Here are twelve of Patrick Doyle's best stories, drawing equally on his three collections. Includes a recognized masterpiece, Leles Vulgaris, in which the badger's fight assumes epic proportions, and presents other memorable accounts of people living with and in spite of forces at work in an elemental world.

The Port Wine Stain

Literature & Fiction

Boyle, Patrick

Contemporary

The O'Brien Press

Exciting and dramatic, these stories embody the rich culture of the Celts. Written down in the eighth century, the tales had already existed for many hundreds of years. Historically, Celtic stories are generally divided into four groups, one being the Ulster Cycle, of which eight dramatic stories are retold here.

Heroic Tales from the Ulster Cycle

Children's Books

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

The Diviner: The Best Stories of Brian Friel

FRIEL, Brian

<p>new edition, in v. good condition.</p>

Your Dinner's Poured Out

Politics & Social Sciences

Crosbie, Paddy

Social Sciences

John Bulls Famous Circus: Ulster History Through the Postcard, 1905-1985

Killen, John

The Bell literary journal was founded by Sean O'Faolain and Peadar O'Donnell in 1940, and edited by O'Faolain until 1946, then by O'Donnell to 1954. Its index of writers reads like a dictionary of famous authors, some of whom were writers of stature at the time, while others were beginners, many of whom went on to become famous. This book presents the flavor of The Bell in its heyday. Writers featured are: Patrick Kavanagh, Eric Cross, Flann O'Brien, Frank O'Connor, Bryan McMahon, Brendan Behan, Louis McNeice, Monk Gibbon, Roger McHugh, Denis Johnston, Mary Lavin, Micheal Mac Laimmoir Sean O'Faolain, and others. There a bibliographical note on each of the thirty-nine writers included in this selection.

Great Irish Writing: The Best from The Bell (Classic Irish Fiction)

McMahon, Seán

Literary

A companion volume to the highly acclaimed "Buildings of Irish Towns", this book presents the richness and variety of the buildings that occupy Ireland's countryside. The focus is on buildings of beauty and character in everyday use -- often built of local materials and carrying the stamp of local craftsmen. Covers country estates and their cottages, gate lodges and outbuildings; houses -- thatched, slated and stone-built; schools, churches, mills, forges, railways, harbors, and lighthouses. There are "bird's eye" views of farm buildings, clearly showing their layout and historical development. In addition to 44 full-color drawings the book is illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs, plans, and elevations.

Irish Countryside Buildings: Everyday Architecture in the Rural Landscape

Arts & Photography

Patrick Shaffrey

Maura Shaffrey

History & Criticism

Lucky Bag: Classic Irish Childrens Stories (Lucky Tree Books)

Voices of Ireland

Dulaing, Donncha

Kerry

Lavelle

Travel

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