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

HarperCollins, 2000 Book. New. Soft cover. An updated edition of this unique, bestselling history of the IRA, now including behind-the-scenes information on the recent advances made in the peace process. Tim Pat Coogan's classic The IRA provides the only fair-minded, comprehensive history of the organization that has transformed the Irish nationalist movement this century. With clarity and detachment, Coogan examines the IRA's origins, its foreign links, the bombing campaigns, hunger strikes and sectarian violence, and now their role in the latest attempt to bring peace to Northern Ireland. Meticulously researched, and backed up by interviews with past and present members of the organization, Tim Pat Coogan's book is an authoritative and compelling account of modern Irish history from the point of view of one of its most controversial major participants..

Beyond the Pale Books, 2022 Book. New. Soft cover. A Brand New Book..

The History Press Ltd, 2008 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Signed by the author. A little wear to the card covers..

Oxford University Press, 2024 Book. New. Soft cover. Imagining Ireland's Pasts describes how various authors addressed the history of early modern Ireland over four centuries and explains why they could not settle on an agreed narrative. It shows how conflicting interpretations broke frequently along denominational lines, but that authors were also influenced by ethnic, cultural, and political considerations, and by whether they were resident in Ireland or living in exile. Imagining Ireland's Pasts details how authors extolled the merits of their progenitors, offered hope and guidance to the particular audience they addressed, and disputed opposing narratives. The author shows how competing scholars, whether contributing to vernacular histories or empirical studies, became transfixed by the traumatic events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as they sought to explain either how stability had finally been achieved, or how the descendants of those who had been wronged might secure redress..

Ireland: Geography Publications, 1995 Book. New. Paperback. There is a wealth and variety of oral tradition about Daniel O'Connell which is not to be found about any other historical personality in Irish folklore. O'Connell is an example of someone whose image in folklore differs from that presented in documentary sources. Oral tradition expresses the attitudes of those who are spellbound as much by the rhetoric and imagery of their champion as by the substance of his great achievement. In the vast body of oral material recorded in the first half of this century by dedicated collectors and now in the archives of the Department of Irish Folklore, University College Dublin, O'Connell emerges first and foremost as a folk hero. This book captures in song, in lore and in legend, the popular contemporary reaction to O'Connell and illustrates graphically how widespread, immediate and imaginative that reaction was..

Gill Books, 2021 Book. Good. Hardcover. Split to the board at the bottom corner..

Red Stripe Press, 2023 Book. New. Soft cover. In the early years of the twenty-first century, Seán Quinn was considered to be Ireland's richest man, with a Midas touch: everything he touched seemed to turn to gold. His company owned Ireland's only glass producers, and one of its biggest insurance companies. The Quinn Group owned pubs, hotels, office complexes and shopping centres across Ireland, Europe and Asia. But between 2007 and 2013, the Quinn Group became one of Ireland's biggest ever business failures. Seán Quinn became Ireland's biggest ever bankrupt, and in the winter of 2012-2013 he ended up in jail for nine weeks, having been found in contempt of court. Why did his empire collapse so suddenly, and disastrously? The Quinn businesses had invested heavily in 'contracts for difference' (CFDs) in Anglo Irish Bank, a blue-chip company. The failure of the Irish banking system in 2008 eventually led to Quinn's losses of ?3 billion, and to the demise of… Read More

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

Four Courts Press Ltd, 1994 Book. Good. Soft cover. Bumped at the fore edge..

Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2016 Book. New. Hardcover. J. P. Mallory interrogates what he calls the 'Irish Dreamtime': the native Irish retelling of their own origins, as related by medieval manuscripts. He attempts to explore the reality of this version of the earliest history of Ireland, which places apparently 'mythological' events on a concrete timeline of invasions, colonizations and royal reigns that extends even further back in time than the history of Classical Greece. Can the accounts of this 'Dreamtime' really inform us of the way of life in Iron Age Ireland? By comparing the world depicted in the earliest Irish literary tradition with the archaeological evidence available on the ground, Mallory explores Ireland's rich mythological tradition and tests its claims to represent reality..

Simon & Schuster UK, 2019 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Crease to the spine..

Gill Books, 2008 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles. A little wear to the boards. The dustjacket has been cut up and stuck to the end paper. Previous owners name on the end paper..

