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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)
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)

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The Claddagh Ring: Ireland's Cherished Symbol of Friendship, Loyalty, and Love
The Claddagh Ring: Ireland's Cherished Symbol of Friendship, Loyalty, and Love
by Malachy McCourt
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New York Times best-selling author Malachy McCourt recounts the story of the Claddagh Ring, a timeless symbol of loyalty, friendship, and love worn by millions in Ireland and around the world. Following the success of his Running Press titles Danny Boy... (read more)

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Everybody Matters: My Life Giving Voice
Everybody Matters: My Life Giving Voice
by Mary Robinson
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One of the most inspiring women of our age, Mary Robinson has spent her life in pursuit of a fairer world, becoming a powerful and influential voice for human rights around the globe. Displaying a gift for storytelling and remembrance, Robinson reveals... (read more)

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Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman
Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman
by Nuala O'Faolain
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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)

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Irish Dreams
Irish Dreams
by Steven Rothfeld
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They are merry and mournful, comic and poignant, dwelling on the everyday and the primordial. . . So writes Edna O'Brien of the beautiful photographs in Irish Dreams. In this romantic voyage, Steven Rothfeld pairs his dreamy Polaroid transfer prints with... (read more)

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Tea and Green Ribbons: A Memoir
Tea and Green Ribbons: A Memoir
by Evelyn Doyle
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In the slums of Dublin in 1953, Evelyn Doyle's mother ran off with a lover, abandoning her family and leaving Evelyn's father to care for six children. Already struggling to support his children as a painter and decorator, Desmond Doyle faced the fact... (read more)

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Hope and History: Making Peace in Ireland
Hope and History: Making Peace in Ireland
by Gerry Adams
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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)

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Farewell To Arms From Long War To Long Peace in Northern Ireland
Farewell To Arms From Long War To Long Peace in Northern Ireland
by Michael Cox
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The last decade has been the most momentous in Northern Ireland's checkered history--a 30 year war finally and painfully began to wind down, starting in August 1994 with the first Republican cease-fire and concluding more than three years later with the... (read more)

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For the Cause of Liberty: A Thousand Years of Ireland's Heroes
For the Cause of Liberty: A Thousand Years of Ireland's Heroes
by Terry Golway
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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)

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Atlas of Irish History
Atlas of Irish History
by Sean Duffy
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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)

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Irish Poetry and the Construction of Modern Identity
Irish Poetry and the Construction of Modern Identity
by Stan Smith
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Among its various progenitors, literary Modernism can number two major Irish writers, James Joyce and W. B. Yeats, and a third, Samuel Beckett, who carried the 'revolution of the word' into a second generation. Yet Ireland as a nation came late to... (read more)

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The Great Irish Famine: Impact, Ideology and Rebellion (British History in Perspective)
The Great Irish Famine: Impact, Ideology and Rebellion (British History in Perspective)
by Christine Kinealy
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The potato famine of 1845-51 was a pivotal event in the development of modern Ireland. No aspect of Irish life was untouched by the crisis. Kinealy offers not just a general history of the famine, but an illuminating exploration of aspects which have... (read more)

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Irish Eccentrics: A Selection
Irish Eccentrics: A Selection
by Pe Somerville Large
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A "rare gallery of human curiosities -- William... (read more)

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Great Irish Famine
Great Irish Famine
by Cathal Poirteir
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The most wide-ranging series of essays ever published on the Great Irish Famine.... (read more)

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Irish History of Civilization Volume 2
Irish History of Civilization Volume 2
by Don Akenson
About the Author
Don Akenson is the author of numerous books including Surpassing Wonder: The Invention of the Bible and the Talmuds (nominated for the Governor General's Award) and most recently Some Family: The Mormons and How Humanity Keeps Track of Itself. He... (read more)

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A Secret History of the IRA
A Secret History of the IRA
by Ed Moloney
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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)

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Encyclopaedia of Ireland
Encyclopaedia of Ireland
by Brian Lalor
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Complete one-volume reference guide with a full A-Z listing of all things Irish past and present. Over 950 contributors and 750 full colour illustrations.... (read more)

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The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story
The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story
by Angela Bourke
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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)

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Bobby Sands: Writings from Prison
Bobby Sands: Writings from Prison
by Bobby Sands
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Bobby Sands died in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh on 5 May 1981 after sixty-six days on hunger strike. He was world-famous by the time of his death, having being elected to the British Parliament while on hunger strike. In prison, Sands secretly wrote on... (read more)

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A History of Ulster
A History of Ulster
by Jonathan Bardon
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A History of Ulster achieves what few other books have attempted--a comprehensive account of the province, spanning nine thousand years of social, political and economic life: the early settlements; the Viking and Norman invasions; the plantations and... (read more)

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