Proverbs are like people – they can be humorous, sad, old, young, even have their own offspring. But they can also tell us a great deal about the time, the...
This remarkable book provides an account of the history of Ireland like we’ve never seen before. Told through the prism of the lives of twenty-one extraordinary women, it offers an...
The remarkable story of William and James Roantree from Leixlip, Co. Kildare William Francis Roantree famously shook his fist at the British Empire when he made his way, aged 87,...
This textbook is a translation of ‘Politics and Society in Northern Ireland, 1949-1993 (Option 5).’ It covers Option 5 of the “History of Ireland” section of the Leaving Cert syllabus....
In these essays published in the pages of the Irish Times and some recently in Comhar magazine itself, the author takes us on a journey to Russia, Iran, Kurdistan, Egypt,...
The rebellion that set Ireland free, told as a graphic novel. The 1916 Easter Rising was an attempt by a small group of militant Irish republicans to win independence from...
The arms crisis of 1970 came about when two Irish cabinet ministers, Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney, alongside an army officer and other figures, were accused by Taoiseach Jack Lynch...
The Life and Death of Thomas Russell. Tomás Ruiséal, from Kilcooly near Ballydavid in West Kerry, was an idealistic young teacher and member of the Gaelic League. He joined the...
This book provides a standardised version of the original Irish text as well as an introduction and an English translation that will give modern readers a new insight into Ó...
