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Handy guide to Dublin's architecture is filled with easy-to-follow walks through the city, with clear maps, expert architectural insights and fascinating historical detail, not to mention beautiful hand-drawn illustrations. Each walk follows on from the one before. Emulate Joyce's Leopold Bloom in strolling through the city.

est Cork, from Kinsale to the Beara Peninsula and from the Atlantic to the Lee Valley, is remarkable for the many ways people make West Cork work for them. Alannah Hopkin discovers a vibrant community of diverse people with compelling stories to tell.

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Daniel O'Connell - 'The Liberator' - lived a big, great and graphic life. Born in Kerry in 1775, he witnessed some of the most pivotal events in Irish and European history. Simply told for a young adult audience, with lively text and striking illustrations, this book brings Daniel O'Connell and his world to life.

For over thirty years, John Spillane's painterly songs have provided a musical background to life in Ireland, and have been performed by such luminaries as Christy Moore, Sharon Shannon and Mary Black. Gathering these evocative lyrics in print for the first time, John gives insight into the inspiration and stories behind the songs.

First captivated by the Burren in the early 1970s, Gordon D'Arcy has spent over 30 years living on its edge and exploring its remarkable natural heritage. Now he celebrates the region and its people with thought-provoking essays and attractive watercolours that convey a deep affection and intimacy.

George Best was one of the greatest footballers in the world. Having joined Manchester United at fifteen, his reputation both on and off the pitch grew so much that he was known as "the fifth Beatle." This collection of quotes and reflections by the author, girlfriends, players and pundits, highlights why he can lay claim to this mantle.

Aims to reflect the nature of engineering in its facets, from military, civil, mechanical, electrical and other branches of the profession, to the successful completion of projects throughout Ireland. This book enables members of the public to appreciate the useful contributions made by Irish engineers to the quality and advancement of Irish life.

The annual quest to win the Sam Maguire and Liam McCarthy Cups inspires great action on Ireland's GAA playing fields. This engaging collection of 1, 500 questions sets out to inform, entertain, and test all GAA fans. Each round of questions covers a specific aspect of the GAA and the chapter order takes the reader through the history of Gaelic games, the matches, the stars, the referees. GAA politicians, super subs, strikes, and hurlers on the...

Sinead embarks on an investigative journey to prove the existence of leprechauns for a school project, despite her own disbelief! Can Sinead discover the truth behind the legend? A wonderfully witty and contemporary story from the viewpoint of a cynical twelve-year-old.

The village of Marn has long been suffering from many dangers. When their chief goes off in search of help, the evil Nevel seizes the opportunity to take control. Marn's only chance for salvation is the chiefs three children, Bolan, Alina and Vanu, who set off to find their father. Follow the trail of the children of stone in this insightful adventure story.

This new book contains views and opinions by continental writers about Cork from medieval times to the present. The texts include travel books, essays, newspaper articles and memoirs. Writers are from all over Europe including France, Germany, Poland. Italy, and Denmark, offering a unique European view of Cork.

The West of Ireland is a varied landscape with sandy beaches, towering cliffs, rolling fields, lonely bogland, ancient forests and mountains. Often stunningly beautiful and in places threatened, it's rough-hewn beauty and diversity captivates writers, artists, natives, and newcomers. Krieger presents the West of Ireland as never seen before. This visual journey is a distinctive collection of striking images from the Ring of Kerry to majestic B...

In Dublin city a small piece of green space. 160 meters by 90 meters, is possibly the most famous space in Ireland. Hardly a single Irish boy or girl hasn't dreamed of one day running onto that space to the roar of 80, 000 people. But none of this would exist without the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association). This is the story of how the GAA became the most important sporting organization in Ireland. It begins as a story of a few people with visio...

This original memoir is inspired by Tom Nestor's conversations with his five-year-old granddaughter. Kate. As Kate talks and asks questions he, older, patient and wise, realizes how different their separte worlds are. He grew up in simpler times when the meaning of life and its hereafter was written in religious stone. In their conversations and thoughts the old man explores the changing worlds of two people separated by only a single generati...

The essential guide to the Republic of Ireland's national soccer teams, this unique, in-depth history contains enough facts, statistics, and trivia to give Republic of Ireland fans an unrivalled reference book. It includes: History of the FAI from 1921 and formation of the national team, A complete match-by-match record from 1926 to 2008, Profiles of every player to represent Ireland (over 450), featuring their positions, clubs, cap dates and ...

Set against the lively backdrop of Everybody's toyshop in Inchicore, Dublin, one word sums it up: trouble. But this vivid depiction of boyhood in the 1950s and 1960s, his parents mostly at loggerheads, especially his alcoholic father, as they bounced from sobriety to drunkenness, is never bitter. Early schooldays at the infamous Goldenbridge Convent, injured at age ten in an explosion, which kills his beloved only sister, and going to court in...

Bobby Beasley was a champion jockey - by age 26, he had won a Cheltenham Gold Cup (1959), a Champion Hurdle (1960), and a Grand National (1961). He was destined for racing greatness until he had his first drink, he abandoned his glittering career for almost ten years before finally recovering from alcoholism. He made a triumphant return riding Captain Christy, in a ride ranked as one of the finest in racing history, to win the 1974 Cheltenham ...

Cork is the largest county in Ireland yet no general account of the flora of this extensive area exists. This work, comprehensive and enjoyable, is an enduring contribution to an understanding of Cork's vegetation. Beginning with an account of the recording of Cork flora since 1745, the book then describes the floristic features of the county and city. A handsome mix of photography, maps, and information, each chapter focuses on a specific hab...

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