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Micheal MacGowan was born in 1865 in the Donegal Gaeltacht. The eldest of twelve in a poverty-stricken family, in a three-room cottage and speaking no English, he ended his days in a large house in the same place. This is a fascinating record of his life and wanderings in Ireland, Scotland and America in the late 19th century.

An enthralling account of a 2, 300km walk from the North Sea to the Mediterranean following the GR5, the Grand Randonee Cinq. The route follows a network of old trails, forest and bridle paths, canal banks, alpine valleys and passes. The description includes the history of places passed through and memories of past adventures.

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Where would you find your fibula? What is the name of the first dog in space? What county is also a name of a type of poetry? Test your knowledge with even more whiz quiz questions on subjects such as sport. tv. film, music and history.

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In the archives of the Limerick Leader are thousands of photographic images. This extensive pictorial record provides a unique glimpse of the recent past, testimony to the importance of preserving the past for the education, entertainment and enjoyment of future generations.

There are birds all around us: in gardens, neighbourhoods, farms, towns and cities. Once you look, they become familiar - a whole new world of wonder. Some grow brain tissue to enlarge their memory capacity of where they hide food. Blackbirds search for prey they cannot see. Songbirds lose ten per cent of body weight overnight.

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The latest book from Tarquin Blake delves into the world of Irish ghosts, vampires, witches, werewolves and other spectral tales. Collating the ghost stories with powerful images, Haunted Ireland reveals an engrossing catalogue of tales of the unexplained, the spooky unknown, haunted caves, phantom ships, poltergeists and many other strange tales.

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Presents a comprehensive survey of Ireland's industrial archaeology. Divided into five main sections, the subject is detailed in nineteen chapters, each dealing with a major industrial activity, its technology and important surviving sites. This book is fully referenced and illustrated throughout.

From the ruggedness of West Cork to the fertile lowlands of East Cork, this collection showcases the beauty of the landscape from a rarely seen and often unusual perspective. So take a tour of Cork's varied landscape of coastline and mountain, rivers and lakes, ancient monastic sites and its colourful, vibrant city and towns.

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In May 1915, the RMS Lusitania, then the world's fastest liner, departed from New York. Seven days later she was torpedoed off the Irish coast with the loss of 1, 198 lives. Patrick O'Sullivan presents the complete story of the Lusitania affair, exploring the cover-ups and the theories on what caused the baffling second explosion.

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A study of the guerrilla war in Kerry in 1916-1921, dispelling many myths.

This popular guide has now been updated to include the Waterford Greenway, which officially opened in spring 2017. With routes spanning the province, here is everything you need to explore the highways and byways of Munster - on two wheels.

Hillwalking is Ireland's most widely practised leisure activity today. Rock climbing has developed to a level of technical excellence with crags in almost every county. This history recounts the adventures, dangers, successes and failures of these multifaceted activities.

There is something magical about the notion of a king on a small isolated island. Few would look at the ruins on the Great Blasket and imagine a king had lived there. Yet the King was a very forceful presence on this island. The last was Padraig O Cathain, 'Peats Mhici, ' who served for about twenty-five years until his death in 1929.