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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A selection of quotations from popular Irish musicians. A selection of quotations from popular Irish musicians. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. SELECTION OF QUOTES: They haven't gone away you know. Gerry Adams I am here without hope of this world, calmly awaiting the end. I die a noble death for Ireland's freedom. Eamonn Ceannt Give us the future. We have had enough of the past. Give us back our country to live in - to grow in. Michael Collins The Irish people will be free, when they own everything from the plough to the stars. James Connolly The English may batter us to pieces, but they will never succeed in breaking our spirit. Maud Gonne What finally got reforms out of Stormont was the sound of marching feet, not the sound of gunfire. Eamonn McCann I was proud to be a member of the IRA. Martin McGuinness I have always hated war and am by nature a pacifist but it is the English who are forcing war on us, and the first principle of war is to kill the enemy. Countess Markiewicz Gentlemen, you may soon have the alternative to live as slaves or die as free man. Daniel O'Connell I will always remember and commemorate our patriot dead - and each of our fallen comrades who gave their lives for Irish freedom. Michelle O'Neill Ireland unfree shall never be at peace. Patrick Pearse Our revenge will be the laughter of our children. Bobby Sands After all I have done for a sacred cause, death is no sacrifice. Wolfe Tone Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. New, pocket sized collection of Irish Actors' quotations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. New, pocket sized collection of Brendan Behan quotations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Claire, an American writer, returns to the island of Kithera, "for answers" and befriends a caf' owner who offers to teach her Greek. But certainty is difficult in the land of myth and "trickster" light. Even her new tutor, who possesses a "strange consonance" with the island, becomes for her, an object of intrigue. When an amiable new neighbour extends an invitation on the day they meet, Claire declines, indicating that she needs to be alone for a while, but subsequently is persuaded to attend a dinner party. There she meets George, a caver from Malta, and falls inexplicably in love. She travels to Crete and ventures alone up a mountain to the remote village where she can be with him near his project. Then the unexpected occurs. Claire comes to Greece in search of answers and finds, instead, a stubborn but beautiful mystery. Charming novel set on a Greek island. Rich, enthralling, intelligent, a deeply engaging story about interesting people in a magical setting. I loved it. Eilis Ni Dhuibhne. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The suspenseful tale of Bill Burgess, a Dublin television journalist who, in the midst of the political violence raging throughout Northern Ireland, decides to take a trip back to his hometown in County Antrim. The town outwardly remains much as he remembers it, but there are some unsettling surprises in store from his once-childhood companions. He is baffled by their attitude towards him, but then the grim truth begins to reveal itself.Not only a page-turner from a master of suspense, Trusted Like the Fox earns an honorable place in the genre of political fiction, providing a deep insight into the world of Ulster Loyalism and the attitudes that drove the extremism of the time. "Burrowes paints a vivid picture of the inevitability of violence and the resulting human wreckage in this worthy novel."--Publishers Weekly "A simply riveting read by a master of narrative driven storytelling, Wesley Burrowes' "Trusted Like the Fox" is an especially recommended addition to personal reading lists and community library general fiction collections."--MWBR Thriller set in Northern Ireland during the early 1970s Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. WE ARE BESIEGED by Barbara Fitzgerald was originally published in 1946. This fascinating first novel deals with the burning-out of an Anglo-Irish family in 1922 and what happens to them during the subsequent ten years. The backdrop for most of the novel is a Georgian house in Fitzwilliam Square in Dublin, where the family tries to deal with the new Ireland in their different ways. Two attractive sisters, the self-willed Isobel and the more endearing Caroline, grow up in a society where there are no officers to dance with, no Viceregal Drawing-rooms to assure them position. When the British left Southern Ireland, many of the Anglo-Irish remaining in the country felt like aliens, besieged in a hostile land. While some adapted to the new regime, others, such as Isobel and Caroline's mother, neither could nor would. Their sons and daughters grew up as a generation that could hardly remember the British. Families were divided against themselves, children against their parents. Forgotten classic Anglo-Irish novel Serious and most promising novel IRISH TIMES Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Colonel Hilton, aka Uncle Jack, lives in Mount Jewel, the fourth biggest house in Ireland, with his nephew and heir David and a collection of sporadically paid servants. Enraged by the appointment of a lady vicar, he attempts to burn down her bungalow and is put into Silver Meadows, an up-market nursing home. The nursing home is run by the imperious and bossy Mrs Freebody and is filled with ancient and difficult women. He is eventually sacked for bad behaviour and returns to Mount Jewel with his scheming Filipina nurse Maria. A number of shifty characters, including O'Shea the doctor, Crowley the undertaker, Massey who looks after the horses, and Hennessy the lawyer make up part of the cast. Uncle Jack is an extremely funny, occasionally sad novel about the inevitable advance of old age. New comic Anglo-Irish novel from the master of the genre. `Somerville-Large's elegant prose sparkles to the very end, keeping the reader constantly entertained'. --Alannah Hopkin, Irish Examiner. