Read Ireland Book Review
Issue 159
How to Trace Your Family History from Dublin City Libraries (Paperback; 5.00 IEP / 6.00 USD / 4.00 UK) [Add To Basket]
This is a new brief guide to Sources of Genealogical Research in Ireland.
Irish Methodists - Where Do I Start? By Steven c. ffeary-Smyrl (Paperback; 4.00 IEP / 5.00 USD / 3.00 UK) [Add To Basket]
This is the first of a new pamphlet series entitled: Exploring Irish Genealogy. It is a practical guide which establishes which records survive and are available, and explains their content and state where they are held.
Irish Civil Registration - Where Do I Start by Eileen M. O Duill and Steven c. ffeary-Smyrl (Paperback; 5.00 IEP / 6.00 USD / 4.00 UK) [Add To Basket]
Second in the series Exploring Irish Genealogy. This book is a guide to the history of civil registrations in Ireland and the numerous records available at the General Register Office in Dublin and Belfast and at the local Registration Offices around the country.
Rosbercon Parish: A history in Song and Story by James Murphy (Paperback; 20.00 IEP / 26.00 USD / 16.50 UK) [Add To Basket]
This book is a large local history of a parish in Kilkenny. It contains numerous photographs throughout.
Agreeing to Disagree: A Guide to the Northern Ireland Assembly edited by Robin Wilson (Paperback; 13.50 IEP / 16.00 USD / 11.50 UK) [Add To Basket]
The new Northern Ireland Assembly was established as part of the Belfast Agreement on Friday, 10 April 1998 after a long and tortuous process. This book is the first published guide to the Assembly charting the historical background to the Belfast Agreement. It sets out the different institutions and their roles and tentatively assesses their future prospects. Drawing upon a team of experts from Northern Ireland, it is essential reading for anyone following developments in Northern Ireland.
The Irish Uprising: 1914-1921 - Papers from the British Parliamentary Archive edited by Tim Coates (Paperback; 6.99 IEP / 8.50 USD / 5.50 UK) [Add To Basket]
This book contains the historic official papers which have not previously been available in a popular format.
Managing Activism: A Guide to Dealing with Activists and Pressure Groups by Denise Deegan (Paperback; 14.99 IEP / 12.50 USD / 13.50 UK) [Add To Basket]
This book examines the aims and motives of activist groups and provides a no-nonsense guide to handling activist pressure. Packed with numerous case studies, this guide demonstrates that an organisation can move from a combative to a more win-win situation with activists. Importantly, it also highlights steps that organisations can take to avoid becoming targets in the first place.
A Quest for Happiness by Gary O'Brien (Paperback; 11.95 IEP / 14.50 USD / 10.00 UK) [Add To Basket]
This book is the story of one man's struggle to reach the core of his true self. The author was born in Ireland, where he spent his formative years. His was a restrictive childhood, confined within the tenets of his school and church, which were interconnected, his family structure, and his circle of friends. Leaving home for the first time, he suddenly found himself in utter desolation. Caught in the depths of despair, he formulated a system to find its root causes, and in so doing, peeled away the underlying causes layer by layer until, finally, he reached a point of inner peace.
The Road to Gowel by Mary Guckian (Paperback; 5.99 IEP / 7.50 USD / 5.00 UK) [Add To Basket]
This is a second collection of poetry. The book is an invitation to delve into life in rural Ireland throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Some of the poems also speak about modern Ireland and about life in the city. The poets observations, emotions and her sheer ability to go straight to the heart of a subject make her work popular and celebratory.
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