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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 8 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book The Irish Difference: The Story of Ireland by Fergal Tobin
    The Irish Difference: The Story of Ireland - by Fergal Tobin

    £10.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781838952631 | ISBN 10: 1838952632

    An Irish TImes Book of the Year  ‘The beauty of this book is in the telling: The Irish Difference lays out its themes and chronologies with impeccable clarity, and is full of fascinating detail... Exemplary.’ Irish Independent  For hundre ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Trial of Roger Casement by Fionnuala Doran
    The Trial of Roger Casement - by Fionnuala Doran

    £12.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781910593202 | ISBN 10: 1910593206

    “The extraordinary life of Roger Casement: celebrated humanitarian and condemned Irish revolutionary”   In 1911, Roger Casement was knighted by King George V for his groundbreaking humanitarian work in Africa and South America. Five years late ... more

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  • Cover image of book Whispering Hope: The True Story of the Magdalene Women by Nancy Costello, Kathleen Legg, Diane Croghan, Marie Slattery and Marina Gambold
    Whispering Hope: The True Story of the Magdalene Women - by Nancy Costello, Kathleen Legg, Diane Croghan, Marie Slattery and Marina Gambold

    £8.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781409158295 | ISBN 10: 1409158292

    The harrowing account of five women who were confined in Magdalene Laundries in Ireland. "At the conclusion of my discussions with one group of the Magdalene Women one of those present sang 'Whispering Hope'. A line from that song stays in my mind ... more

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  • Cover image of book I Never Knew That About the Irish by Christopher Winn
    I Never Knew That About the Irish - by Christopher Winn

    £8.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780091960254 | ISBN 10: 0091960258

    Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a fascinating journey around Ireland, discovering the tradtions, triumphs, and disasters, foibles, quirks and customs that make up the Irish people. From their peccadilloes to their passions he uncovers ... more

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  • Cover image of book 1916 and All That: A History of Ireland from Back Then Until Right Now by C.M. Boylan
    1916 and All That: A History of Ireland from Back Then Until Right Now - by C.M. Boylan

    £8.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781845887490 | ISBN 10: 1845887492

    Irish history started when people arrived on the island. At least, that is when history really got going. Before that things were rather quiet...   So begins 1916 and all That, Ciara Boylans wonderfully irreverent take on the history of Ir ... more

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  • Cover image of book Show Me the Prisoner - And I
    Show Me the Prisoner - And I'll Show You a Young Man: A Memoir - by Patricia Farren

    £12.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781780880518 | ISBN 10: 1780880510

    Show Me the Prisoner is written from the perspective of a prison teacher who later served on the prison monitoring body. It covers a 15-year period of involvement in two of Northern Irelands prisons during the troubles, when terrorists hogged ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ireland: The Politics of Enmity 1789-2006 by Paul Bew
    Ireland: The Politics of Enmity 1789-2006 - by Paul Bew

    £33.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780199561261 | ISBN 10: 0199561265

    The French revolution had an electrifying impact on Irish society. The 1790s saw the birth of modern Irish republicanism and Orangeism, whose antagonism remains a defining feature of Irish political life. The 1790s also saw the birth of a new approac ... more

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  • Cover image of book A Secret History of the IRA by Ed Moloney
    A Secret History of the IRA - by Ed Moloney

    £14.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780141028767 | ISBN 10: 0141028769

    For decades the British and Irish had 'got used to' a situation without parallel in Europe: a cold, ferocious, persistent campaign of bombing and terror of extraordinary duration and inventiveness. At the heart of that campaign lies one man: Gerry Ad ... more

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