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Buried Lives: The Protestants of Southern Ireland by Robin Bury 9781845888800
RRP: £20.00£15.04The early twentieth century saw the transformation of the southern Irish Protestants from a once strong people into an isolated, pacified community. Their influence, status and numbers had all but disappeared by the end of the civil war in 1923 and they... -
Donegal and the Civil War by Liam O'Duibhir 9781856357203 [USED COPY]
£19.44Donegal was one of the counties used to launch this offensive against the newly established government in the six counties. The bulk of the anti-Treaty IRA men who took part were from the southern counties including Cork and Kerry. Donegal became the... -
Donegal and the Civil War by Liam O'Duibhir 9781856357203
RRP: £18.99£17.57Donegal was one of the counties used to launch this offensive against the newly established government in the six counties. The bulk of the anti-Treaty IRA men who took part were from the southern counties including Cork and Kerry. Donegal became the... -
Scotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson
RRP: £18.99£12.71A timely and vivid look at Scotland's long and difficult road to nationhood, re-exploring some cherished myths and unearthing a wealth of fascinating new detail. Magnus Magnusson's starting point is Sir Walter Scott's classic version of... -
North by Seamus Heaney
RRP: £12.99£9.09In North Seamus Heaney found a myth which allowed him to articulate a vision of Ireland - its people, history and landscape. Here the Irish experience is refracted through images drawn from different parts of the Northern European experience, and the... -
A Force Like No Other: The Real Stories of the Ruc Men and Women Who Policed the Troubles by Colin Breen 9780856409721
RRP: £9.99£8.17In 1983, Interpol named Northern Ireland the most dangerous place in the world to be a police officer. In 1968, the RUC was catapulted into the Troubles. Bombs, death threats and murder became a regular part of the day job. Working right at the heart... -
Old Ireland in Colour by John Breslin 9781785374319
RRP: £18.99£15.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Best Irish Published Book 2020 (Ireland).Book InformationISBN 9781785374319Author John BreslinFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion... -
UVF: Behind the Mask by Aaron Edwards 9781785370878
RRP: £17.99£15.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785370878Author Aaron EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Historic Tales of Mayo by Eamonn Henry 9780750986922
RRP: £12.99£9.62These true stories drawn from historical sources and local reminiscences, have been brought together and retold by Eamonn Henry. This collection is a heady mix of tragic, funny, passionate and moving stories. Included here are tales of well-known events... -
Atlas of Irish History by Sean Duffy 9780717153992
RRP: £18.99£13.61'Out on the Western edge of Europe, a first glance at the map makes Ireland seem a small and isolated place. However, many peoples have by turns established themselves on this remote island, creating an historical dynamic whose dispersed voices are now... -
Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered by Turtle Bunbury
RRP: £14.99£9.80Why did the Romans never try to conquer Ireland? Why did the King of Spain give his name to an Irish county? And how did brandy change the course of Irish history? Turtle Bunbury explores unexpected corners of the past to offer an informative and... -
The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins 9781472272836
RRP: £10.99£7.40'A full-throated song of praise. I loved it' Sherman AlexieIreland, 1959. Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. ... -
Ireland, 1912-1985: Politics and Society by Joseph J. Lee
RRP: £40.99£36.06Ireland, 1912-1985 is the first study on this scale of Irish performance, North and South, in the twentieth century. Although stressing the primacy of politics in Irish public affairs, it argues that Irish politics must be understood in the broad context... -
Secrets of Station X by Michael Smith 9781849540957
RRP: £10.99£7.77When Captain Ridley's shooting partyA" arrived at Bletchley Park in 1939 no-one would have guessed that by 1945 the guests would number nearly 10,000 and that collectively they would have contributed decisively to the Allied war effort. Their role? To... -
On Bloody Sunday: A New History Of The Day And Its Aftermath – By The People Who Were There by Julieann Campbell 9781800960435 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£6.10SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE*****'There have been many books written about the events of Bloody Sunday, however, none has wrenched the reader as violently back to those CS gas-choked streets, dumping them right in the heart of the... -
On Bloody Sunday: A New History Of The Day And Its Aftermath – By The People Who Were There by Julieann Campbell
RRP: £12.99£8.60SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE*****'There have been many books written about the events of Bloody Sunday, however, none has wrenched the reader as violently back to those CS gas-choked streets, dumping them right in the heart of the... -
The Moment We Meet: Stories of love, hope and chance encounters by the No. 1 bestselling author by Sheila O'Flanagan
RRP: £8.99£6.20Who you meet can change your life for ever...A wonderful collection of short stories from Sheila O'Flanagan, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE MISSING WIFE and THE HIDEAWAY. The Moment We Meet was previously published as Destinations. Featuring an... -
Remembering Peasants: A Personal History of a Vanished World by Patrick Joyce 9780241543023
RRP: £25.00£17.62'A dozen pages in I realized that I had been waiting for much of my life to read this extraordinary book' Annie ProulxA way of life that once encompassed most of humanity is vanishing in one of the greatest transformations of our time: the eclipse of the... -
A Brief History of Ireland by Richard Killeen
RRP: £12.99£8.60From the dawn of history to the decline of the Celtic Tiger - how Ireland has been shaped over the centuries. Ireland has been shaped by many things over the centuries: geography, war, the fight for liberty. A Brief History of Ireland is the perfect... -
Britain's Wild Flowers: A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Literature by Rosamond Richardson 9781909881921
