In his latest book, Tarquin Blake takes us on a photographic tour of Anglo-Norman fortresses, medieval towers, fortified houses and the neo-Gothic piles of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Scrambling is a hands-on sport and without the stop-start of rock climbing, the joy of it can be appreciated more freely. Here, Alan Tees guides mountaineers to exhilarating scrambles in the most beau
Ireland's ancient network of sacred paths means there is no need to travel abroad to enjoy symbolic trails in the footsteps of generations past. John G. O'Dwyer has walked these pilgrim trails. His we
South Leinster has a surprising variety of terrain, boasting canals, blanket bogs, rolling woodlands, golden beaches and brilliant green pastures interspersed with fields of golden barley. Quiet roads
As the founder of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin (1904), patron of playwrights including W.B. Yeats, writer and folklorist, Lady Augusta Gregory (1852-1932) has generally been treated as having played a
Ireland's Ancient East is a new campaign that offers visitors a view of a different Ireland. This first guide to this brand new venture showcases 100 sites across the region.
Why were both sides of the Civil War divide deliberately evasive when it came to the death of Michael Collins? Why were they still trying to effect cover-ups as late as the 1960s? This compelling acco
Ireland without the GAA is unimaginable. As the Association moves past its 125th anniversary, this is the story of how it has carved for itself a unique place at the heart of Irish life. Commissioned
From Na Fianna to the Fenians Ireland's ancient sport of hurling was used to practise and refine the art of war. Today the tradition continues, the tribal passions remain and hurling is Ireland's grea
This volume presents oral histories on Irish artistic production and its infrastructure from 1940 to 2006. Twelve collectors, scholars, gallery directors, educators, writers, and artists were intervie
Known as 'the Girl from Donegal', Bridie Gallagher was Ireland's first truly international pop star. Over a 50-year career she sang at sell-out concerts everywhere from small halls across Ireland to l
Presents a comprehensive survey of Ireland's industrial archaeology. Divided into five main sections, the subject is detailed in nineteen chapters, each dealing with a major industrial activity, its t
It is a dark December evening and Michael A. Madigan, brewery foreman and part-time private investigator, is raging at the world. Recently separated he desperately needs to brighten up the mid-winter
When the mighty Endurance becomes trapped in the Weddell Sea, Ernest Shackleton's dream to cross the Antarctic becomes a fight to save the thirty-one souls that set sail with him. The first illustrate
Aidan Dooley tells the story of his journey with Tom Crean; how his one-man play was written, and how it grew from an unknown show with an unknown actor into an award-winning hit that has been perform
This lively account uncovers for the first time how great love songs came to be, and explains who the 'Galway Girl' was, or if there was a real-life 'Nancy Spain'. Learn the often surprising, sometime
Sacred stones and stone monuments feature the world over and Ireland is no exception. Our landscape is dotted with them. This is a wonderful reminder of our spiritual past as some of these stones and
