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The Big House in the North of Ireland: Land, Power and Social Elites 1878-1960 by Olwen Purdue Synopsis Explores the changing fortunes of the landed elite in the six counties that became Northern Ireland from the land war of the late 1870s to the last days of the Unionist government at Stormont in the 1960s. Purdue examines the social, economic, and... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $33.47 New - Trade Paper 
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Kiltubrid, County Leitrim Synopsis Kiltubrid, a rural parish in south Leitrim, was designated a congested district a euphemism for an impoverished place - under the terms of the 1891 land act. This book is a study of the parish under three headings, houses, land and people. It traces the... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Forgotten Lunatics of the Great War by Peter Barham Synopsis Although the shell-shocked British soldier of World War I has been a favored subject in both fiction and nonfiction, focus has been on the stories of officers, and the history of the rank-and-file servicemen who were psychiatric casualties has never been... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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When God Took Sides: Religion and Identity in Irish History - Unfinished History by Marianne Elliott Publisher Comments The struggle between Catholic and Protestant has shaped Irish history since the Reformation. But how do Catholics and Protestants see each other? And how do they view their own communities and what these communities stand for? Tracing the history of... (read more) Your price: $42.25 New - Hardcover
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Favorite Celtic Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) by Joseph Jacobs Publisher Comments Experience the whimsy, charm and magic of the Celtic imagination in this captivating collection of timeless stories that have enchanted generations of youngsters and adults.... (read more) List Price $3.00 Your price: $0.95 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 $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Twelve Celtic Bookmarks (Small-Format Bookmarks) by Co Spinhoven Publisher Comments 12 elegant designs embody the rich coloration and sinuous intertwining of geometric figures and organic forms characteristic of Celtic art. Bookmarks are laminated for durability.... (read more) Your price: $2.50 New - Other
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The Kingship and Landscape of Tara by Edel (edt) Bhreathnach Synopsis This volume is the culmination of an inter-disciplinary project undertaken as part of The Discovery Programme involving archaeologists, historians, linguists and place name experts. It includes prosopographies of the kings and queens of Tara from... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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Captain Rock: The Irish Agrarian Rebellion of 1821-1824 (History of Ireland and the Irish Diaspora) by James S. Donnelly, Jr. Publisher Comments Named for its mythical leader Captain Rock, avenger of agrarian wrongs, the Rockite movement of 1821-24 in Ireland was notorious for its extraordinary violence. In Captain Rock, James S. Donnelly, Jr., offers both a fine-grained analysis of the conflict... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Truth about the Irish by Terry Eagleton Publisher Comments If you're looking for a field guide to leprechauns, The Truth About the Irish is not the book for you. But if you can handle a frank and funny look into the minds and hearts of Irish people, you've been touched by that fabled Irish luck. Covering all... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman by Nuala O'Faolain Publisher Comments Nuala O'Faolain attracted a huge amount of critical praise and a wide audience with the literary debut of Are You Somebody? Her midlife exploration of life's love, pain, loneliness, and self- discovery won her fans worldwide who write and tell her how... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ireland's Women: Writings Past and Present by Katie Donovan Publisher Comments This is the first volume of its kind to present a collection of writings by and about Ireland's women. From Queen Maeve of Connaught to President Mary Robinson, this book presents Irish women as their compatriots-men and women both-have described and... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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A University in Troubled Times Synopsis Queens, Belfast, grew out of the Queens University in Ireland founded in 1845. It became independent in 1908-9 and until 1965 it was the only university in Northern Ireland. Queens occupies a special place in Ulster society; being looked upon by many... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland by R F Foster Publisher Comments Few countries have such a compelling and stirring history as Ireland. This sumptuously illustrated volume captures all the color of the Emerald Isle, from the earliest prehistoric communities, through centuries of turbulent change and creativity, to the... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Complete Idiot's Guide To Irish History and Culture by Sonja Massie Publisher Comments There are approximately 40 million people of Irish descent in America today, and they are not the only ones who have made books such as How the Irish Saved Civilization and Angela's Ashes international best sellers. This Complete Idiot's Guide contains... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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South Tipperary 1570-1841: Religion, Land and Rivalry Synopsis This study explores the interaction between the Protestant and Roman Catholic communities of South Tipperary from their earliest divergence c.1570 to the culmination of emancipation, c.1841. Particular attention is given to the ultimately unsuccessful... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Trade Paper
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Dictionary of the Irish Language by E.g. Quin Publisher Comments First projected by the Irish Archaeological Society in 1852, work on the Dictionary of the Irish Language was initiated by the foremost Irish scholars of the time, John O'Donovan and Eugene O'Curry. Unfortunately, both were dead by 1862, but before his... (read more) Your price: $120.00 New - Hardcover
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The Letters of Bernard Shaw to the Times Synopsis Bernard Shaw lived through a time of great change, in which he played a major role, and many of the momentous events of the twentieth century are touched upon in this important collection. The Times was a powerful medium not just in England but... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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Decoding the IRA by Tom Mahon Synopsis Historian Tom Mahon, with the aid of cryptologist and code breaker James J. Gillogly, has spent the past few years breaking the IRA's secret communications code, used to pass messages back and forth between Ireland and America from the 1920s until the... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Trade Paper
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Orangeism: The Making of a Tradition by Kevin Haddick-Flynn Publisher Comments A serious history of the Orange Order in Northern Ireland.... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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