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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...
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Catholicism and the Clan Macdonell of Glengarry
by Lisa G Curry Book News Annotation The western Highland clan was visited by several Catholic priests during the 1640s and 1650s, explains Curry (European and British Reformation and cultural history, U. of Lancaster, England), and thereafter Catholicism formed a central part of the...
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Viking Age Headcoverings From Dublin
by Book News Annotation This volume is part of a series that reports on the finds of excavations carried out between 1962-1981 by the National Museum of Ireland in medieval Dublin. In addition to the descriptions of the finds--in this case, wool and silk fragments--a...
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Ireland and India - Colonies, Culture and Empire
by Publisher Comments Includes essays on a number of distinguished civil servants, as well as chapters on topics such as law, religion, education, folk tale collecting and literary connections between India and Ireland. This work also contains essays on Margaret Noble's...
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Almost There
by Nuala O'faolain Publisher Comments Nuala O'Faolain burst upon the literary scene in 1998 with Are You Somebody?, a fiercely candid account of her youth and adulthood that became a surprise bestseller around the world. Almost There begins at that moment when O'Faolain's life began to...
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Irish Freedom: The History of Nationalism in Ireland
by Richard English Publisher Comments Full of rich details drawn from years of original research, this study analyzes the shaping of the past, present, and future of Ireland through the history of Irish nationalism. A full presentation and explanation of why Irish nationalists have believed...
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Freemasonry in Ulster, 1733-1813 - a Social and Political History of the Masonic Brotherhood in the North of Ireland
by Book News Annotation This work by Mirala (U. of Helsinki, Finland) is a political and social history of Irish freemasonry in Ulster, spanning the years 1733, when the Grand Lodge of Ireland granted its first warrant for a lodge to be held within the province of Ulster, to...
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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....
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Oxford History of Ireland
by R F Foster Publisher Comments Few countries can boast as compelling and stirring a history as Ireland. This volume captures all the varied legacies of the Emerald Isle, from the earliest prehistoric communities and the first Christian settlements, through the centuries of turbulent...
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Ready-To-Use Celtic Designs: 96 Different Copyright-Free Designs Printed One Side
by Mallory Pearce Publisher Comments Treasury of immediately usable motifs featuring the sinuous interlacements, stylized mythical creatures, abstracts, geometrics, and other elements that give Celtic art its characteristic distinctive look. Ideal for a host of art and craft projects....
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Celtic Art the Methods of Construction
by George Bain Publisher Comments This unique volume clearly demonstrates simple geometric techniques for making intricate knots, interlacements, spirals, Kellstype initials, human and animal figures in distinctive Celtic style. Features over 500 illustrations....
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Legend of ST Brendan
by Glyn S. Burgess Book News Annotation The life of the Irish saint Brendan was exceedingly popular in medieval times and remains so today, we discover in this impressive bibliography. Burgess (French, U. of Liverpool) and Strijbosch (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, she...
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New Foundations (Revised Edition) - Ireland 1660-1800
by David Dickson Publisher Comments The cataclysmic events that changed Ireland in the century before 1660 led to the emergence of a new social order, dominated by a fairly homogenous ruling class of Anglican gentry. This group went on to achieve a remarkable economic and political...
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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...
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The Annals of Ireland By Friar John Clyn
by Book News Annotation An otherwise obscure Franciscan friar writing in Kilkenny during the middle of the 14th century, Clyn is known for his contemporary account of the Black Death in Ireland. After a paragraph on all that went before, he begins his annals with the birth...
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Stories From the Tain
by John Strachan Publisher Comments Third edition of an essential text-book for beginners in Old-Irish....
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Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman
by Nuala Ofaolain 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...
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Publications of the Philological Society #39: Ancient Celtic Place-Names in Europe and Asia Minor
by Patrick Sims-williams Synopsis An original study revealing the history of place-names from Ireland to Anatolia, from Scotland to the Apennines, and from to Andalusia the Black Seas. Includes numerous original maps and uncovers new methodology for linguistic geography. Uses a dataset...
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Charles Trevelyan and the Great Irish Famine
by Robin Haines Book News Annotation Trevelyan (1807-86), a young British civil servant serving as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during the potato blight and subsequent famine, is generally credited with convincing the British government to adopt the reactionary policies that which...
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Directory of Irish Archives 4TH Edition
by Book News Annotation The 262 entries provide such data as email and web addresses, and to describe changes since the 1999 edition in access, major collections, or other features. Among the archives are those of local libraries, political parties, professional and trade...
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