Michael Collins was once the most wanted man in the British Empire. Born in west Cork, he was a farmer's son who changed the course of Irish history. This action-packed...
The Normans are coming! In the spring of 1169, a Norman force in Wales was preparing a fleet for sea: Fitz Gerald, Barry, Fitz Martin, de Courcy, Prendergast, Fitz Gibbon,...
In the summer of 2023, playwright Bernadette MacFarland sat down with female relatives of the thirteen men shot dead on Bloody Sunday and listened to their stories. These recorded interviews...
The Peer the Priests and the Press: A Story of the Demise of Irish Landlordismby Roy GreensladeLord George Augusta Hill was the godson of a British king and the son...
It’s A Time-Travelling Journey Through Ireland … It’s A Historopedia! Buckle up and get ready to travel back in time with John and Fatti Burke’s new adventure through Ireland’s history. This...
Bloodthirsty buccaneers and buried treasure, fierce sea battles and cold-blooded murders, Barbary ducats and silver pieces of eight. Des Ekin embarks on a roadtrip around the entire coast of Ireland,...
This excellent turn-of-the-century introduction to Irish crochet is a well-planned guide to all levels of skill and experience. The work includes step-by-step, illustrated directions for dozens of classic motifs, borders,...
Daniel O'Connell was a huge celebrity in his time. A brilliant barrister, he protested against every kind of oppression, but all by peaceful means - though he did kill a...
This is the story of a Wicklow man born into a nineteenth century world of privilege who became one of the most influential politicians in Irish and British history. He...
From every county in Ireland, meet women who made a real difference to the world we live in today. From creative craftswomen to singing sensations, poets to sporting champions, patriots,...
‘An excellent and comprehensive exploration of this fascinating subject.’ - Philip Carr-Gomm, author Druid Mysteries ‘Samhain was the entry point into winter, a time of hardship, cold and hunger … It was...
This beautiful book visits twenty-eight richly atmospheric sites and tells the mythological stories associated with them. Woven into these landscapes are tales of love and betrayal, greed and courage, passion...
The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen 1530-1603 Anne Chambers is a biographer, novelist and screenplay writer. Her books include The Great Leviathan: Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, 1788–1845; TK Whitaker: Portrait...
On the morning of the 1920 GAA Great Challenge Match, the IRA shot dead a team of British officers in Dublin. Convinced the killers were in the Croke Park crowd,...
Le Rónán Mac Con Iomaire, Cló Iar- Chomnnachta 2024, In 1969, tháinig dream óg le chéile i gConamara chun tabhairt faoi fheachtas a d’athródh todhchaí na Gaeltachta go deo. Spreagtha...
Lost Gaels is the first comprehensive account of the devastating impact of the Troubles on the GAA, providing a platform for bereaved family and friends to pay homage to their lost...
Cage Eleven by Gerry Adams Gerry Adams' account of interment without trial in the 1970s in Long Kesh prison. Written while Adams was a prisoner, the pieces were originally smuggled...
What lies beneath? The Great Irish Famine is a story that has been told for several generations and is the single most pivotal experience in modern Irish history. Now, acclaimed...
Are you a human sponge? Do you thirst for facts, trivia and knowledge? If so, this is the book for you! Based on the hugely popular Historopedia by John and Fatti Burke,...
Bobby Sands was 27 years old when he died. He spent almost nine years of his life in prison because of his Irish republican activities. He died, in prison, on...
In 1849, the Thomas Arbuthnot set sail for Australia.Onboard were 194 Irish girls. I heard the emotion in Sarah’s voice as she asked, ‘Will we ever come back?’ ‘Come back where?’ ‘Home,’...
Salute the remarkable Irish women who changed history in this beautifully illustrated book. From Irish women who made changes in Ireland to those who made changes abroad. From adventurers to...
Martin Doyle, Books Editor of The Irish Times, offers a personal, intimate history of the Troubles seen through the microcosm of a single rural parish, his own, part of both...
In 1935, a Gaeltacht colony was created in the townland of Rath Cairn, Co. Meath, for 27 Irish-speaking families. Fianna Fail had achieved an overall majority in the wake...
