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The Easter Rising, 1916,
Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 11 books in this booklist
£10.99 paperback (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780241994320 | ISBN 10: 0241994322
'A captivating account of lives previously ignored' Sunday Independent 'An important, impeccably researched though eminently readable book that charts new territory' Irish Examiner Ireland in the nineteenth and early twentieth cen ... more
View book details£11.99 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780300270433 | ISBN 10: 0300270437
The gripping story of the tumultuous destruction of the Irish country house, spanning the revolutionary years of 1912 to 1923. During the Irish Revolution nearly three hundred country houses were burned to the ground. These “Big Houses” ... more
View book details£25.00 paperback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781803523644 | ISBN 10: 1803523646
"I was born in Liverpool to Irish parents. My father was a Fenian and my Uncles were Fenians..."(Volunteer Joseph Gleeson [Easter 1916 Veteran]) The Easter Rising was an implosive rebellion that, although a failure, resulted in partial Irish indep ... more
View book details£16.99 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781608466467 | ISBN 10: 1608466469
A stirring collection of James Connolly's most important speeches and writing. Considered by many Ireland's most important revolutionary, James Connolly devoted his life to struggles against exploitation, oppression, and imperialism. Active ... more
View book details£16.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781781174654 | ISBN 10: 1781174652
Women of the Irish Revolution tells the story of the role that women played both directly and indirectly in the Irish revolution. These women were vital to the revolutionary movement. They were part of a generation who made a conscious decision t ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781784080112 | ISBN 10: 178408011x
The 1916 Easter Rising and its aftermath changed Ireland for ever. The British government's execution of 14 republican rebels transformed a group hitherto perceived as cranks and troublemakers into national heroes. Those who avoided the British firin ... more
View book details£13.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781780600116 | ISBN 10: 1780600119
At the height of The Troubles, Dervla Murphy bicycled to Northern Ireland to try to understand the situation by speaking to people on either side of the divide. She also sought to interrogate her own opinions and emotions. As an Irishwoman and travel ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781137278838 | ISBN 10: 1137278838
During a Biblical seven years in the middle of the nineteenth century, fully a quarter of Irelands citizens either perished from starvation or emigrated in what came to be known as Gorta Mr, the Great Hunger. Waves of hungry peasants fled across th ... more
View book details£25.00 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780230296367 | ISBN 10: 023029636x
This anthology is the first critical survey of an unjustly neglected body of literature: the autobiographies and memoirs of writers of Irish birth or background who lived and worked in Britain between 1725 and the present day. Woven around ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781598693232 | ISBN 10: 1598693239
Forget about shamrocks, leprechauns, and all that blarney, 101 Things You Didnt Know About Irish History dispels the myths and tells the true stories of the Irish. Inside, youll learn about about: * Lives of the ancient Celts until the British ... more
View book details£5.99 paperback (2005) - ISBN 13: 9781904263319 | ISBN 10: 1904263313
The Round Towers of Ireland are among the most enigmatic and extraordinary constructions of the early Irish Church. Why were they put up? What were they used for? Where did the idea come from, and when? Hector McDonnell, one of Ireland's best-k ... more
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