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

Scala Arts Publishers Inc., 2022 Book. New. Soft cover. Ireland and the Irish identity have been shaped by migration. People left and still leave the island for many reasons, some pushed by circumstances at home, others pulled by opportunities abroad. No two stories are the same, but many emigrants are linked by common motivations and shared experiences. Today these emigrants and their descendants number over 70 million people. They can be found in all four corners of the globe. Published with EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, this book tells their stories..

Foilseachain Naisiunta Teoranta, 1977 Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Inscribed by the author on the half title. The dust jacket is worn and rubbed at the edges. Biography of the founder of the Christian and the Presentation Brothers..

Gill and Macmillan, 1970 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. The dustjacket is chipped and torn at the edge. Light foxing to the page edges..

Gerald O'Carroll, 2013 Book. New. Soft cover. A Brand New Book..

Four Courts Press, 2017 Book. New. Soft cover. A Brand New Book..

Penguin, 2000 Book. New. Soft cover. First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind, to the stunning 'Exile of the Sons of Uisliu' - a tale of treachery, honour and romance - these are masterpieces of passion and vitality, and form the foundation for the Irish literary tradition: a mythic legacy that was a powerful influence on the work of Yeats, Synge and Joyce..

Wordwell, 2023 Book. New. Soft cover. Revised Edition. Early Medieval Ireland is one of the phases of Irish history which most attracts international attention, as Ireland looms large in European history in the period after the fall of the Roman empire. Possessing the oldest written vernacular outside the classics, richly documented in both the written and archaeological record, and with the allure of the 'Celtic' attached to it, Ireland shines bright as a golden era in the dark ages, intriguing students and scholars all over the world. This book provides an 'entry-level' narrative to this period in Irish history. At the same time, it contextualises the artistic, literary and architectural achievements of the age. Other treatments of the period closely reflect the methodological and disciplinary interests of the authors. As such, existing publications neglect a holistic approach in favour of specific themes. Politics is rarely incorporated with church history; art and archaeology… Read More

Longman, 1995 Book. New. Soft cover. This impressive survey is the first volume in a major new six-volume series, the Longman History of Ireland, under the General Editorship of Steven G. Ellis. It offers the most up-to-date account of the early history of Ireland from the coming of Christianity to the first stages of the Norman settlement. In it, Daibhi O Croinin describes Ireland's emergence from the darkness of prehistory into the brilliant light of her 'Golden Age', as the 'Island of Saints and Scholars', and the subsequent evolution of a society comparable in achievement and sophistication with any in early medieval Europe. He examines the myths, and the reality behind them, that have gathered around Ireland's role in the formation of the 'First Europe', and he reassesses the contribution of Irish monks and scholars to that achievement..

Dublin Corporation Public Libraries, 2008 Book. New. Soft cover. Dublin City has a remarkable collection of historical documents, many of which are under the care of Dublin City Council. The author has drawn on the contents of these and other records to tell the stories of a few of Dublin's residents during the Renaissance period. Despite many difficulties, including plague, riots, the threat of war and serious religious differences, the citizens combined to maintain a spirit of independence, a belief in the importance of their city and a strong sense of community, often using unorthodox means to achieve their ends and, occasionally, even managing to enjoy themselves! Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha is a native of Dublin City and an active local historian who has contributed to several journals. She is author of The customs and excise service in Fingal 1684-1765: sober, active and bred to the sea (1999) and Fingal, 1603-60: contending neighbours in North Dublin (2005). She has also edited… Read More

The Galway Art Club, 2017 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers..

Colin Smythe Ltd, 1975 Book. New. Paperback. Ireland's Declaration of Independence, the principles which guided the founding of the modern state. A pamphlet in hand-set type printed in black, red, and blue on fine paper with a frontispiece and decorative initials..

THP Ireland, 2007 Book. New. Soft cover. The north east Offaly market town of Edenderry is examined in this study by Edenderry native, Ciaran Reilly. The author reconstructs one hundred years of the towns history, charting Edenderry from before the famine, through the Home Rule crisis and the emergence of nationalism, culminating in the break up of the Downshire estate after the War of Independence and Civil War. Edenderry's involvement in WW1, the role of Edenderry in the War of Independence are recorded for the first time in one volume. 'Edenderry 1820-1920: Popular Politics and Downshire Rule' will provide a long-awaited history of Edenderry and also help to dispel many long held local myths..

Gill Books, 2009 Book. New. Soft cover. The eighteenth-century was the heyday of the Protestant ascendancy. McBride, however, acknowledges that the greatest advance in the history of the time has been the recovery of Catholic attitudes during the zenith of the ascendancy. McBride insists on the continuity of Catholic politics and traditions right through the century, so that the nationalist explosion in the 1790s is seen not as a sudden earthquake, but as the maturing of an underground tradition. This holistic survey cuts past the cliches and lazy thinking that has characterised our understanding of the eighteenth century. It sets a template for future understanding of that time..

Dublin: Cahill, 1940 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Card wraps with titles on the front cover.The spine is creased. Mark at the bottom edge. Rubbed on the rear cover..

Constable, 2002 Book. New. Soft cover. Originally published in 1996 and now available in paperback, a historical account of Anglo-Irish history between 1560 and 1602..

Oxford University Press, 2017 Book. New. Hardcover. South-west Donegal, Ireland, June 1856. From the time that the blight first came on the potatoes in 1845, armed and masked men dubbed Molly Maguires had been raiding the houses of people deemed to be taking advantage of the rural poor. On some occasions, they represented themselves as 'Molly's Sons', sent by their mother, to carry out justice; on others, a man attired as a woman, introducing 'herself' as Molly Maguire, demanding redress for wrongs inflicted on her children. The raiders might stipulate the maximum price at which provisions were to be sold, warn against the eviction of tenants, or demand that an evicted family be reinstated to their holding. People who refused to meet their demands were often viciously beaten and, in some instances, killed - offences that the Constabulary classified as 'outrages'. Catholic clergymen regularly denounced the Mollies and in 1853, the district was proclaimed under the Crime and… Read More

The Collins Press, 2006 Book. New. Hardcover. The greatest compliment to the engineering profession is that so much is taken for granted. New advancements in technology, transportation, water management and telecommunications arise everyday without due notice. Engineering Ireland traces the history of this profession within Ireland, from the earliest attempts of its members at construction to the technological achievements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It provides an overview of the history of engineering in Ireland, education and training, and the establishment and growth of engineering institutions. The many different areas of engineering endeavour are presented providing an insight into the activities of the engineering profession thus enabling the reader to appreciate the significant and invaluable contributions made by Irish engineers over many decades to the quality and advancement of Irish life. The contributions of a number of eminent engineers to this major work represent the… Read More

Methuen, 1924 Book. Good. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration. The top board is blindstamped. Bumped at the head and tail of the spine. Prize giving plate on the end paper..

Four Courts Press Ltd, 2005 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A little wear to the edge of the dust jacket..

Oxford University Press, 2005 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A little wear to the edge of the dustjacket. Eoin O'Duffy was one of the most controversial figures of modern Irish history. A leader of the Irish revolution, and protege of Michael Collins, he commanded the Irish police and defense forces, before emerging as Ireland's leading fascist politician in the 1930s. A crusading moralist, obsessed with the need to counter public immorality, and a closet homosexual and alcoholic, O'Duffy's remarkable life was characterised by self-aggrandisement, fantasy, and contradiction..