The Bog Meadows and the River Blackstaff

O'Reilly, Des

Colourpoint

The 1920s were to flying what the 1960s were to space exploration - an age of adventure, excitement and of crossing new frontiers. And for a short time in the mid-1920s, Belfast was at the forefront of the advancement of civil air transport in the British Isles, with the development of Malone aerodrome, the UK's first municipal airfield. This new, updated Flying from Malone captures the spirit of that time and tells a remarkable story - of how Belfast blazed a trail in the development of civil aviation that many were to follow. As aviation historian Guy Warner points out: "The courage of those early pioneers and any intrepid passengers should not be underestimated. Northern Airlines made over 100 scheduled flights to and from Northern Ireland, it was an enterprise that deserved greater government support at the time and is worthy of remembrance as having played a part in paving the way for the world in which we now live and travel by air to all parts of the globe."

Flying from Malone: Belfast's First Civil Aerodrome

Business & Money

Warner, Guy

Industries

This new edition of Airships over Ulster is a tantalizing piece of hidden history brought to life by aviation historian Guy Warner. He expertly weaves together the fascinating tale of pioneering aviation, anti-submarine warfare in World War One, and the human connection to the first military aviation facility in Ulster. Airships from the mooring-out station at Bentra, Whitehead in County Antrim flew dozens of missions in support of the naval forces based in Larne. This book is well illustrated with little seen images of the airships in action, design details and the personnel involved - several photographed by the local people who became accustomed to the sight of these 'great, grey, silent shapes'.

Airships Over Ulster: Royal Naval Air Service Airships During the First World War

History

Americas

Author Alister McReynolds presents a collection of life stories that serves to highlight that the Scotch-Irish contribution to life in America was, and is, more valuable and less of a cliche than the images of rascality, motor sports and corn liquor suggest. The stories of these pioneers, clergy, cavalry men, presidents, and inventors show how the achievements of these characters have pervaded American society to an extent that is often unnoticed and under-appreciated even amongst the Scotch-Irish communities themselves. Alister has lectured all over the States including at The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. Nearer to home he was the presenter of this year's Ulster Scots Agency sponsored Whitelaw Reid Lecture in Belfast.

Kith and Kin: The Continuing Legacy of the Scotch-Irish in America

McReynolds, Alister

The classic story of Blair Mayne, late commanding officer of the first Special Air Service Regiment. He was an Air-Commando, a leader of the most daredevil and dangerous regiment in the British Army - the SAS. The scourge of the Nazis, Hitler ordered that he was to be shot on sight. The personification of Irish courage, he is also still the most de

Colonel Paddy: The Man Who Dared

Biographies & Memoirs

Marrinan, Patrick

Historical

Civil Aviation in Northern Ireland: An Illustrated History - 1909 to the Present Day

Cromie, Ernie

Seventeen men, who paid the ultimate price for their crimes on the gallows, have been lowered into the earth deep within the walls of Crumlin Road Gaol in plain wooden coffins. The first was in 1854, the last in 1961. This is the story of execution in Belfast and of the men - soldier and terrorist, labourer and tramp, American Jew and farmer - who were prepared to take a life; of the men, women and children who were their victims; and the hangmen the State paid to kill on the public's behalf. It is a remarkable story, often sad and gruesome, occasionally quirky but always fascinating.

Hanged at Crumlin Road Gaol: The Story of Capital Punishment in Belfast

Moore, Steven

Military

Forthright, humorous but sometimes harrowing, the renowned journalist Alf McCreary provides a highly personal account of his life. From his birth and family ties in the village of Bessbrook in South Armagh during the 1940s, through his long, distinguished and sometimes turbulent career in the Northern Ireland media, and also abroad, he reflects on his own life experience and how it has shaped him.Despite having won two British National Press Awards and several local accolades including the title Northern Ireland Journalist of the Year; over 30 books published; Mary McAleese as a senior management colleague at Queen's University; reported on The Troubles including Bloody Sunday, Bloody Friday, Kingsmills and Enniskillen, and from world trouble spots including Vietnam, Cambodia , Zimbabwe and Rwanda; met and interviewed everyone from Daniel O'Donnell to Peter O'Toole and George Best; and from the Reverend Ian Paisley to the Dalai Lama; appointed MBE; covered Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland and his funeral in Rome, reported on US President Ronald Reagan in Ballyporeen; and also counting Phil Coulter and Seamus Heaney among his Queen's contemporaries; it is Alf's dramatic personal story that takes centre stage, and rightly so

Behind the Headlines: Alf McCreary, an Autobiography

McCreary, Alf

<p>New edition of Dr Patterson's history of the narrow-gauge County Donegal Railway. This edition adds interviews with workers and others who had contact with the railway, a chapter on the railway today as much can still be seen of the former network, and some additional Glover drawings of locomotive, carriage and wagon stock.</p>

The County Donegal Railways

Engineering & Transportation

Flanders, Steve

Patterson, Dr. E.M.

Patterson, E. M.

Begley, Joe

Transportation

My name is William 'Plum' Smith. I was born and bred on Belfast's Shankill Road, on its streets of red, white and blue, and in a community that was Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist - 1972 was the year of the headline 'Bloody Days'; the worst phase of the Troubles in Northern Ireland - dark days and nights that shaped and changed so many of our lives. I was just 18, a member of the Red Hand Commando and in jail. From war to peace, this is the inside story by one of the inside men. Never before told from the Loyalist perspective, Plum Smith shares his story of life within Long Kesh prison during the Troubles. He reveals many tales of drama, tragedy and humor in the everyday existence within the 'compounds' (the routine and discipline, the struggles with prison authorities, and the pastimes and education) and describes the major events of the period firsthand (Internment, the escape attempts, the riots and the burning of the camp). Drawing on his own experience, interviews and previously unseen historical documents, he explains how loyalists were politicized and educated, learned to speak and negotiate with 'the enemy', and eventually brought about peace.

Inside Man: Loyalists of Long Kesh - The Untold Story

Smith,William

Smith, William 'Plum'

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