Read Ireland Book Review
Issue 168
Deadly Beat: Inside the Royal Ulster Constabulary by Richard Latham
Hardback; 21.00 IEP / 26.00 USD / 18.50 UK / 26.70 EURO; Mainstream; 203 pages, with photo insert [Add To Basket]This book describes the world inhabited by the author during his service with the Royal Ulster Constabulary - a force that remains an institution of contradiction and intrigue to many outside observers. Considered by some to be one of the finest police forces in the world, its officers are looked upon by others as the evil storm-troopers of Unionism and the British Government. The RUC is now a force undergoing sweeping changes in response to the Good Friday Agreement and Republican demands, yet for 30 years it stood alongside the British Army in a war with Republicans that killed over 300 policemen and injured thousands more. For 14 years, Latham, an Englishman, served as a police officer, both in England and in Ulster, transferring from the English Special Branch to the RUC in 1991. This book is his story and gives a unique insight into the grim reality of policing Ulster.
Historic Ireland: 5000 Years of Ireland's Heritage by Daithi O hOgain
Hardback; 12.50 IEP / 15.50 USD / 10.50 UK / 16.10 EURO; Gill & Macmillan; 144 pages, with colour photos [Add To Basket]This book contains magnificent colour photographs and a text relating both fact and fantasy which gives an insight into 5000 years of Irish history. Visited in these pages are sacred ritual sites, beautiful castles, and ancient fortifications, geological formations which have attracted mythological explanations, symbolic statues and architectural masterpieces - all of them representing Ireland's unique cultural and historical heritage.
Irish Potato Cookbook by Eveleen Coyle
Paperback; 6.99 IEP / 8.50 USD / 5.50 UK / 8.90 EURO; Gill & Macmillan; 112 pages [Add To Basket]The most versatile and adaptable of all vegetables, the potato is indelibly associated with Ireland. In this handy book, the author gathers together a collection of delicious recipes, including old favourites like colcannon, boxty and Dublin coddle, as well as exciting new suggestions such as Parmesan potato cakes, new potatoes with olive oil and bay leaf, and even a delicious potato pizza. This book is for everyone who enjoys the 'spud'!
The Rough Guide to Irish Music by Geoff Wallis and Sue Wilson
Paperback; 11.20 IEP / 14.50 USD / 8.99 UK / 14.40 EURO; Rough Guide; 600 pages [Add To Basket]This well-researched book is a fund of information. Traditional music is alive, well and thriving in Ireland, and there's no better introduction to it than this guide. Covering every aspect of the subject, from its distant origins to today's barnstorming pub sessions, it features essential background information on the development of the music; biographical entries on over 350 players, singer, bands, with dozens of photographs; critical discographies, recommending the best available recordings; and an up-to-date listing of the best places to hear, buy and learn Irish music, from Donegal to Wexford.
Irish-English, English-Irish Dictionary
Hardback; 7.99 IEP / 10.00 USD / 6.50 UK / 10.20 EURO; Roberts; 251 pages [Add To Basket]This new contemporary reference book is suitable for all abilities. A handy, pocket-sized reference aid for students and a fascinating volume for travellers and tourists, and all those interested in Ireland and the Irish language. Contains over 20,000 headwords, an introduction to the use of Irish; and is concise with an informative and accessible layout.
Celtic Tales and Legends retold by Nicola Baxter with illustrations by Cathie Shuttleworth
Hardback; 9.99 IEP / 13.00 USD / 8.50 UK / 12.70 EURO; Armadillo; 80 pages, full colour throughout [Add To Basket]The stories of the Celts, with their descriptions of gorgeous clothes and jewels, fine cattle and heroic deeds, have spread across the world. This collection, beautifully illustrated in a style the Celts themselves made famous, introduces readers young and old to their magical storytelling. The stories retold include: Cormac's Golden Cup, Deirdre of the Sorrows, The Land of Youth, Bran and Branwen, The Three Troubles, Elidore, The Fountain, The Two Pig-Keepers, The Field of Gold, and The Gift of Healing.
Irish Sagas edited by Myles Dillon
Paperback; 8.99 IEP / 11.00 USD / 7.50 UK / 11.50 EURO; Mercier Press; 175 pages [Add To Basket]Originally published in 1968, the essays in this classic collection were originally broadcast as a series of Thomas Davis lectures. The editor and ten other leading Celtic scholars provide an introduction to the prose tales of ancient Ireland. Through their translations of these heroic sagas a vivid picture emerges of the worlds of the mythological cycle, with stories of the pre-Christian gods; the Ulster cycle of tales of great warriors; the Fenian cycle of inspiring noble youth; and the kingly cycle in which some historical figures have been vested with the immortality of legend.
Meals for All Seasons: The Best of Contemporary Irish Cooking by Georgina Campbell
Hardback; 14.99 IEP / 18.50 USD / 12.50 UK / 19.10 EURO; Wolfhound Press; 248 pages, with colour photos [Add To Basket]This book contains recipes and dishes for year-round use and quality contemporary cookery. As well as starters, side-dishes, main courses and desserts; it includes baking and preserving, 'basics' and 'sauces' sections, seasonal fresh produce listings, sensible and clear instructions on preparation and cooking and imaginative ideas on serving. In fact, everything the cook needs for all-season cooking.
Reflections on a Summer Sea by Trevor Norton
Hardback; 18.20 IEP / 22.50 USD / 15.99 UK / 23.20 EURO; Century; 307 pages [Add To Basket]This book is a wonderful evocation of a magical place caught in time - a funny and touching true story of talented ecologists who, as a hobby, spent forty summers at their privately-owned field laboratory in a stunning corner of south-west Ireland. The sea laps on every page, for events take place beside and beneath a stunning marine lake in this beautiful country, where myths seep from the ground like will o' the wisps and eccentrics are always in season.
Oral History and Biography: Women's Studies Review volume 7 from the Women's Studies Centre, NUI Galway edited by Jane Conroy and Rosaleen O'Neill
Paperback; 10.00 IEP / 12.50 USD / 8.50 UK / 12.70 EURO; 240 pages [Add To Basket]This volume includes many and various articles on oral history and biography. All the contributions were papers presented in or around NUI, Galway over the past 5 years; most were given at the Women's History Association of Ireland conference in September 1999.
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