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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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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: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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On Another Man's Wound by Ernie O'malley Publisher Comments More than any other book of the period, On Another Man's Wound captures the feel of Ireland the way people lived, their attitudes and beliefs and paints brilliant cameo sketches of the great personalities of the Rising and the War. Like many of the Irish,... (read more) Your price: $15.25 New - Trade Paper
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The Encyclopedia of Ireland by Brian Lalor Publisher Comments Everything you've ever wanted to know about one of the world's most colorful countries is now available in The Encyclopedia of Ireland, the most comprehensive book to date on all aspects of Irish life, culture, and history. Exhaustive in its coverage... (read more) Your price: $72.50 New - Hardcover
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Do Penance Or Perish (04 Edition) by Frances Finnegan Publisher Comments Frances Finnegan traces the development of Ireland's Magdalen Asylums--homes that were founded in the mid-nineteenth century for the detention of prostitutes undergoing reform. The inmates of these asylums were discouraged-and many forcibly prevented... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Irish Ordnance Survey: History, Culture and Memory Synopsis This is a cultural and intellectual history of the Ordnance Survey, which mapped Ireland from 1824 to 1846. Captain Thomas Larcom of the Survey intended to produce and encyclopaedia-like series of county memoirs to accompany the maps, a great survey that... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Scotland and the Ulster Plantations: Explorations in the Scottish Settlement of Ulster in Stuart Ireland Synopsis This collection of essays, part of the Four Courts Press Ulster & Scotland Series, studies Scottish settlement in Ulster and its longer-term impact in the post-Plantation years. Contributors include: William P. Kelly (UU), Robert Armstrong (TCD), David... (read more) List Price $79.75 Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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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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On the Edge of the Pale: The Rise and Decline of an Anglo-irish Community in County Meath, 1170 - 1530 Synopsis The area around Syddan, Co. Meath was the flashpoint between two civilizations the Gael and the Gaill in late medieval times. This territory became well known, as it was on the border of the Pale, where the forces of the northern Irish came face to face... (read more) List Price $20.95 Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Henry Stratford Persse's Letters from Galway to America, 1821-1932 by James L. Pethica Publisher Comments A customs official and distiller in Galway whose sons emigrated to America in 1821, Henry Stratford Persse's letters provide a striking account of Galway life, Irish misgovernment and American democracy during the first quarter of the nineteenth century.... (read more) Your price: $11.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Diary of Nicholas Peacock, 1740-51 Synopsis Nicholas Peacock of Kilmoreen, near Adare, Co. Limerick, from 1740 to 1751 kept a detailed account book and diary of his life and work as a small farmer and the land agent to his relations, the Hartstonges of Court. Never published in full, his diary is... (read more) List Price $79.75 Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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The Churchills in Ireland 1660-1965: Connections and Controversies by Robert Mcnamara Book News Annotation Editor McNamara (international history, the U. of Ulster) gathers work by British, Irish, and American historians on one of the most important politico-military dynasties of Britain, and its relationship with Ireland. An introduction outlines the... (read more) List Price $98.95 Your price: $53.57 New - Hardcover
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Turning Points in Twentieth Century Irish History by Thomas E. (edt) Hachey Publisher Comments This collection of twelve articles on Irish history focuses on catalytic events from the Easter Rising of 1916 to the beginning of the current peace process in Northern Ireland. The work covers both political and social history and topics discussed... (read more) Your price: $93.50 New - Hardcover
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Rebels: The Irish Rising of 1916 by Peter De Rosa Publisher Comments "A WORK OF GREAT DRAMATIC POWER climaxing in the final hundred pages where he writes a full, searing narrative of the patriot leaders' last days . . . It's powerful stuff." --The Sunday Press (Ireland) On Easter Monday of 1916, a thousand Irish... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Story of Ireland: A History of the Irish People by Neil Hegarty Publisher Comments In this groundbreaking history of Ireland, Neil Hegarty presents a fresh perspective on Irelands past. Comprehensive and engaging, The Story of Ireland is an eye-opening account of a nation that has long been shaped by forces beyond its coasts. ... (read more) Your price: $27.99 New - Hardcover
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Sources for the History of Landed Estates in Ireland by Terry Dooley Synopsis This book serves as a practical guide for historians who wish to research landed estate records held in public repositories throughout the whole of Ireland and those held in British repositories. The book provides an exhaustive list of works of... (read more) List Price $19.50 Your price: $14.50 New - 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) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Salaam Brick Lane: a Year in the New East End (06 Edition) by Tarquin Hall Publisher Comments After 10 years living abroad, Tarquin Hall wanted to return to his native London. Lured by his nostalgia for a leafy suburban childhood spent in south-west London, he returned with his Indian-born, American fiancee in tow. But, priced out of the... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Irish Nationalists and the Making of the Irish Race by Bruce Nelson Publisher Comments "This is a brilliant history of British imperial white racism and Irish resistance to it--and cooperation with it--in Ireland and the United States. From Frederick Douglass and Daniel O'Connell in the nineteenth century to Marcus Garvey and Liam Mellows... (read more) Your price: $53.50 New - Hardcover
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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill Publisher Comments The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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