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

Head of Zeus, 2019 Book. New. Soft cover. Founded in 1884 to promote Irish identity and revive the traditional sports of hurling, football and handball, the GAA enjoyed an intimate relationship with the nationalist movement from the turn of the twentieth century onwards. In 1914, the Irish Volunteers drilled with hurley sticks in the absence of rifles; after the 1916 Rising many of those interned by the British were GAA members; and on 21 November 1920, a Gaelic football match between Dublin and Tipperary at Croke Park was interrupted by a raid by British crown forces that left fourteen dead in Ireland's first 'Bloody Sunday'. With affection and authority, Tim Pat Coogan traces the stirring story of an institution which, from modest beginnings as a grass-roots sporting organisation, has grown into a cornerstone of Irish society both North and South. The Gaelic Athletic Association is, Coogan argues, the most socially valuable organisation in Ireland, whose ideal of voluntarism has… Read More

FAS, 1986 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Light wear to the edge of the dust jacket. Slight lean to the spine..

Galvia, 1977 Journal. Good. Soft cover. A little age toning to the card covers..

Galvia, 1960 Journal. Good. Soft cover. Some wear and marks to the card covers. Previous owners name on the endpaper..

Galvia, 1961 Journal. Good. Soft cover. Some wear and marks to the card covers..

THP Ireland, 2013 Book. New. Soft cover. From the saints of the Dark Ages to modern-day sinners, Galway Bay is the source of some of Ireland's most magical tales. In this book local storyteller Rab Fulton takes the reader through Galway's past, recalling the myths and legend's that shaped the area's history - from the quarrelsome giants who in their rage created the Aran Isles to the corpse that flew through the air at the very first Galway Arts Festival. Also featuring tales of magic swans, miraculous nuns, a city beneath the waves and a cannibal king, this is a great companion for any visit to the county, for fascinating days out and finding exciting treasure on your doorstep..

Ireland: Geography Publications, 1996 Book. New. Hardcover. The ninth volume in the Irish County History Series. This is the most comprehensive interdisciplinary study ever undertaken on Galway. Archaeologists, medievalists, Celtic scholars, geographers, and historians of economics, culture and politics combine to provide an attractive account of this key region..

Blackwater Press, 1995 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). A little wear to the card covers..

Galway Independent Newspapers, 2013 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Signed. A little wear to the card covers..

General Publications Limited, 1971 Book. Good. Hardcover. The pictorial card covers are a little rubbed. Previous owners name on the end paper. Believed to have been published c1971..

Galway Independent Newspapers, 2010 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Signed. A little wear to the card covers..

Four Courts Press, 1999 Book. New. Soft cover. This study makes an important contribution to our knowledge of the life experiences of women in the 19th century, It delineates changes in society, as in the provision of education which led to the feminization of the teaching profession and the changes in religious practice. The book traces the increasing limitation in the lives of the elusive women of Irish society, whose poorer members were haunted by the spectres of poverty, the poorhouse and the pauper's grave..

The Author, 2009 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). A little wear to the card covers..

Gill & Macmillan, 2003 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers..

Galway City Council, 2006 Journal. Very Good. Soft cover. Slight wear to the edge of the cover..

Beyond the Pale Publications, 1999 Book. Good. Soft cover. Some wear to the card covers. The end papers are lightly foxed. The story of the Garvaghy Road as told by the residents..

Wordwell, 2016 Book. New. Soft cover. An inventory and history of gatekeepers' houses, in Leinster, Ireland. Lodges are present here in such quality and in such great quantity as to represent a massive as-yet-unrecognized contribution to Ireland's architectural heritage. There are descriptions of 3,136 gate lodges in the twelve counties, and more than 1,500 of them are illustrated..

Irish Hospice Foundation, 2013 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A little wear to the pictorial boards..

Irish Academic Press, 2024 Book. New. Soft cover. Some thirty years since its first publication, David Caron returns with an updated, redesigned, and greatly expanded edition of the Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass, the definitive guide to Irish stained glass from 1900 to the present day. This is a practical and comprehensive guide, for glass aficionados and those new to the art form, that lists all of Ireland's significant stained-glass works, county by county, and the most noteworthy pieces abroad by Irish artists. Beautifully illustrated with vibrant new photography, the Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass is bursting with colour and brimming with information about our most famous stained-glass artists, those who deserve to be better known, and the best contemporary artists working in the medium today. With over 2,500 entries, two essays, and biographical notes on major artists, this is the key reference book for both academics and all who wish to learn more about Ireland's celebrated… Read More

Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, 2001 Journal. Good. Soft cover. Offprint from the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. A little wear to the card covers..