Extracts from Van Gogh's letters are presented as `found poems', mainly in the form of sonnets. They record many of the pivotal moments in his life, and Van Gogh's frame of mind and his emotional state at these times are ...Quick View

Olympic rowers Gary and Paul O'Donovan may be the face of Irish rowing and Skibbereen Rowing Club, and have enormously increased the popularity of rowing in Ireland, but they're just one piece of a much larger jigsaw. Wi ...Quick View

Set in the UK and Ireland in the late 1970s and early 1980s, A harrowing story of horrific physical and mental abuse inflicted on the author at the hands of his parents
`My parents were now dabbling with drugs and Sou ...Quick View

Cora Staunton is an iconic figure in the world of modern GAA. In this refreshingly candid book, Cora recalls finding refuge in the game after the death of her mother, but also speaks openly about the challenges and confl ...Quick View

A puzzle book with over forty maps of places in Ireland with puzzles, brain teasers and fun facts -- enjoyment for all the family.
With over forty maps accompanied by quizzes, puzzles and fun facts, The Ordnance Surve ...Quick View

Ciaran Carson is simply one of the great writers of our time. There are few better books than his Collected Poems. Hot on the heels of From There to Here: Selected Poems and Translations (2018) comes Still Life, a dazzli ...Quick View

A terrific story... A stealthily gripping narrative ...Quick View

This manual is an addendum to the ECDL syllabus, allowing it to comply with the UK Department of Education's Level Two, IT qualification. There is a section on the Theoretical Issues including Legal Issues and Health and ...Quick View

Bernard O'Shea is a lucky man. He owes his life to his long-suffering wife. She has nicknamed him `The Feckin' Eejit' because of the ongoing crises he puts her and their three children through almost every day. This is a ...Quick View

With a focus on war and its consequences, this book tells moving stories of how conflict has plunged people into the depths of despair in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Russia, South Sudan, Syria, Uruguay, Western Sah ...Quick View

The Gaelic Finn tradition encompasses literature and lore centered on the figure of Finn Mac Cumaill. The essays in this volume cover, as with those in the earlier volume, The Gaelic Finn tradition (2012), numerous aspec ...Quick View

The history of Roscommon in the 1912-23 period is one of transition to new political allegiances while retaining old economic desires. Almost wholly dependent on agriculture to fuel the local economy and sustain the coun ...Quick View

This is the first biography of Sir Henry Augustus Robinson, who in addition to his duties as a senior civil servant in Dublin's Custom House between 1898 and 1922, acted as unofficial adviser to British ministers on many ...Quick View

A celebration of traditional thatched houses.
A celebration of traditional thatched houses.
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Walsh writes with a warmth and humour about the disparate lives of four new mothers over one summer in Dublin. This is a touching, enjoyable tale of friendship in all of its complexities.' Anne Griffin A long, hot sum ...Quick View