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

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1992 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Light wear to 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..

Ivan R. Dee, 2003 Book. New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A Brand New Book..

Anvil Books, 1966 Book. Good. Soft cover. Some wear to the card covers. The spine is creased. Undated but known to have been published in 1966. Edited version of the original Limerick's Fighting Story, 1916-1921 told by the men who made it, which was published in c1948 by The Kerryman Limited..

Duffry Press, 1998 Book. New. Soft cover. Reprint of the Memoirs of Miles Byrne - a Wexford leader in the 1798 rebellion. With an introduction by Kevin Whelan and an afterword by Thomas Bartlett..

Routledge, 1996 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Light wear to the card covers..

Merrion Press, 2023 Book. New. Soft cover. Since the Brexit referendum of 2016, extraordinary uncertainty has hung over the future of the Union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, creating a crisis for the unionist community. A referendum that began on the question of sovereignty quickly degenerated into cries of betrayal over a redrawn border in the Irish Sea, and has led to unionists becoming more insular again, resurrecting ethnic and nationalist notions of what constitutes the Union. In A People Under Siege, historian Aaron Edwards, a native of Belfast, explores the profound challenges facing the community and, in the process, articulates what is really meant by unionism. He explains key developments within unionism over the past turbulent century and examines how a people who believe themselves to be once again under siege are viewed by others beyond their community. In doing so he confronts the narrow, sectional beliefs and prejudices of unionists and loyalists, as well as outlining… Read More

Hodges, Figgis and Co., 1951 Journal. Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers. The spine is chipped at the tail..

Hodges, Figgis and Co., 1951 Journal. Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers. The spine is chipped at the tail..

Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1937 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Slight lean to the spine. Quarter linen, marbled boards. Very Good.

Irish Academic Press Ltd, 2002 Book. New. Soft cover. A Brand New Book..

Stationery Office, 1940 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The boards have uneven fading. Bumped at the head and tail of the spine..

Stationery Office, 1939 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A little wear to the boards. The page edges are a little dust dulled..

Stationery Office, 1935 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The boards have uneven fading. Bumped at the head and tail of the spine. Light foxing to the outer pages..

Stationery Office, 1938 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A little wear to the boards..

Stationery Office, 1938 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A little wear to the boards..

Stationery Office, 1935 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The boards have uneven fading. Bumped at the head and tail of the spine. Light foxing to the outer pages..

The O'Brien Press, 2021 Book. New. Soft cover. Bloodthirsty buccaneers and buried treasure, fierce sea battles and cold-blooded murders, Barbary ducats and silver pieces of eight. Des Ekin embarks on a roadtrip around the entire coast of Ireland, in search of our piratical heritage, uncovering an amazing history of swashbuckling bandits, both Irish-born and imported. Ireland's Pirate Trail tells stories of freebooters and pirates from every corner of our coast over a thousand years, including famous pirates like Anne Bonny and William Lamport, who set off to ply their trade in the Caribbean. Ekin also debunks many myths about our most well-known sea warrior, Granuaile, the 'Pirate Queen' of Mayo. Thoroughly researched and beautifully told. Filled with exciting untold stories..

The O'Brien Press, 2018 Book. New. Soft cover. Kinsale, Ireland: Christmas Eve, 1601. As thunder crashes and lightning rakes the sky, three very different commanders line up for a battle that will decide the fate of a nation. General Juan del Aguila has been sprung from a prison cell to command the last great Spanish Armada. Its mission: to seize a bridgehead in Queen Elizabeth's territory and hold it. Facing him is Charles Blount, a brilliant English strategist whose career is also under a cloud. His affair with a married woman edged him into a treasonous conspiracy - and brought him to within a hair's breadth of the gallows. Meanwhile, Irish insurgent Hugh O'Neill knows that this is his final chance to drive the English out of Ireland. For each man, this is the last throw of the dice. Tomorrow they will be either heroes - or has-beens. These colourful commanders come alive in this true-life story of courage and endurance, of bitterness and betrayal, and of intrigue at the highest… Read More

The O'Brien Press, 2008 Book. New. Soft cover. 5th or later Edition. In June 1631 pirates from Algiers and armed troops of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, led by the notorious pirate captain Morat Rais, stormed ashore at the little harbour village of Baltimore in West Cork. They captured almost all the villagers and bore them away to a life of slavery in North Africa. The prisoners were destined for a variety of fates -- some would live out their days chained to the oars as galley slaves, while others would spend long years in the scented seclusion of the harem or within the walls of the Sultan's palace. The old city of Algiers, with its narrow streets, intense heat and lively trade, was a melting pot where the villagers would join slaves and freemen of many nationalities. Only two of them ever saw Ireland again. The Sack of Baltimore was the most devastating invasion ever mounted by Islamist forces on Ireland or England. Des Ekin's exhaustive research illuminates the political intrigues… Read More