Search Results: Titles starting with S from The Irish History Bookshop

Liberties Press Ltd, 2012 Book. New. Soft cover. The book presents the premise that the silent majority remained silent over the years as the leadership of the country - the Sacred Cows - misled, mismanaged and variously misused power in Ireland from the 1950s through to the present times. .

The Collins Press, 2016 Book. New. Soft cover. Explores the secrets, myths, legends, and folktales surrounding Ireland's many sacred stones and stone monuments. Some are considered the abodes of deities or otherworld ladies, some are memorials to mythical heroes and historical kings, others reminders of the miracles of early saints. This is a wonderful reminder of our spiritual past as some of these stones and monuments enter their fifth millennium. Color Photos, Line Drawings..

Galway Harbour Company, 2000 Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The dustjacket is lightly rubbed. Slight lean to the spine.Illustrated..

Poolbeg, 2014 Book. New. Soft cover. Born into slavery more than 1500 years ago, Brigid stood against powerful rulers to become an outstanding leader of men and women. Her beauty was such that she could have married into wealth and position but she chose to follow her own path against the wished of those who tried to control her. Brigid was fearless and by following her destiny achieved greatness. .

M.H. Gill and Son, 1961 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The dustjacket is worn at the edges and has a mark where a sticker has been removed. Old missionary library stamp on the endpaper..

Appletree Press Ltd, 2009 Book. New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A Brand New Book..

Princeton University Press, 2021 Book. New. Soft cover. A gripping biography that sheds provocative new light on the life of Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick was, by his own admission, a controversial figure. Convicted in a trial by his elders in Britain and hounded by rumors that he settled in Ireland for financial gain, the man who was to become Ireland's patron saint battled against great odds before succeeding as a missionary. Saint Patrick Retold draws on recent research to offer a fresh assessment of Patrick's travails and achievements. This is the first biography in nearly fifty years to explore Patrick's career against the background of historical events, and Roy Flechner leaves no stone unturned as he takes readers on a riveting journey through Romanized Britain and late Iron Age Ireland. Rather than a dismantling of Patrick's reputation, or an argument against his sainthood, Flechner's biography raises crucial questions about self-image and the making of a reputation. From… Read More

FNT, 1981 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A little wear to the edge of the dust jacket..

THP Ireland, 2021 Book. New. Soft cover. Samhain was the entry point into winter, a time of hardship, cold and hunger ... It was also a time of introspection, of communing with the dead and the otherworld - themes that have somehow survived, albeit distorted, into the modern era.' The modern celebration of Halloween is derived from the ancient festival of the dead known in Ireland as Samhain. It is from Ireland that we have inherited most of our Halloween traditions, mainly through the diaspora. Delving into the ancient past, this book uncovers the history of this festival in Britain, Ireland and Brittany, including the forgotten goddess Tlachtga and the sacred temple of the Druids in Co. Meath, where the first Halloween fires were lit..

William Collins, 2019 Book. New. Soft cover. WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2019 A BARACK OBAMA BEST BOOK OF 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION 2019 TIME's #1 Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A must read' Gillian Flynn One night in December 1972, Jean McConville, a mother of ten, was abducted from her home in Belfast and never seen alive again. Her disappearance would haunt her orphaned children, the perpetrators of the brutal crime and a whole society in Northern Ireland for decades. Through the unsolved case of Jean McConville's abduction, Patrick Radden Keefe tells the larger story of the Troubles, investigating Dolours Price, the first woman to join the IRA, who bombed the Old Bailey; Gerry Adams, the politician who helped end the fighting but denied his IRA past; and Brendan Hughes, an IRA commander who broke their code of silence..

The Mercier Press Ltd, 2021 Book. New. Soft cover. In November 2008, Tomás Mac Conmara sat with a 105 five-year-old woman at a nursing home in Clare. While gently moving through her memories, he asked the east Clare native; 'Do you remember the time that four lads were killed on the Bridge of Killaloe?'. Almost immediately, the woman's countenance changed to deep outward sadness. Her recollection took him back to 17th November 1920, when news of the brutal death of four men, who became known as the Scariff Martyrs, was revealed to the local community. Late the previous night, on the bridge of Killaloe they were shot by British Forces, who claimed they had attempted to escape. Locals insisted they were murdered. A story remembered for 100 years is now fully told. This incident presents a remarkable confluence of dimensions. The young rebels committed to a cause. Their betrayal by a spy, their torture and evident refusal to betray comrades, the loneliness and liminal nature of their… Read More

An Clochomhar, 1982 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers..

Renvyle House Hotel, 1995 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Signed by the author. A little wear to the edge of the dustjacket. Previous owners name and sticker on the title page..

Blackwater Press, 1993 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Light wear to the dust jacket. Pen mark on the end paper..

Mercier Press Ltd, 2007 Book. New. Soft cover. A ground-breaking new book that looks back on Ireland's struggle for freedom with a refreshingly new perspective and attitude. This is a journey into a turbulent period in Ireland's past and covers the exploits of charismatic guerrilla leader Sean Treacy, Tipperary's flying columns and the horrors of Croke Park's 'Bloody Sunday'. Tipperary's role in the War of Independence has been greatly under-played and this book analyses the main events and personalities of the time..

National Roads Authority, 2006 Journal. Very Good. Soft cover. The National Roads Authority archaeology magazine. Light wear to the cover..

National Roads Authority, 2007 Journal. Very Good. Soft cover. The National Roads Authority archaeology magazine. Light wear to the cover..

An Sagart, 1974 Book. Good. Soft cover. The card covers are a little creased and rubbed..

The Author, 2023 Book. New. Soft cover. One of the greatest enigmas of high-latitude exploration was the disappearance of Sir John Franklin, his crew of 129 souls and the two stout wooden ships Erebus and Terror that departed London in 1845. In recent years two Irishmen, Kevin Cronin and John Murray, collaborated with a Canadian team to form the Irish Canadian Franklin expedition to search for the sunken wrecks of Franklins lost ships in the treacherous waters of King William Island in polar Canada. They subsequently undertook land searches in the areas where the crew had abandoned their ice bound ships and attempted to track overland to safety to the trading posts in northwest Canada. In the wake of Erebus and Terror this book tells the story of this ongoing adventure of discovery - it's motivations, methods, personalities, the people with whom it engages - and describes the magnificent Arctic terrain it traverses and shares with the ill-fated Royal Navy officer and explorer Sir John Franklin..

W W Norton & Co Inc, 2002 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Wear to the edges of the dust jacket..