‘I was in the Army over thirty years and Derry was the most resentful place I ever served, even the dogs hated us.’ When civil rights protests in the 1960s...
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...
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...
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...
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,’...
When George Mitchell described his time helping broker peace in Northern Ireland, he said, ‘We had 700 bad days – and then one good day, which changed the course of...