Mercier Press, 2008 Book. New. Soft cover. Although trains are unlikely to ever again run between Ennis and Kilkee, the legend of this little branch line of the southern railway system will live on as long as there are people who look back fondly on the past. Anyone with even a superficial acquaintance with Clare will know what a wealth of varied scenery it contains, together with abundant archaeological sites and historical remains spanning over 5,000 years of human habitation. Not least of these are the earthworks of the West and South Clare Railways. Eddie Lenihan believes that a time will come when parts of these lines will be preserved as national monuments, but until that happens their destruction will continue. For what was a railway is now a disjointed succession of pieces linking not just places but in a way two worlds: one unhurried and traditional, the other brash, frenzied and modern. In the Tracks of the West Clare Railway paints an evocative picture of a time when the railway breathed… Read More

Manchester University Press, 2011 Book. New. Soft cover. On Monday 19 September 1803, the most significant trial in the history of Ireland took place in Dublin. At the dock stood a twenty-five year old former Trinity College student and doctor's son. His name was Robert Emmet and he was standing trial for heading a rebellion on 23 July 1803. The iconic power of Robert Emmet in Irish history cannot be overstated. Emmet looms large in narratives of the past, yet the rebellion, which he led, remains to be fully contextualised. Patterson's book repairs this omission and explains the complex process of politicisation and revolutionary activity extending into the 1800s. He details the radicalisation of the grass roots, their para-militarism and engagement in secret societies. Drawing on an intriguing range of sources, Patterson offers a comprehensive insight into a relatively neglected period of history. This work is of particular significance to undergraduate and post-graduate students and… Read More

Hachette Ireland, 2022 Book. New. Soft cover. A PEOPLE'S PORTRAIT OF A PERIOD OF MOMENTOUS CHANGE IN IRISH HISTORY. Independence Memories is a fascinating social history, from living and inherited memory, of the period surrounding Irish Independence and the Civil War. It was a time of violence, of death, of emigration, of families divided into pro- and anti-Treaty, Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera. Against a tapestry of safe houses and mountain hide outs, people fell in love, raised families and laid the foundations of the country we live in now. We read the story of Galwayman Michael Feerick, who rode his white horse through the streets of Dunmore, shouting 'blackguards' at the Black and Tans. We meet the two Mollys, Dublin street traders and runners for Michael Collins, who sewed bullets into the hems of their long skirts. We relive the attack by the Black and Tans on the home of gamekeeper John Vahey and we hear from the Kavanagh family who were offered GBP1 for every year of the… Read More

Hachette Books Ireland, 2021 Book. New. Soft cover. Independence Memories is a fascinating social history, from living and inherited memory, of the period surrounding Irish Independence and the Civil War. It was a time of violence, of death, of emigration, of families divided into pro- and anti-Treaty, Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera. Against a tapestry of safe houses and mountain hide outs, people fell in love, raised families and laid the foundations of the country we live in now. We read the story of Galwayman Michael Feerick, who rode his white horse through the streets of Dunmore, shouting 'blackguards' at the Black and Tans. We meet the two Mollys, Dublin street traders and runners for Michael Collins, who sewed bullets into the hems of their long skirts. We relive the attack by the Black and Tans on the home of gamekeeper John Vahey and we hear from the Kavanagh family who were offered GBP1 for every year of the life of their 19-year-old daughter, Mary Ellen, shot dead in… Read More

Browne and Nolan, 1959 Book. Good. Soft cover. Wear to the cloth binding at the head and tail of the spine. The fore edge is bumped..

Browne and Nolan Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Tanned card covers with cloth binding. 44 pages plus 70 pages..

Oxford University Press, 2023 Book. New. Hardcover. This book revisits the history of industry and industrial and economic policy in independent Ireland from the birth of the state to the eve of EEC accession. Though there were several manufacturing employers of significance, and smaller firms in operation in almost every major branch of industry, the Irish Free State was predominantly agricultural at its establishment in 1922. Industrial development was high on the nationalist agenda, as would be the case across the entire developing world in the later post-colonial era. Despite decades of protection, and a substantial increase in the size of the manufacturing sector, Ireland remained under-industrialised when it joined the European Economic Community in 1973. Over the previous decade and a half however the foundations of later convergence had been laid. Ireland was an early adopter of what would come to be known as dual-track reform. The policy of attracting outward-oriented foreign direct… Read More

The Mercier Press Ltd, 2023 Book. New. Hardcover. 'While some on Inis Meáin and Árainn may have different views on which island is THE jewel, this book will be enjoyed by all who have an affection for the three islands' - About Aran. Inis Oírr, the smallest and most easterly of the Aran Islands situated at the mouth of Galway Bay, Ireland is renowned for its captivating beauty. This unique book photographically documents Inis Oírr from the 1970s to the present day. It offers an intimate look into the unique aspects that make Inis Oírr such a treasured destination. From its warm-hearted people and rich history to its breathtaking landscape and vibrant cultural life, Inis Oírr is a celebration of both heritage and progress. This visual anthology presents the island's stunning landscape, historical and archaeological sites, and the charm of everyday life. The fascinating images highlight the hardworking islanders and their visitors and showcase the… Read More