Letters of the Catholic Poor: Poverty in Independent Ireland, 1920-1940
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This innovative study of poverty in Independent Ireland between 1920 and 1940 is the first to place...
Parting Shot: The Railway Photographs of Norman Johnston
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Norman Johnston is widely regarded as one of Ireland's foremost railway historians, who has...
The Children of Castletown House
Sarah Connolly-Carew, Diana Conolly-Carew, Patrick Conolly-Carew and Gerald Conolly-Carew
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Castletown House, Ireland's largest and earliest Palladian-style house, was built between 1722 and...
The Republic
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An award-winning photojournalist returns to his home country to capture in images the spirit of...
Arrah Na Pogue
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Written in 1864 and set during the Irish rebellion of 1798, Arrah na Pogue is is an entertaining...
Coast Lines: Fleet List and History
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Formed on Merseyside in 1913, Coast Lines grew from a small fleet of sixteen coastal ships operating...
The Butcher Boy
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When I was a young lad twenty or thirty or forty years ago I lived in a small town where they were...
ClareR (5841 KP) rated The Woman on the Bridge in Books
May 29, 2023
It’s the 1920’s and Ireland is fighting for its independence. There’s so much going on in this story: the fight for Irelands independence; domestic violence; poverty; tuberculosis; women’s rights; emigration of the Irish to the USA and other European countries.
Winifred O’Leary is a strong woman who wants to be independent, both as a woman and as an Irish woman. The book doesn’t go too much into the ins and outs of the political situation, but I’ve certainly learnt more about what went on during this time. It was a hard time to be living in.
Winnie’s husband certainly experiences a lot of this hardship. He’s imprisoned for his actions with his fellow freedom fighters.
This is a love story as well as a story about the politics at the time. I really enjoyed it and I realise that it was first and foremost a love story - and an enjoyable one at that!
Cori June (3033 KP) rated The Librarians and the Pot of Gold in Books
Nov 8, 2018
Although, it references the TV show and previous books, it is a stand alone book. You don't necessarily have to watch or read to them understand or enjoy the book, it is recommended because of the enjoyable shinannegans and hijinks.
Sean Lester: The Guardian of a Small Flickering Light
Marit Fosse and John Fox
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Although he had left school aged fourteen, had no experience of foreign affairs and spoke only...