of John O'Donoghue, the former Ceann Comhairle, to Senator Ivor Callely's long commute to work, award-winning journalist Ken Foxe provides an irresistible read.This is an eye-opening...

With rolling hills in every shade of green a nd rugged coastlines, Steven Rothfeld captures the many beau tiful faces of the Emerald Isle. '

This text provides a comprehensive look at the magnificent high crosses of Ireland, which belong to a period stretching from the seventh to the twelfth centuries. Fortunately, the crosses have...

Long established as the standard work in the field, 'Walk Guide East of Ireland' covers County Wicklow - an area of ever-growing popularity for walkers of all kinds - in...

The Wild Atlantic Way is Ireland's most famous and most popular driving route, attracting thousands of visitors each year. Stretching from west Cork right up to Donegal, it is a...

The political establishment would have you believe that Ireland's economic crisis is over. But here leading economist Cormac Lucey shows that it is premature to declare an end to the...

The Irish Times Top 10 Bestseller!From war to revolution, famine to emigration, The Darkness Echoing travels around Ireland bringing its dark past to lifeIreland is a nation obsessed with death....

Conamara in the West of Ireland has a strange and beautiful landscape - a landscape of intense contrasts uniquely dependent on light and shade. In daylight, a subtle radiance of...

Irish College is a unique rite of passage for Irish adolescents. It is where they first experience the great crack of ceilis, homesickness, the friendships they may keep for life,...

A fully illustrated history of Ireland's most famous sporting institution, published in association with the GAA museum in Croke Park. This is a fascinating and colourful introduction to Gaelic games,...

This annotated and select bibliography of the published material relating to the important site of Tara, Co. Meath, addresses the interests of varied readers, from linguistic, literary, historical or archaeological...

A BOOK if you don't mind! And him with a degree and a job and all.Everyone should have an Irish Mammy. She's never short of advice, a kind word and...

'Don't mind me, I'm only your mother.'World-renowned for her unique perspective on life, there is no-one quite like the Irish Mammy. From the weather to your choice of clothing the...

The Dictionary of Hiberno-English is the leading reference book on Hiberno-English - the form of English commonly spoken in Ireland. It connects the spoken and the written language, and is...

This pocket-sized cookbook includes classic Irish pub dishes, from simple bar snacks to Sunday roasts, as well as exciting new suggestions such as risotto, salmon en croute, and even warm...

David McWilliams' brilliant survey of Ireland today is a celebration of success. He takes us to Deckland, that suburban state of mind where you'll find the Kells Angels, those out-of-town...

A collection of legends from early Christian times, in which the author retells the stories with a directness and simplicity which makes them refreshingly modern. The stories have a literary...