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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to Rise of Medieval Europe (Hinges of History) by Thomas Cahill Publisher Comments A delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little known "hinge" of history in which the author shows that the Irish were not only conservators of civilization, but became shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on Western... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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On an Irish Island by Robert Kanigel Publisher Comments On an Irish Island is a love letter to a vanished way of life, in which Robert Kanigel, the highly praised author of The Man Who Knew Infinity and The One Best Way, tells the story of the Great Blasket, a wildly beautiful island off the west coast of... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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For the Cause of Liberty: A Thousand Years of Ireland's Heroes by Terry Golway Publisher Comments For the Cause of Liberty is the story of Irish nationalism, from the legendary king Brian Boru, who united the chieftains of Ireland to drive out the Vikings, to the still-unresolved conflict in Northern Ireland. In a fast-paced narrative, Terry Golway... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage by Tim Robinson Publisher Comments '\'\\\'\\\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'The NYRB Classics series is designedly and determinedly exploratory and eclectic, a mix of fiction and non-fiction from different eras and times and of various sorts. The series includes nineteenth century novels and... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-1847: Prelude to Hatred by Thomas Gallagher Publisher Comments Ireland in the mid-1800s was primarily a population of peasants, forced to live on a single, moderately nutritious crop: potatoes. Suddenly, in 1846, an unknown and uncontrollable disease turned the potato crop to inedible slime, and all Ireland was... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Course of Irish History by T W Moody Publisher Comments Agreement and the withdrawal of British troops from regular patrols in Northern Ireland, this new edition of a perennial bestseller narrates and interprets Irish history as a whole. Designed and written to be popular and authoritative, critical and... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Hunger: Ireland: 1845-1849 by Cecil Woodham Smith Synopsis An account of one of the worst disasters of all time - the Irish potato famine of the 1840`s, during which time more than a million people died. This book traces the suffering, courage, blundering stupidity and tragedy, whose effects on Ireland, the... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Atlas of Irish History by Sean Duffy Publisher Comments Explore the story of Eire, Ireland, a nation and people of powerful independence, pride, and culture. Forty-five double-page spreads frame all major events in the island's history with authoritative but accessible text, period art and photos, and... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story by Angela Bourke Publisher Comments In 1895, Bridget Cleary, a strong-minded and independent young woman, disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first her family claimed she had been taken by fairies-but then her badly burned body was found in a shallow grave. Bridget's husband,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Shame: And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World by Thomas Keneally Publisher Comments In The Great Shame, Thomas Keneally--the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's List--combines the authority of a brilliant historian and the narrative grace of a great novelist to present a gripping account of the Irish diaspora. <BR&... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland by Malachy Mccourt Publisher Comments New York Times best-selling author Malachy McCourt offers an authoritative and engrossing one-volume chronicle of Ireland from pre-Christian times to the present, told with Irish flair by the gifted storyteller. The pages are populated with figures from... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Claddagh Ring: Ireland's Cherished Symbol of Friendship, Loyalty, & Love by Malachy Mccourt Publisher Comments Through vivid anecdotes and charming folk tales, bestselling author Malachy McCourt recounts the story of the Claddagh ring, a timeless symbol of friendship, loyalty, and love formed by two clasped hands and worn by millions in Ireland and around the... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Northern Ireland: The Politics of War and Peace by Paul Dixon Publisher Comments Clearly and accessibly written and based on original research, Paul Dixon's book provides a lively introduction to the nature and politics of the Northern Ireland conflict and of successive attempts to resolve it. The comprehensively revised second... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $12.00 Used - Hardcover
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Newgrange Dowth & Knowth a Visit To Irelands Valley of the Kings by Werner Antpeohler Publisher Comments The Stone Age monuments in Ireland's Valley of the Kings (which was old before construction even began on Egypt's royal graveyard) are some of the greatest buildings which survive from megalithic culture.... (read more) Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Story of the Irish Race by Seumas Macmanus Publisher Comments Here is the whole saga of the Irish from earliest times to the present. Learn about Irish history, culture, religion, laws, arts, antiquities, folklore, trade, literature, heroes, and more. Although a work of sound scholarship, it is as easy to read as a... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Irish History for Dummies (For Dummies) by Mike Cronin Publisher Comments Over 43 million Americans claim Irish descent-a fact that has helped books like How the Irish Saved Civilization become national bestsellers. Now, with this accessible guide, anyone can get a handle on Irish history. From St. Patrick and the Book of... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Belfast Diary: War as a Way of Life by John Conroy Publisher Comments Resolution of intractable problems around the world requires understanding ordinary people as well as leaders. This street-level view of Northern Ireland provides the best explanation of the twenty-five-year conflict.... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Religion, Law, and Power: The Making of Protestant Ireland 1660-1760 by S J Connolly Publisher Comments This is a study of religion, politics, and society in a period of great significance in modern Irish history. The late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries saw the consolidation of the power of the Protestant landed class, the enactment of penal... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $18.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Blarney Castle: Its History, Development and Purpose by Mark Samuel Publisher Comments * A social history of one of Ireland's most famous sites* Richly illustrated with color photos and maps throughout* Demonstrates why the site is far more than just the Blarney Stone Blarney Castle in County Cork is one of Ireland's oldest and most... (read more) List Price $39.00 Your price: $25.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Islandman by Thomas Ocrohan Publisher Comments Tomas O'Crohan's sole purpose in writing The Islandman was, he wrote, "to set down the character of the people about me so that some record of us might live after us, for the like of us will never be seen again." This is an absorbing narrative of a now... (read more) List Price $22.75 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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