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Arthur’s
Round Ireland’s best-known Irishman, his name and signature in every household and village in Ireland, is also the least known. Part of Dublin life for over two centuries, both family and brewery have passed into legend, but their origins have been obscured. Here, for the first time, the story of the man and his background told. Of a generation with Edmund Burke and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, this wily businessman built an empire that endured and expanded. Family and social history combine with an account of the brewing process and descriptions of economic and political backgrounds in a rapidly developing Ireland, giving a rich weave to this tapestry. Visual sources include maps, rare original documents, prints, and photographs of associated houses and places, people and artifacts. The result is a fascinating contextual portrait of an enigmatic figure, the founding father of one of Ireland’s most powerful dynasties.
2008, 6 x 9, 288 pages (Peter Owen) |
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Rising
Out This biography of Brigadier Seán Connolly, O/C of the Longford Bridgade, who was fatally wounded in 1921 during the Irish war of independence, was recorded by his associate, Irish author Ernie O’Malley. The manuscript was left unpublished for many years until it was discovered by O’Malley’s son. Connolly’s story is brought to life here with an experienced and even hand; his schooling, love of music, education, farming family background and devotion to the nationalist cause. O’Malley, who had actually organized the Irish Volunteers in parts of the area and had known many of the local leaders, gives the social setting for the IRA activities and explains the subtle roles of the IRA General HQ, of the Catholic Church, and the Anglo-Irish gentry. Most memorably, it describes in detail what the fighting men actually did locally and what a local leader had to do in order to organize his men.
2008, 5 x 8, 208 pages (UCD) |
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Stones
of Adoration The landscape of Ireland is dotted with sacred stones and stone monuments, from the Blarney Stone in Cork and Maedhbh’s Grave in Sligo to St. Patrick’s Chair in Tyrone and the Royal Pillars of Tara in Meath. This book explores the ancient secrets, myths, legends, and folktales associated with these stones, and the role of sacred stones in the religious and spiritual life of modern Ireland. This is a wonderful reminder of Ireland’s spiritual past as some of these stones and monuments enter their fifth millennium and the wisdom of the Celtic tradition re-emerges.
2007, 9½ x 9½, 196 pages (Collins Press) |
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Irish
Walled Towns Ireland’s history can literally be found in its walled towns. The Vikings in 9th century Dublin, the Anglo-Normans in 13th century Fethard, and the English Planters in 17th century Derry all found themselves surrounded by intransigent belligerents and responded by building walls. These walls were instrumental in the history, development, and layout of Ireland’s key towns and cities and are essential to an overall understanding of Irish history. Illustrated with contemporary photographs as well as historical maps and drawings.
2008, 6 x 9, 300 pages (Liffey) |
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Temples
of Stone Dolmens and burial chambers dot the Irish countryside and fascinate all. Once dismissed as ‘rude monuments’ shrouded in mystery, fresh archaeological interpretations provide new ways of understanding these ancient structures. This fully-illustrated book looks at the builders themselves, how the megaliths were created, the rituals that took place there, and finally why people stopped building them. All key sites in Ireland are discussed with a list of the 100 ‘Sites Worth Visiting’ accompanied by photos, maps, and detailed directions for visiting each site.
2008, 8½ x 11, 220 pages (Collins Press) |