Read Ireland Book News - Issue 48
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100 Best Places to Stay in Ireland 1998 by John and Sally McKenna (Paperback; 6.99 IRP / 13.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
The authors, winners of the Andre Simon and Glenfiddish Awards, guide you to the very best places to stay throughout Ireland, a magical mix of B&Bs, Country Houses and small Hotels. The spontaneous, uninhibited hospitality of the Irish has been justly celebrated for centuries, providing a uniquely relaxed welcome for both the visitor to Ireland, and the resident who wishes to take time out for a 'holiday break' or a reviving weekend. Guided by the genuineness and trueness of the hospitality on offer, this guide tell you all you need to know about the most accomplished addresses in Ireland. Often iconoclastic, always written with wit and style, the new edition of this essential guide is an essential travelling companion for anyone who wants to find the best places to stay in Ireland . You'd be crazy to leave home without it!
100 Best Places to Eat in Ireland 1998 by John and Sally McKenna (Paperback; 6.99 IRP / 13.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
A new edition of the classic independent guide written to help you find and enjoy Ireland's wonderful hospitality and glorious food. In recent years Ireland has witnessed a culinary revolution. Over the last 18 months, the speed of change in the country's restaurant culture has been mesmerising. The creativity and confidence of Ireland's finest chefs has forged ahead, inspired by the unique quality of Irish foods. Described in this book are the most accomplished chefs at work in Ireland today. Their cooking is to be discovered and enjoyed in idiosyncratic, often unlikely, venues and locations, but whether in simple pubs, or smart city restaurants, the qualities which single out these cooks as the 100 Best are splendidly deliciously obvious.
Politics and Irish Life, 1913-1921: Provincial Experience of War and Revolution by David Fitzpatrick (Hardback; 28.50 IRP/ 42.50 USD) [Add To Basket]
Originally published in 1977, this book was the first to examine the political experience of unremarkable Irish people during the years of turmoil preceding independence. It discusses social constraints on the political behaviour of several groups: the 'Crown forces', Protestants, Home Rulers, Sinn Feiners, revolutionary administrators, guerrilla fighters, and organisers of labourers and farmers. The book is centred on County Clare, and draws upon personal recollections as well as numerous public and private archives. It documents the supremacy of local over national interests in shaping the Irish revolution, points out parallels between the old and new forms of nationalism, and demonstrates the impact of the Great War in changing the course of politics in Ireland as elsewhere. This book offers a unique survey of the social context in which the Irish revolution was forged.
In and Out of the Shadow by Liam Nolan (Paperback; 7.99 IRP / 12.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
This book is a memorable and moving story of a young boy emerging from the shadow of tragedy, a triumphant autobiographical novel. It is the story of a boy growing up in the port of Cobh in the early 1940s. At the centre of his experience is the personal and communal trauma of a tragic accident in the harbour. The effect on his emotions is compounded by the toll of losses of shipping to U-boats, by constant reports of the progress of the war, and by the sight of explosions at sea off nearby Roche's Point. He becomes obsessed with death, God, the sea and poverty. But all is not sorrow, and in this warmly human novel, there is a sparkling evocation of the joys of laughter, music, compassion, love and mischief.
The New Irish Americans by Ray O'Hanlon (Paperback; 9.99 IRP / 15.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
This book is an account of the resurgence of the Irish in the United States since 1980, describing: the history of Irish immigration to America; the latest wave of immigrants from Ireland and their huge influence on American life; how the new Irish have handled popular stereotypes; current issues such as Northern Ireland and the peace process; the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Great Famine; and the problems that lie ahead for the Irish in the United States, including new immigration laws and the future of the relationship between Irish-born and American-born 'Irish'.
Annals of the Famine in Ireland by Asenath Nicholson edited by Maureen Murphy (Paperback; 9.99 IRP / 15.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
In January 1847, during the height of the Famine in Ireland, Asenath Hatch Nicholson began her one-woman relief operation in Dublin, organising a soup-kitchen, visiting homes of the poor and distributing bread in the streets. In a uniquely personal campaign, this remarkable individual travelled the country, helping the starving from Dublin to the West, North and South, while 'bringing the Bible to the Irish poor'. Compassionate and searing, this book is an extraordinary narrative by an eyewitness who partook of the lives of those she helped to feed and clothe. Her sketches and snapshots, vividly recapturing individuals and events during one of the most momentous periods of Irish history, are introduced and skilfully annotated by a contemporary scholar.
Tears on My Pillow: The Adventures of an Irish Schoolboy by Louis Byrne (Paperback; 6.99 IRP / 13.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
This is the follow-on to the author's immensely popular and successful autobiography, Dare You Ripple My Pond. The author continues telling his stories of trauma and tragedy, humour and fantasy. A native of Limerick, this book transports the reader back in time to the 1930s and 40s. The author's love of his native city and his devotion to his mother shines through every story. He guides the reader through labyrinths known only to himself and his faithful dog. When alone and crippled by painful chilblains, he escapes to Tir-na-nOg and is comforted by the Goddess Myosotis. He tells of the slaughter-man that trusted him and nearly died as a consequence. Of his mother, that he and his dog nearly drove insane. Of the fisherman that nearly lost his life in the river, all due to the author and his dog. This is a delightful book of true stories as they happened.
Focus on Ireland edited by Jeffrey L. Kallen. 50.00 IRP / USD 74.00 [Add To Basket]
Irish English is both the oldest overseas variety of English and, thanks to its co-existence with Irish Gaelic, one of the longest-documented examples of a contact-influenced language variety. The dual aspects of substratal influence and dialectal conservatism, together with the spread of this variety in the Irish diaspora and its use in literature, provide the main impetus for research into Irish English. This volume brings together 12 original papers, which use a variety of methods to examine these aspects of English in Ireland. Following a historical introduction that looks critically at received views of language diffusion in Ireland, three papers directly address the role of the Irish-language substrate in Irish English. Detailed studies also describe non-standard syntax in Belfast, systems of dental and alveolar phonemic contrast, contemporary sound change in Galway, Irish English prosody, dialect wordlists, and the uses of Irish English, notably Ulster Scots, in contemporary literature. The North American perspective investigates the role of Irish English in Newfoundland, and examines a corpus of 18th-century documents, which reflects the language brought to the United States in the early development of American English
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