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Almost There by Nuala Ofaolain 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... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Voices of Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Land by Malachy Mccourt About the Author County Limerick native Malachy McCourt is the authority to tell the history of Ireland. He has written several books, including the best-selling A Monk Swimming, Singing My Him Song, Danny Boy, Voices of Ireland, and The Claddagh Ring. Complementing his... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $3.98 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: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Twenty Years a Growing by Maurice Osullivan Publisher Comments In tellng the story of his youth, Maurice O'Sullivan uses a style derived from the folk tales he learned from his grandfather, and sharpened by his own lively imagination. Though he wrote simply for his own pleasure and for the entertainment of his... (read more) Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bold Fenian Men :Green Flag Volume 2 by Robert Kee About the Author Robert Kee is the author of twelve books, including The Laurel and the Ivy. He is also a freelance journalist and broadcaster, and has worked for many years in both radio and television.... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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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Irish Dreams by Steven Rothfeld Publisher Comments 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) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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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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Tea and Green Ribbons: A Memoir by Evelyn Doyle Publisher Comments 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) List Price $24.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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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: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Green Flag : a History of Irish Nationalism Volumes I-III (72 Edition) by Robert Kee Publisher Comments Covering Irish history from the beginnings of Irish Nationalism through 1973, Robert Kee's treatment ranges from the Protestant Plantations through Wolfe Tone and the Great Famine to the founding of the Fenian Movement and the Irish Free State. His... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Twenty Years a Growing by Maurice Osullivan Publisher Comments This is the story of a boy's growing up on the Great Blasket, a sparsely inhabited, Gaelic-speaking island off the coast of Ireland. It tells of the simple life of a society that no longer exists, with a humor and poetry refreshingly remote from the... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Village by Alice Taylor Synopsis Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community.... (read more) Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Great Irish Famine by Cathal Poirteir Publisher Comments The most wide-ranging series of essays ever published on the Great Irish Famine.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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 teaches... (read more) List Price $67.25 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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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: $9.95 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: $9.95 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 $34.95 Your price: $6.95 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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Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland by Malachy Mccourt Publisher Comments In the successful tradition of Thomas Cahill’s modern-day classic, How the Irish Saved Civilization, here is an authoritative and completely engaging one-volume account of Irish history by County Limerick native, gifted storyteller, and bestselling... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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