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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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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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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: $6.00 Used - 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: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Douglas Hyde Publisher Comments "This biography of a man who was not only a political leader but an influential figure in literary history . . . should become the standard work."--James F. Kilroy, Tulane University<P>"Apart from the book's interest to students of modern Irish... (read more) add to wish list |
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For the Cause of Liberty: A Thousand Years of Ireland's Heroes by Terry Golway Publisher Comments A reconstruction of one thousand years of Irish nationalism, covering each benchmark in Ireland's political evolution and presenting a tale of both the famous and the unsung patriots who changed the course of Ireland's history. Patriots who include Wolfe... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Angela's Ashes: A Memoir by Frank Mccourt Publisher Comments "When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Danny Boy by Malachy Mccourt Publisher Comments In this delightful volume, Malachy McCourt takes readers on a surprising and emotional journey, centered around one of the most enduring songs in history. Exploring the mysteries of 'Danny Boy,' a song with roots in distant centuries, this tribute... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Quench the Lamp by Alice Taylor Publisher Comments If ever a voice has captured the colors, the rhythms, the rich, bittersweet emotions of a time gone by, it is Alice Taylor's. Her tales of childhood in rural Ireland hark back to a timeless past, to a world now lost, but ever and fondly remembered. The... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.95 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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Hope and History: Making Peace in Ireland by Gerry Adams Publisher Comments The unique inside story of one of the most controversial public figures, Gerry Adams. Here he reveals the truth behind the headlines of how the peace process was begun and how it was brought to fruition. Perhaps the single most important book yet to be... (read more) Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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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: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Informer the Real Life Story of One Mans by Sean Ocallaghan Publisher Comments Reaching number two on the "Sunday Times" bestselling list, this is the definitive account of one of the world's most ruthless terrorist organisations; the story of former IRA Commander Sean O'Callaghan, and his extraordinary fight against terrorism... (read more) Your price: $6.50 Used - Mass Market
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A Secret History of the IRA by Ed Moloney Publisher Comments Filled with disclosures and based on the author's unprecedented access to the Irish Republican Army, this explosive book sparked controversy when it was first published in hardcover. Delving deeply into the inner workings, furtive plots, and deadly... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland (Oxford Illustrated Histories) by Roy Foster Publisher Comments Few countries in the world have such a compelling, individual, and stirring history as Ireland. This new volume, the latest in the widely acclaimed Oxford Illustrated Histories series, offers the most authoritative account of Irish history yet published... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Mâeinâi the Blasket nurse by Matson L Publisher Comments A biography of the life of a nurse on the Great Blasket Island.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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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Woodbrook by Random House Publisher Comments Woodbrook is a rare house that gives its name to a small, rural area in Ireland, not far from the old port of Sligo. In 1932 David Thomson went there as a tutor. He stayed for ten years.... (read more) Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Remaking of Modern Ireland 1750 1950 by Raymond Gillespie Synopsis The publication of J.C. Beckett's The making of modern Ireland in 1966 was a milestone in the modern study of Irish history. A new generation of students has since built on Beckett's insights and has added new questions and problems to the historical... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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A Book of Migrations: Some Passages in Ireland by Rebecca Solnit Publisher Comments Strangely positioned between Europe and the postcolonial world, Ireland occupies a fluid and contradictory space, not least in the memory or imagination of its many emigrants. In this sensitive exploration of the culture of others, Rebecca Solnit returns... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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