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Last Day at Bowen's Court deals with the life of the Irish novelist, Elizabeth Bowen, her time in London during the Second World War and her 'reporting' on Irish neutrality for the Ministry of Information. At the centre of the novel is her Blitz love affair with the Canadian diplomat, Charles Ritchie, a wartime romance that inspired her most famous novel, The Heat of the Day, a gripping story about espionage and loyalty that became a best-seller. The novel is told from the point of view of Bowen herself, and also from that of her lover Charles Ritchie, her husband Alan Cameron and Ritchie's wife Sylvia. It is set in wartime London, Dublin and North Cork, and deals with the private and public conflicts of love and of national identity in a time of upheaval and liberation. At the centre of the novel is a portrait of Elizabeth Bowen, one of Ireland's most influential writers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Satire at its funniest. Angelica, a pretty 9-year-old, has an ardent devotion to her father, who writes books for children. But what is a girl to do when a hostile stepmother threatens to interfere in that loving relationship? The answer leads to a nationally televised trial with unexpected consequences.This funny tale from the hands of a master comedy writer features a host of bizarre but believable characters, including a teacher obsessed with sex education, overweight children given to violence, a tyrannical children's book editor, unscrupulous television producers, self-preening lawyers, and a judge who wallows in his own pomposity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A witty social history of a Dublin working-class family from the 1940s to the turn of the 21st century. This was no ordinary family. Colbert's grandfather, Peadar Kearney, was a veteran of 1916 and the War of Independence; his cousin was the IRA activist and author Brendan Behan. Peadar Kearney penned many popular songs, including 'The Soldier's Song' which was to become the national anthem. The Kearneys were also related to the theatrical Bourke family so this memoir teems with stories that evoke the vibrant music-hall fare of Dublin's Queen's Theatre, where both of Colbert's parents worked. The final section of the memoir uses archives to get closer to the real Peadar Kearney, aspects of whose latter life may have been airbrushed in order to protect his heroic status. A witty social history of a Dublin working-class family from the 1940s to the turn of the 21st century. This was no ordinary family. Colbert's grandfather, Peadar Kearney, was a veteran of 1916 and the War of Independence; his cousin was the IRA activist and author Brendan Behan. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. It is 1742 and the celebrated composer Georg Handel is in Dublin for the first performance of Messiah. Once the most successful composer of opera in London - feted by aristocracy and royalty alike - Handel is now penniless, recovering from illness, and out of favor, exiled to Dublin. With him and due to sing in his Messiah is the celebrated young actress, Susannah Cibber, the subject of scandal and public disgrace, on the run from an abusive husband.In this exciting historical novel, Walshe recounts Handel's time in Dublin, his sometimes shady role as emissary and spy for the Elector of Hanover (who in 1714 would become George I of Great Britain and Ireland) and his doomed first love affair. With energy and insight, this novel leads up to the first performance of the most celebrated work of sacred music, with failure and loss transformed in a moment by the genius of Handel's musical imagination. Historical fiction Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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First Edition. Fine paperback copy with French flaps. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 203 pages ; 24 cm. Subjects; Fiction. Libel and slander Fiction. Trials Fiction. Historical Fiction. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Fiction. 3 Kg.

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First Edition. Very good paperback copy; slightly dust-dulled and edge-bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subjects; Lalor, Brian. 1941- Childhood and youth. Cork (Ireland). Social life and customs. 20th century. Dublin (Ireland). Social life and customs. 20th century. Memoirs. 3 Kg.

1st edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 203 pages; 24 cm. Subject: Trials (Libel) Ireland; Fiction. Genre: Irish fiction - In English - 21st century.Novel. 3 Kg.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. pp 207. '. the contrasting worlds of two houses as experienced by a child in the latter years of World War II in Cork City.'.

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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. pp 268. 'Although the book originally began as the story of the author's military career, it developed into a story of life in the later twentieth century in Ireland with its changing attitudes to the received ideas about religion, officially approved versions of history and the "national aim" of the "restoration of the Irish language".'.

First Edition. Fine paperback copy with French flaps. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 203 pages ; 24 cm. Subjects; Fiction. Libel and slander Fiction. Trials Fiction. Historical Fiction. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Fiction. 1 Kg.