![]() | Mairead Ashe FitzGerald Mairead Ashe FitzGerald grew up in County Clare. She is a graduate of NUI Galway and University College Dublin where she studied Archaeology. Mairead taught Irish and History before working in publishing for many years. Being invited by OBP to write books allows her to indulge her passion for research into Ireland's history, archaeology and literature.
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Castles are the most familiar medieval landmark across the Irish countryside. Their often romantic appearance belies their turbulent history and their lore abounds in stories of sieges, betrayals, and daring escapes. Fro ...Quick View
An illustrated collection of forty of Yeats' best-loved works, on topics including Love, Politics, Old Age, Myth and Legend includes people, places and events that were important to him. I have spread my dreams under you ...Quick View
Exploring the World of Colmcille: also Known as Columba
2nd edition
By: Mairead Ashe FitzGerald , Stephen Hall
15 Apr 2000 - O'Brien Press Ltd
A beautifully simple and accessible account of the world of Colmcille/Columba whose 1400th anniversary was celebrated in 1997. It deals with the life of the times of Colmcille and the saint's involvement in politics and ...Quick View
A simple account of the world of St Columba, published to coincide with the 1400th anniversary celebrations. Columba was from the warrior-aristocracy of Ireland, and the book draws on history, art, literature and archaeo ...Quick View
Celtic Decorative Art: A Living Tradition
By: Deborah O'Brien , Mairead Ashe FitzGerald
31 Mar 2000 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Decorative arts in the Celtic culture are world-renowned for their beauty, intricacy and depth of meaning. This new book uses many of the ancient sources as inspiration, creating new patterns and designs which will both ...Quick View
An illustrated collection of forty of Yeats' best-loved works, on topics including Love, Politics, Old Age, Myth and Legend includes people, places and events that were important to him.I have spread my dreams under your ...Quick View
A collection of poems of revolution and dreams and visions of freedom and nationhood for Ireland - focusing on before, during and after the 1916 Rising.'A terrible beauty is born' WB Yeats's poignant words have come to i ...Quick View
Castles are the most familiar medieval landmark across the Irish countryside. Their often romantic appearance belies their turbulent history and their lore abounds in stories of sieges, betrayals and daring escapes.Cast ...Quick View