The second book in the Famine Trilogy begun with Under the Hawthorne Tree. At seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey through famine-stricken Ireland. Now thirteen, and determined to make a new life for herself, she sets off alone across the Atlantic to America. Will she ever see her family again? An extraordinary story of courage, independence and adventure

WildFlower Girl

Martina Conlon McKenna

O'Brien

Battle for the Castle

Children's Books

Winthrop, Elizabeth

Action & Adventure

The final book in the famine trilogy. For Eily, Michael and Peggy the memory of the famine is still strong. But Mary-Brigid, Eily's first child, has the future to look forward to. What kind of future is it?

The Fields of Home

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Part of the OBrien City Guides series, this book tells the story of Galway in all its exuberance and charm. The first section explores the history of the city through the lives of its people, the architecture, religion, politics and families. Part two visits Galways most interesting buildings and landmarks.

Discover Galway: City Guides O'Brien

Travel

Paul, Walsh

Europe

In Irish history the Vikings are often seen merely as attackers. Morgan Llywelyn gives a fascinating account of the wider picture - how the Vikings significantly influenced Irish art and trade and the growth of towns and cities. We witness their first landing as a raiding party, through to their settlement and gradual merging with the Irish by intermarriage and trade. She explores the customs and traditions as well as the arts and crafts which have become part of the Irish way of life. Cameos of the lives of individual Vikings, some real, some fictitious, bring a liveliness and freshness to the retelling of events which only an author of historical fiction can achieve. Authentic drawings as well as photographs of excavations and artefacts support the text.

The Vikings In Ireland

History

morgan-llywelyn

Juliet's Story

After Juliet's favorite storyteller dies, she goes on a trip with Grandmama, who tells a story for each country they see, and in a French seaside town, Juliet's own story begins to take shape.

TREVOR,William

These stories of the amazing variety of hauntings throughout Ireland range from wraith-like ghosts to the full-bodied type, the dangerous and damaging, and the merely frightening. Notorious buildings are described, such as Leap Castle, where psychics have been overwhelmed. There are also spirits who warn of impending death or try to avenge long-forgotten wrongdoing.

A Haunted Land: Ireland's Ghosts

Religion & Spirituality

Bob Curran

Occult & Paranormal

Sinn Fein and the Sdlp : From Alienation to Participation

Tonge, Jonathan

Murray, Gerald

Older than the Egyptian pyramids, older than Stonehenge, for 5,000 years the ancient megalithic tomb at Newgrange in County Meath has housed the remains of Stone Age aristocracy , sheltering the spirits of the long dead from the outside world. This book explores the creation, building and discovery of Newgrange. Why did these people spend years building this tomb? How did they move huge boulders miles across hilly country and erect them at the site, without the aid of machinery? Modern archaeological techniques have revealed much about the lives of our Stone Age ancestors, but Newgrange still retains many of its secrets. Exploring Newgrange uncovers, in words and illustrations, the extent, and limitations, of our knowledge of this world-famous site

Exploring Newgrange by Liam Mac Uistin (2006) Paperback

Liam Mac Uistín

A book about the gypsies, tinkers and other travelers of Ireland and their lifeways.  From history to today, migrations and settled communities.

Tinkers and Travellers : Ireland's Nomads

Gmelch, Sharon

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