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

David & Charles, 1973 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The edge of the dustjacket is a little worn. Price clipped..

Manchester University Press, 2021 Book. New. Soft cover. This book provides a scholarly yet accessible account of the Irish nationalist youth organisation Na Fianna Eireann and its contribution to the Irish Revolution in the period 1909-23. Countess Constance Markievicz and Bulmer Hobson established Na Fianna Eireann, or the Irish National Boy Scouts, as an Irish nationalist antidote to Robert Baden-Powell's scouting movement founded in 1908. Between their establishment in 1909 and near decimation during the Irish Civil War of 1922-23, Na Fianna Eireann recruited, trained and nurtured a cadre of young nationalist activists who made an essential contribution to the struggle for Irish independence. This book will be of interest to historians and students specialising in the history of the Irish Revolution, youth culture, paramilitarism and twentieth-century Ireland. It will also appeal to the general reader with an interest in the history of the Irish Revolution. .

Futa Fata, 2012 Book. New. Soft cover. It's hard work feeding your family on your farm in the 1840s, but when a disease wipes out your potato crop, you must all escape the horrors of the Famine. But first, you have to get to America.... A lively new range of books that looks at key events from history in an entertaining and informative way, by inviting young readers to imagine being part of great events of the past. Full of information that children will absorb, while enjoying the fun text and illustrations..

a little book company, 2011 Book. As New. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). A little shelf wear. Inscribed by Don Mullan, the editor and author of the introduction to this edition..

Profile Books, 2015 Book. New. Soft cover. Packed with violence, political drama and social and cultural upheaval, the years 1913-1923 saw the emergence in Ireland of the Ulster Volunteer Force to resist Irish home rule and in response, the Irish Volunteers, who would later evolve into the IRA. World War One, the rise of Sinn Fein, intense Ulster unionism and conflict with Britain culminated in the Irish war of Independence, which ended with a compromise Treaty with Britain and then the enmities and drama of the Irish Civil War. Drawing on an abundance of newly released archival material, witness statements and testimony from the ordinary Irish people who lived and fought through extraordinary times, A Nation and not a Rabble explores these revolutions. Diarmaid Ferriter highlights the gulf between rhetoric and reality in politics and violence, the role of women, the battle for material survival, the impact of key Irish unionist and republican leaders, as well as conflicts over health, land,… Read More

Gill Books, 2023 Book. New. Hardcover. Nation Is Born celebrates a formative period in the history of the Irish state: the fifteen years during which we emerged from the rubble of wars and violence and set up as a fledgling country while establishing a diplomatic presence on the world stage. The photos presented here have been painstakingly hand-colourised by photographer John O'Byrne, infusing energy into this often-overlooked time: the election of the country's first governments; the mammoth Shannon hydroelectric scheme; a stunning Eucharistic Congress; scenes of cottage industry and rural Irish life; and ending with the uncertain rumblings of war in Europe. With over 150 photographs gathered from archives around the country, accompanied by insightful and accessible commentary by historian Michael B. Barry, A Nation Is Born brings a fresh perspective on our history and our past to life in a compellingly real way..

Sands and Co, 1932 Book. Good. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with black spine titles. The boards are sunned and marked. The spine is faded and bumped at the head and tail. Previous owners name on the end paper. Illustrated..

University College Dublin Press, 2008 Book. Good. Hardcover. Green cloth boards illustrated boards. Previous owners name on the end paper. The dustjacket has been cut up and stuck to the end paper. The text is clean and the binding is tight..

Blackwater Press, 1993 Book. Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers. Mark on the end paper..

Mercier Press, 2018 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers..

The O'Brien Press, 2024 Book. Good. Soft cover. Every young person is looking for freedom, but some have to fight harder than others .In 1960s Ireland there was a special place for disabled children: behind the walls of an institution, cut off from the rest of society. At just nine years old, Martin Naughton was one of these children. Along with his younger sister Barbara he was sent to a Dublin institution, far away from his Irish-speaking home in Spiddal. But Martin wouldn't be sidelined. With the help of some unexpected characters - and an unlikely encounter with his Celtic Football heroes - he began to change the way a generation of young disabled people saw themselves. This is the story of a boy who not only won his own independence, but also led the fight for freedom for all disabled people..

Brandon, 2005 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers. Gerry Adams imagines an Ireland in which the 1916 Proclamation is seen as an historic document in the mould of the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence and the Freedom Charter. He outlines the challenge of transforming Irish society through a vision of self-determination and sovereignty, inclusiveness and equality. He looks to the protection of tradition and culture, the defence of rural communities; the special importance of children and women, and the need to liberate the individual while instilling a feeling of community and protecting the environment..

Stationery Office, 1984 Book. Good. Soft cover. The card covers are lightly foxed..

Irish Academic Press, 1987 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A little light wear to the dust jacket. The top edge is dust dulled..

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1984 Book. Good. Hardcover. The dust jacket is rubbed and has wear at the edges. The pages are tanned..

Newport 300 Committee, 2022 Book. New. Hardcover. Newport, County Mayo celebrated its 300th birthday in April 2020. John Moore discovered a deed of indenture between Thomas Medleycott and John Pratt signed on 2nd April 1720 setting up the town. The book contains 47 chapters on John Pratt and the Medleycott family, Land Agency of James Moore, the O'Donnell's. the Rebellion of 1798, The Great Famine, Newport Poor Law Union and the workhouse, Newport's linen industry and the railway through Newport. There are also chapters on the Encumbered Estates court, education, fairs and agriculture, industry and trade and law and order, Martin Carey and other past residents, medicine, religion, transport and communication, sport and leisure and Newport in 1920. The remaining chapters give details of the occupants of each house in the town. There are 3446 names in the index. Hope you find some of your relations and learn about how they lived over 100 years ago. .

I.B.Tauris, 2011 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Light wear to the card covers..

Mercier Press, 2001 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A little wear to the edge of the dustjacket..

The Mercier Press Ltd, 2002 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers. A twentieth-century Taoiseach who died just before the millennium, Jack Lynch was the most popular politician of his age. In Cork he is revered as no Irish politician since de Valera. John Mary Lynch was born on 15 August 1917 at St Anne's Shandon, Cork, on the second floor of his family home, which was within yards of the famous Shandon Bells. From his youth he was called Jack. A superb sportsman, he led Cork to several all-Ireland hurling championship victories. He died in October 1999 and the funeral eulogy was given by his protege and great apologist, Des O'Malley. Popular opinion is divided on the subject of whether he was one of the country's great taoisigh or a weak leader who was manipulated by others. But there was no disputing that Lynch was a gentleman, a thoroughly nice fellow. Jack Lynch began his Cabinet career as parliamentary secretary in charge of the Gaelacht, then became Minister… Read More

Four Courts Press, 2018 Book. New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. The Nine Years War was one of the most traumatic and bloody conflicts in the history of Ireland. Encroachment on the liberties of the Irish lords by the English crown caused Hugh O'Neill, earl of Tyrone, to build an unprecedented confederation of Irish lords leading a new Irish military armed with pike and shot. This book is an important reassessment of the military dimensions of the Nine Years War, as situated in the wider context of European political and military history. Backed by Philip II of Spain, Tyrone and his allies outclassed the forces of the English Crown, achieving a string of stunning victories and bringing the power of Elizabeth I in Ireland to the brink of collapse. The opening shots were fired in Ulster, but from 1593 to 1599 war engulfed all of Ireland. The conflict consumed the lives and reputations of Elizabeth's court favourites as they struggled to cope with the new Irish way of war. Sophisticated strategy and… Read More