RRP: £12.99£8.88A fascinating look at the myths, folklore and botany behind over 70 British wildflowers. A fascinating look at the myths, folklore and botany behind over 70 British wildflowers. ... -
Saving the State: Fine Gael from Collins to Varadkar by Ciara Meehan
RRP: £26.99£19.34When Fine Gael entered a coalition government with Fianna Fail in 2020 the party did what would have been unthinkable for its forefathers who fought and won a bitter civil war to establish the institutions of an independent Irish state almost a century... -
Walk the Lines: The London Underground, Overground by Mark Mason
RRP: £10.99£7.77The only way to truly discover a city, they say, is on foot. Taking this to extremes, Mark Mason sets out to walk the entire length of the London Underground - overground - passing every station on the way.In a story packed with historical trivia,... -
Whispering Hope: The True Story of the Magdalene Women by Nancy Costello
RRP: £8.99£6.20"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 - 'when the dark midnight is over, watch for the breaking of day'.Let me hope that this day and... -
Brehon Laws: The Ancient Wisdom of Ireland by Jo Kerrigan 9781788491075
RRP: £17.99£13.80A fascinating look at the lifestyle and values of ancient Ireland Thousands of years ago, Celtic Ireland was a land of tribes and warriors; but a widely accepted, sophisticated and surprisingly enlightened legal system kept society running smoothly. ... -
Irish Rugby Top 50 Players: A Compilation of the Greatest Ever Irish Rugby Players by Liam McCann 9781782818441
RRP: £12.99£10.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782818441Author Liam McCannFormat PaperbackImprint G2 Entertainment LtdPublisher G2 Entertainment Ltd -
Story of Ireland by Neil Hegarty
RRP: £14.99£10.95Neil Hegarty's bestselling history of Ireland is a story crowded with the drama of complex characters, shifting allegiances and changing identities. Revisiting the major turning points in the Irish story, Hegarty looks not only at the dynamics of what... -
The Dirty War by Martin Dillon
RRP: £10.99£7.77___________'This excellent book demands the attention of anyone concerned about civil liberties in the United Kingdom' Guardian1969 was a year of rising tension, violence and change for the people of Northern Ireland. Rioting in Derry's Bogside led to... -
Loyalists by Peter Taylor 9780747545194
RRP: £16.99£12.28The second part of the landmark trilogy documenting modern-day Northern Ireland, by the author Provos and Brits Based on a three-part BBC TV series, this is an inside account of the thinking, strategies and ruthless violence of the paramilitaries in... -
A 1950s Irish Childhood: From Catapults to Communion Medals by Ruth Illingworth 9780750983549 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£5.261950s Ireland was the age of De Valera and John Charles McQuaid. It was the age before television, Vatican II, and home central heating. A time when motor cars and public telephones had wind-up handles, when boys wore short trousers and girls wore... -
A 1950s Irish Childhood: From Catapults to Communion Medals by Ruth Illingworth
RRP: £12.99£9.621950s Ireland was the age of De Valera and John Charles McQuaid. It was the age before television, Vatican II, and home central heating. A time when motor cars and public telephones had wind-up handles, when boys wore short trousers and girls wore... -
Houses of the National Trust: New Edition by Lydia Greeves
RRP: £30.00£21.93Fully revised and updated edition of the classic, stunningly illustrated guide to the country houses in the care of the National Trust, encompassing both interior and exterior design. The National Trust cares for a wealth of houses and... -
How the Irish Became White by Noel Ignatiev
RRP: £19.99£17.69'...from time to time a study comes along that truly can be called `path breaking,' `seminal,' `essential,' a `must read.' How the Irish Became White is such a study.' John Bracey, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, University of... -
Peig by Peig Sayers 9780815602583
£18.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815602583Author Sayers.Format PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Syracuse University PressPublisher Syracuse University Press -
Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered by Turtle Bunbury 9780500296363 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£4.56Why did the Romans never try to conquer Ireland? Why did the King of Spain give his name to an Irish county? And how did brandy change the course of Irish history? Turtle Bunbury explores unexpected corners of the past to offer an informative and... -
Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered by Turtle Bunbury 9780500296363
RRP: £9.99£6.44Why did the Romans never try to conquer Ireland? Why did the King of Spain give his name to an Irish county? And how did brandy change the course of Irish history? Turtle Bunbury explores unexpected corners of the past to offer an informative and... -
More Furies Than Men': The Irish Brigade in the Service of France 1690-1792 by Pierre-Louis Coudray
RRP: £25.00£17.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914059827Author Pierre-Louis CoudrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border by Colm Toibin
RRP: £9.99£7.27In the summer after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, when tension was high in Northern Ireland, Colm Toibin walked along the border from Derry to Newry. Bad Blood is a stark and evocative account of this journey through fear and hatred, and a report on... -
Writings From Prison: Bobby Sands by Bobby Sands
£16.18In this book the author chronicles the abuse by the British state of emergency laws: harassment and intimidation of civilians; injuries and deaths caused by rubber and plastic bullets; collusion between British security forces, British intelligence and... -
The Good People by Hannah Kent
RRP: £10.99£7.93**Devotion, the new novel from Hannah Kent, is out now!**'Exquisite' - Daily MailShortlisted for the Walter Scott PrizeOne woman's mercy is another's murder . . .Ireland, 1825. Nora, bereft after the sudden death of her husband, finds herself alone and... -
The Little Book of Galway by Helen Lee 9780750994613
RRP: £14.99£11.55The Little Book of Galway is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about County Galway. Here you will find out about Galway's history, its literary heritage, its cathedrals and castles, its festivals and fairs, and its...