Although the island of Tory has been a stronghold of the Irish language for centuries, unlike other Gaelic islands off the coast of Ireland, this island does not have a...
A collection of academic essays on uni-directional bilingualism which is now pervasive in Irish-speaking communities, and the manner in which it is having a detrimental effect on the viability of...
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...
Tales of passion and romance, love on the battlefield, affairs kept secret on pain of death … From the bride who married in a prison cell, to the leader caught...
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...
From its opening in 1796 to finally closing its doors in 1924, Kilmainham Gaol has held an iconic place in Irish history. Built as Dublin's County Gaol, it held hundreds...
The Great Famine, "an Gorta Mor" in Irish, was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. It's often referred to as the Irish...
This book is a collection of snippets of information and history, one for each day of the year, about some of the most interesting events and people in Ireland and...
