These evocative images of rural life form a narrative thread with the not-so-distant past. Fitzgerald's camera focuses on the back roads of the countryside, and records intimate moments of people in their cottages and farms. The dimly-lit rooms of Ireland prior to the arrival of electricity are eloquently remembered in his first-hand account of his childhood years; his early experiences observing light and shadow in a world illuminated by candlelight. The result is a unique album that is both compelling and graceful.

Dark Ireland: Images of a Lost World

Arts & Photography

Fitzgerald, Richard

Individual Artists

Currach Books

Writing is good for you! Two decades of research involving hundreds of studies have shown that writing about issues in your life has deep and profound effects on physical and mental wellbeing. People who write regularly about issues in their lives get fewer colds, visit the doctor less, have improved immune system functioning, and cope much better with chronic illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis. In this unique book, clinical psychologist and writer, Patricia McAdoo brings together the worlds of writing and psychology to introduce you to the world of writing for wellbeing.

Writing for Wellbeing

Self-Help

McAdoo, Patricia

Happiness

Though it was first published 70 years ago, Patrick Kavanagh's epic poem ""The Great Hunger"" is still relevant today. Kavanagh spoke about an Ireland dominated by bachelorhood, small farms tightly held, and a life-denying culture perpetuated by clericalism. Yet he did it with such subtlety and obscurity regarding these taboo topics that he, in the words of Desmond Swan, `flew under the radar of State authorities.' In this new book Swan looks at the culture of silence into which the book was published, and offers a critical interpretation of the poem. ""Will appeal to students of literature and anyone interested in the historical and sociological factors responsible for cultural patterns in Ireland today.""--Library Journal, May 15, 2014

Apocalypse of Clay: A Study of Patrick Kavanagh's Masterpiece 'The Great Hunger'

Literature & Fiction

Swan, Desmond

History & Criticism

Takes you on a tour of this culturally and historically significant area of Dublin, with the author guiding you through the places and people that have contributed to the neighborhood's lasting legacy. From the area's beginnings in the Middle Ages, this book spans the centuries, giving a full picture of the history of life at the heart of Dublin city. The Liberties has seen both booming prosperity and the devastating poverty of tenement life, and has changed over time due to industry, immigration and modernization. Packed full of historical photographs that brim with life and character, the commentary accompanying these photos provides an insightful glimpse into what lies behind the stone walls of Dublin's oldest shop fronts and cathedrals.

The Liberties in Pictures

Curtis, Maurice

Photography & Video

A book of ideas & opinions concerned with the past, present, and future of Ireland. John Bruton served as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland from 1994 to 1997, and as a minister in several previous governments (Finance: 81-82 and 86-87, Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism: 83-86). On his retirement from domestic politics, Bruton turned his attentions to Europe. A staunch supporter of European integration, he served as E.U. Ambassador to the U.S. from 2004 to 2009. He is currently Chairman of the Irish Financial Services Centre.

Faith in Politics: A collection of essays on politics, economics, history and religion

Politics & Social Sciences

Bruton, John

Politics & Government

This collection reveals the unquenchable, insatiable wit that smolders unseen under the mute, impassive faces of the world's toughest men. As would be expected in a game played using funny-shaped balls, rugby is a sport which tickles the funny bone like no other. If you didn't have humor, you couldn't have rugby given the often-fluctuating fortunes of every team in the world. The result is a wry, idiosyncratic, and sometimes bizarre catalogue of comic creations.

Odd Balls: The Funny Side of Rugby

Sports & Outdoors

Scally, John

Other Team Sports

A Portrait of Connemara is a photographic exploration of one of Ireland's most beautiful regions. A stunning and wonderful new perspective of wild landscapes, intimate portraits, and untamed mountains from photographer Mark Joyce. Containing over 80 unique images, each one conveying the excitement and passion he feels for the area, this book captures the variety and glorious scenery of a rich and varied landscape. Color illustrations throughout.

A Portrait of Connemara

Joyce, Mark

Trevor Welch, popular sports broadcaster and passionate Cork man, recalls the early days of pirate radio in his native city. Heavily illustrated, Welch's book is a wonderful piece of musical nostalgia for those "of a certain vintage!"

The Jolly Roger: Pirate Radio Days in Cork

Humor & Entertainment

Welch, Trevor

Welch, Noel

Radio

From John Banville to Calton Younger, from The All of It to Zoli, Kenny's Choice ranges over novels, plays, poetry, memoir, history, and travelogue, written in the past two centuries by Irish writers or by foreign writers on Irish topics.

Kenny's Choice: 101 Irish Books You Must Read

Kenny, Des

British & Irish

Brings together the nine principal occasions in Ireland's history on which resistance was made to the dominance of those who controlled the country's destiny. The book takes us from the period of the Battle of Clontarf in Dublin in the year 1014, when Brian Boru's forces took on the Viking invaders, up to the time in 1949 when Ireland, then styled the `Irish Free State', was declared a republic. Along the way we learn of such crucial conflicts as the Battle of the Boyne, the 1798 Rebellion and, of course, the 1916 Rising, which directly contributed to the creation of an independent Irish parliament. Using an easily assimilated style, All the Risings gives an excellent overview of the main events that have shaped Ireland's history.

All the Risings

History

Kenna, Kevin

Europe

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