In the summer after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, when tension was high in Northern Ireland, Colm Tóibín walked along the border from Derry to Newry. Bad Blood is a stark and evocative account of this journey through fear ...Quick View

Secondhand copy with some wear, Dj is yellowed with some spotting, previous owner has date written on front pastedown 207pp, Content is good, clean with no markings. ...Quick View

Adomnán's most important work, and the one for which he is best known, is the Vita Columbae (i.e. "Life of Columba"), a hagiography of Iona's founder, Saint Columba, probably written between 697 and 700. The format borr ...Quick View

The foundation event of modern Ireland, the Easter Rising of 1916 continues to enthral almost a century later. Using contemporary diaries and recently released eye-witness testimonies, Shane Hegarty and Fintan O'Toole te ...Quick View

This book celebrates one of Europe’s greatest cities – a cosmopolitan hub of vibrant architecture, art, culture and nightlife. It moves from the story of the city’s founding and its huge expansion in the nineteenth ...Quick View

The follow-up book to the best-selling Irish Stone Walls. How to build, conserve or renovate stone buildings in the authentic way, using age-old techniques including lime mortars, lime washes and other finishes. ...Quick View

Is there a secret tunnel in O’Connell Street? Who stole the Irish crown jewels? And did the word ‘quiz’ originate in Dublin as the result of a bet? Urban legends are the funny and frightening folklore people share ...Quick View

Today's Monkstown is a creation of the nineteenth century,when the development of a commuter railway and the harbour of Dunlaoghaire ( then Kingstown) made it an attractive residential area. Created from the 13 century M ...Quick View

Mods, rockers, ravers and skinheads: Dublin’s street style captured on film A new book gives a fascinating insight into the evolution of Dublin street style over the years – from mods to rockers, teddy boys to raver ...Quick View

Mulligan's is more than a Dublin pub; it is an Irish cultural phenomenon. It has a unique and colourful history, spanning over two hundred years. Mulligan's has hosted the famous - Judy Garland, Seamus Heaney, Con Houlih ...Quick View

The untold human story of how the Catholic Church met the welfare needs of Irish emigrants in Britain since the 1950s. Based on a wealth of personal interviews and newly-discovered archive material. Offers unique insight ...Quick View

In this book, Aidan Doyle traces the history of the Irish language from the time of the Norman invasion at the end of the 12th century to independence in 1922, combining political, cultural, and linguistic history. The b ...Quick View