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...
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...
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...
General Liam Lynch was a key figure in the Irish Revolution and remains one of the most celebrated IRA leaders of his era. His republicanism was shaped both by his...
We Don't Know Ourselves is a very personal vision of recent Irish history from the year of O'Toole's birth, 1958, down to the present. Ireland has changed almost out of recognition...
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...
An Irish TImes Book of the Year'The beauty of this book is in the telling: The Irish Difference lays out its themes and chronologies with impeccable clarity, and is full of fascinating detail... Exemplary.' Irish...
Through the lives of three children who died on 21 November 1920, relive the story of Bloody Sunday, when a gaelic football match in Croke Park was the scene of...
Founded in 1884 to promote Irish identity and revive the traditional sports of hurling, football and handball, the GAA enjoyed an intimate relationship with the nationalist movement from the turn...
Here is the story of Ireland’s Civil War in colour – a defining moment in Irish history brought to life for the first time in hand-coloured photographs. The events of...
Bray author Carmel Kelly new book 'Anna Haslam Pioneering Suffragette’ is her eighth children’s book, and the fourth of her ‘centenary’ titles that celebrate anniversaries of historic figures. The book tells...
Cad í canóin na ndrámaí Gaeilge? Cad iad na clasaicigh mhóra i ndrámaíocht na Gaeilge? Cé hé nó cé hí an drámadóir is tábhachtaí, is cumasaí, is snoite i saol...
Cuireann an leabhar seo síos ar thriúr sóisialaithe a bhí thuas sa chéad leath den fhichiú céad agus a bhain leas as an nGaeilge leis an gcúis a chur chun...
Join historian Myles Dungan as he guides you through the history of our amazing island. Take an historical trip back in time to visit the ancient celts, sail away on...
In this people’s history of Ireland, John Creedon introduces a fascinating collection of stories from the Schools’ Collection. This treasure trove of old stories, ways and wisdom, which could have...