Irish Waterside Walks

Travel

Fewer, Michael

Europe

Dublin: Gill & Macmillan

Fewer walked the coast of Dublin, observing landmarks, the seashore, the fauna and wildlife along his way. He found a coast rich in history, topographically diverse with a mixture of urban and rural landscapes. He recounts his meetings with local people and the constant visual surprises that enliven and shorten journeys.

By swerve of shore: Exploring Dublin's coast

GILL MACMILLAN

This is a traveller's tale told with all the enthusiasm and excitement of discovery. As a small boy Michael Fewer was fascinated by the vastness and power of the ocean, and how they very skeleton of the land was exposed in layers along the sea cliffs. His fascination and interest grew over the years, and he longed to explore the coastline by foot. Starting at the Meath border, he walked along the entire Dublin coast, finishing up where the Dublin coast meets the Wicklow coast. As he walked he observed the landmarks, the seashore, the flora and the fauna. He found a coast rich in history, topographically diverse, with a mixture of urban and rural landscapes. He recounts his meetings and conversations with local people and other walkers along the way, and records the constant visual surprises that enliven and often shorten journeys.

By Swerve of Shore

Gill Macmillan Ltd

This breathtakingly exciting new book introduces you to Ireland's flora and fauna with every changing season. Discover the magic of nature right on your doorstep, from the back garden to the local park and the countryside. Loaded with illustrations by Melissa Doran.

Naturama: Open Your Eyes to the Wonders of Irish Nature

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Gill Books

An activity book that encourages young readers to discover for themselves the magic of nature right on their doorstep. Packed with projects that include making a bird box, adopting a tree, making an insect hotel, and moon gazing. A field guide section encourages observing, journaling, and collecting. Illustrated by Melissa Doran. Ages 10 and up

My Naturama Nature Journal

Arts, Music & Photography

NTC Pub. Group

The Irish Civil War began at around four o'clock in the morning on June 28, 1922. An 18-pounder artillery piece commanded by soldiers loyal to Michael Collins and the new Irish government began to fire on the thick granite walls of the Four Courts—a beautiful 18th-century complex of buildings that housed Ireland's highest legal tribunals. Inside the courts a large party of IRA men were barricaded—a clear sign that the treaty ending the war of independence would never be accepted by passionate republicans. Collins had come under pressure from Winston Churchill and his cabinet colleagues in London to clear out the rebels. After three days of fighting, with the buildings in ruins, the garrison surrendered. But the Four Courts also housed Ireland's historical archives, and these irreplaceable documents were destroyed, with leaves of burnt parchment raining down over the city. This was a cultural disaster for the new state and its historical memory. And the Civil War that followed led to generations of entrenched bitterness, with the two main Irish political parties owing their origins to the sides they chose in the war.

Battle of the Four Courts: The First Three Days of the Irish Civil War

History

Apollo

The Irish Civil War began at around four o'clock in the morning on June 28, 1922. An 18-pounder artillery piece commanded by soldiers loyal to Michael Collins and the new Irish government began to fire on the Four Courts—a beautiful 18th-century complex of buildings that housed Ireland's highest legal tribunals. Inside, a large party of IRA men were barricaded—a clear sign that the treaty ending the war of independence would never be accepted by passionate republicans. Collins had come under pressure from Winston Churchill and his cabinet colleagues to clear out the rebels. After three days of fighting, with the buildings in ruins, the garrison surrendered. But the Four Courts also housed Ireland's historical archives, and these irreplaceable documents were destroyed—a cultural disaster for the new state and its historical memory. The Civil War that followed led to generations of entrenched bitterness, with the two main Irish political parties owing their origins to the sides they chose in the war.

Rambling Down the Suir

Travel Writing

Ashfield Press

Walking Across Ireland: From Dublin Bay To Galway Bay is an insightful travel memoir of author Michael Fewer's 180 mile journey across mountains and bogland, canal and river banks, through towns and villages. Michael's experiences range from appreciation of the plants and wildlife of the natural world; to thoughts on the history, as well as the architecture, and folklore of the villages he passed through and local dialogue he experienced from chance encounters. A most engaging recorded journey, Walking Across Ireland is especially recommended for those armchair travelers who delight in reading about other places, other peoples, and other cultures from around the world."" -The Midwest Book Review

Walking Across Ireland: From Dublin Bay to Galway Bay

Collins Pr

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Irish Waterside Walks

By swerve of shore: Exploring Dublin's coast

By Swerve of Shore

Naturama: Open Your Eyes to the Wonders of Irish Nature

My Naturama Nature Journal

Irish Waterside Walks

Battle of the Four Courts: The First Three Days of the Irish Civil War

Battle of the Four Courts: The First Three Days of the Irish Civil War

Rambling Down the Suir

Walking Across Ireland: From Dublin Bay to Galway Bay