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

Colourpoint Educational, 1998 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Light wear to the card covers. This textbook examines the race to rule in Ireland and Europe between 1570 and 1700, focusing on such subjects as: Reformation and Luther; Mary Queen of Scotland; Ireland and the Armada; Ireland before the plantations; James I and the Puritans; the gunpowder plot; and the English Civil War..

The Oakwood Press, 2021 Book. New. Soft cover. The book begins with an account of Connemara, in the west of Ireland, and the various schemes put forward to link its two main settlements, Galway and Clifden. The first of these was proposed in 1860, but it was over 30 years before the line was built by the Midland Great Western Railway who operated it until 1925 when the government shied away from Nationalisation but merged all railways operating only in Irish Free State into Great Southern Railways. The line closed in 1935. Given the full Oakwood treatment there are eleven chapters including Train Services, Locomotives and Rolling Stock and Road Services . Appendices include the Shantalla Siding, Tourism and the Recess Hotel, The Ulster & Connaught Light Railway and The Marconi Railway, Clifden . The illustrations comprise photographs of stations, signals, and tickets as well as maps, charts, diagrams and advertisements..

England: The Oakwood Press, 2002 Book. New. Paperback. An account of the old railway from Claremorris to Achill Island in County Mayo..

The O'Brien Press, 2023 Book. New. Hardcover. A fascinating history of an ancient place. From its first mention in legend in the Book of Invasions, through early Christian monastic settlements, castles and grand residences, Fenian raids and the Battle of Tallaght, there has been huge change in Tallaght. In more recent times it has seen car and motorcycle racing, an aerodrome, the rise and fall of a chocolate factory and a pioneering telecommunications firm. The massive population explosion and rapid modernisation towards the end of the twentieth century means this once-tiny village in Dublin's foothills is now home to over 80,000 people. Richly illustrated with period photographs and original drawings by Michael O'Brien, Albert Perris tells the often-surprising story of Tallaght. .

Comharchumann Rath Chairn, 2018 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). Inscribed by the author. In Irish and English. A little wear to the boards..

Four Courts Press, 2003 Book. New. Hardcover. A Brand New Book..

Helion and Company, 2021 Book. New. Soft cover. The history of Ireland is complex, and has been plagued with religious, political, and military influences that have created divisions within its population. Ireland's experience throughout the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars highlighted and intensified such divisions that have influenced Irish society into the twenty-first century. Rebellion, Invasion and Occupation is an analysis of the British Army in Ireland during the period 1793 to 1815, which proved to be a critical era in British and Irish history. The consequences of the events and government policies of that time helped to determine the social and political divisions within Ireland for the following two centuries. The intention of this book is to provide an analysis of the military history of Ireland during this time, focusing on the influences, experiences, and reputations of the various elements that comprised the Irish military forces. The militia, yeomanry, fencible, and… Read More

Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 1998 Book. Good. Soft cover. Crease to the card cover..

Three Sisters Press, 2021 Book. New. Soft cover. This book is a republished and updated edition of the bestselling book, Fr John Murphy of Boolavogue 1753-1798 by Nicholas Furlong, first published thirty years ago (1991). It makes the complex events of the 1798 Rebellion accessible to everyone with an interest in the history of Ireland and in an event which cost an estimated 30,000 lives. There are specially executed maps of the Rebellion in Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wicklow and the European theatre of conflict, 100 more pages than the previous edition and 114 photographs that include the site of Fr Murphy's homestead, Vinegar Hill and other battle sites of the Rebellion, the rebel leaders and the leaders of the English Crown forces, and monuments and commemorations in 1938, 1948 and 1998..

Penguin Ireland, 2011 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A vivid chronicle of the first blow in the Irish revolution - by the people who were there In 1947 the Bureau of Military History was established by the Irish government to record the experiences of those who took part in the fight for independence. In 1959, the results of this research - including 1,773 'witness statements' - were placed in 83 steel boxes and locked into a strongroom in Government Buildings. Rebels, edited by one of Ireland's top young historians, brings the best of the surviving accounts of the Easter Rising together into a comprehensive, accessible and thrillingly readable telling of that much-debated insurrection, the first in a series of events that brought about Irish independence. From the witnesses' recollections of their schooling and other childhood influences to their accounts of what happened at Easter 1916, Rebels tells this famous story in a new and exhilarating way. 'A remarkable book' Pat Kenny,… Read More

Choice Publishing, 2013 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). Inscribed by the author.A little wear to the card covers. Original bookmark laid in..

M.H. Gill and Son, 1905 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt titles. The boards have some marks. The spine is bumped at the head and tail. Previous owners reference on the half title..

Kerry County Board, 1998 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The dustjacket is worn at the edges.Previous owners name on the end paper..

J. Murphy, 1999 Book. Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Pictorial boards. Inscribed by the author..

Wordwell, 2009 Book. New. Hardcover. This volume includes an appreciation of Barry's career and the contributions are organised into thematic sections reflecting major areas of his own research interests. Papers on the archaeology of wetlands are followed by a series on technology and artefacts. The key issue of contacts and communication is covered and there is a section on one of Barry's long-term interests - La Tene art. There are a number of papers on life and death in later prehistory followed by others on hillforts and enclosures, an interest of Barry's from his early graduate research days. Appropriately the volume concludes with a historical perspective looking at archaeological events and characters in twentieth-century Ireland..

Four Courts Press Ltd, 2001 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Pen mark on the endpaper. A little wear to the edge of the dustjacket..

Tiernaur Oral History Group, 2018 Book. New. Hardcover. This book contains first hand accounts of the revolutionary decade in Newport County Mayo. In the century that has passed since the 1916 Rising, War of Independence and Civil War in Ireland, much has been written about Pearse and his comrades. Somewhat ignored by history are the gallant efforts of ordinary men and women in rural towns and villages who played a crucial part and paid an immeasurable price in their bid to separate Ireland from the oppression of British imperialism and to achieve an Irish Republic..

Allen Lane, 2024 Book. New. Hardcover. A way of life that once encompassed most of humanity is vanishing in one of the greatest transformations of our time: the eclipse of the rural world by the urban. In this new history of peasantry, Patrick Joyce tells the story of this lost world and its people. In contrast to the usual insulting stereotypes, we discover a rich and complex culture: traditions, songs, celebrations and revolts, across Europe from the plains of Poland to the farmsteads and villages of Italy and Ireland, through the nineteenth century to the present day. Into this passionate history, written with exquisite care, Joyce weaves remarkable individual stories, including those of his own Irish family, and looks at how peasant life has been remembered - and misremembered - in contemporary culture. This is a people whose voice is vastly underrepresented in human history. Yet for Joyce, we are all the children of peasants, who must respect the experience of our ancestors. This is… Read More

ireland: Royal Irish Academy, 2019 Book. New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A brand new book..

Browne and Nolan, 1958 Journal. Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers. Lean to the spine..