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

Ireland: Knockma Publishing, 2015 Book. New. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A brand new book..

Concordia University, 2014 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Special Issue. Text and Beyond Text: New Visual, Material and Spatial Perspectives, in Irish Studies.Slight wear to the pictorial board covers..

Carrigboy, 2013 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Small tear to the dustjacket at the tail of the spine..

The Author, 2003 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers..

Four Courts Press Ltd, 2004 Book. New. Hardcover. It has long been known that the anonymous or threatening letter played a significant role in pre-Famine Ireland. Some such texts have previously been available to the general reader, spread through a variety of works on the period (including State of the Country series, local newspapers, Parliamentary Papers and old manuscript sources). Dating from the 1801-45 period, including an extensive introduction which sets out in some detail the concepts involved, the book is a treasure trove of historical material, particularly for those interested in how people reacted to the collapse of grain prices in 1821, the 1822 'Rockite disturbances' and the Great Famine which began in 1845. The material has been taken in the main from the huge bulk of correspondence and reports which found its way to Dublin Castle from all over the Irish countryside, but is also supplemented by newspaper reports and the evidence produced before various parliamentary enquiries..

Capuchin Annual, 1974 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the edge of the card covers. Gift inscription on the endpaper..

Capuchin Annual, 1973 Book. Good. Soft cover. Frayed at the edges of the card covers. Some small spots to the spine..

Capuchin Annual, 1957 Book. Fair. Soft cover. The card covers are frayed at the edges. Tears at the head and tail of the spine. Marks to the cover and spine..

Capuchin Annual, 1957 Book. Good. Soft cover. The card covers are frayed at the edges. Tears at the head and tail of the spine. .

Capuchin Annual, 1975 Book. Good. Soft cover. Frayed at the edges of the card covers. Some small spots to the spine..

Four Courts Press Ltd, 2011 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Signed by one of the contributors. An unread book..

Oxford University Press, 1962 Book. Good. Hardcover. The dustjacket is rubbed and has wear to the edges. Previous owners name on the end paper. The book deals with Cardinal Mannings work and influence in education, social and economic conditions, particularly the dock strike of 1889 and the Irish Question..

Michael M. O'Connor, 2021 Book. New. Hardcover. This book is concerned with some of the lesser known histories of County Mayo.The twenty short histories explore wide ranging, but in many cases inter related themes including colonialism, abuse of power, religious persecution, famine, military and police killings of civilians, the emergence of a free press in Mayo, and Mayo's position in the wider Atlantic Basin world of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries..

Chronos Books, 2019 Book. New. Soft cover. The Caribbean Irish explores the little known fact that the Irish were amongst the earliest settlers in the Caribbean. They became colonisers, planters and merchants living in the British West Indies between 1620 and 1800 but the majority of them arrived as indentured servants. This book explores their lives and poses the question, were they really slaves? As African slaves started arriving en masse and taking over servants' tasks, the role of the Irish gradually diminished. But the legacy of the Caribbean Irish still lives on..

The Heritage Council, 2000 Book. Good. Soft cover. Pen mark on the title page..

Constable, 1987 Book. Good. Soft cover. Page edges are dust dulled..

Privately Printed., 1932 Book. Good. Hardcover. Bumped at the head and tail of the spine. Slight lean to the spine. The spine titles are faded..

1976 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Revised reprint of off print from the Journal of the RSAI, Volume LXVI, December 1936. Light wear to the card covers..

The Authors, 2005 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Rubbed along the spine..

The O'Brien Press, 2015 Book. New. Soft cover. Castles are the most familiar medieval landmark across the Irish countryside. Their often romantic appearance belies their turbulent history and their lore abounds in stories of sieges, betrayals and daring escapes. From the earliest stone castles such as Dublin Castle to the fortified manor houses such as Red Hugh O'Donnell's Donegal Castle, each has a fascinating and individual story to tell. Castles of Ireland brings the reader on a tour of more than sixty castles, from the biggest and most well-known to dramatic and atmospheric ruins which had a role to play in shaping Ireland's history..