Antrim: The Irish Revolution 1912-1913
This carefully researched book explores the political, economic and social links between Ulster unionist leaders in Belfast and the Conservative Party in Britain, which proved decisive in obstructing the Irish Revolution.
Brian Feeney
Published: July /
2021
Four Courts Press Ltd
9781846828607
192 Pages
€24.95
Paperback / softback
Ireland
History: specific events & topics
Aesop i gConamara
One day a man called Domhnall Ó Cearbhaill had a brilliant idea, he would make an Irish version of Aesop’s fables available. The storyteller Pádraig Mac Con Iomaire did the work for him and this resulted in Aesop I gConamara.
Nollaig Mac Congail
Published: July /
2021
Arlen House
9781851322459
196 Pages
€20.00
£15.00
Paperback / softback
Ireland
Folklore, myths & legends
One Man, Two Worlds: Memoir of a Businessman in Politics
One Man, Two Worlds is an engaging addition to the social and political record of the life and turbulent times of Sir Richard Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey.
Richard Needham
Published: June /
2021
Colourpoint
9781780733159
310 Pages
€16.99
€14.99
Paperback / softback
Ireland
Memoir
Hanged If You Do…:Reflections from a Career in Child Protection
Orpen Press is delighted to announce the publication of Hanged If You Do…: Reflections from a Career in Child Protection, a personal account of life as a child protection social worker in a changing Ireland.
Paul Harrison
Published: June /
2021
Orpen Press
9781786051165
€17
Paperback
Ireland
Social work
‘O Captain, My Captain’
‘O Captain, My Captain’ is a book about one teacher’s hope for change in the Irish education system. It is written in an engaging style that draws on personal experience as well as research. It aims to reach anyone interested in education.
Jennifer Horgan
Published: May /
2021
Orpen Press
9781786051264
Paperback / softback
Ireland
Education
Materialising Power: The Archaeology of the Black Pig’s Dyke, Co. Monaghan
This richly illustrated book offers a fresh perspective on linear earthworks, perhaps the most enigmatic and neglected of all of Ireland's pre-historic field monuments.
Cóilín Ó Drisceoil and Aidan Walsh
Published: June /
2021
Wordwell Books
9781916291270
232 Pages
€30
Hardback
Ireland
Archaeology
Stepping through Origins: Nature, Home, and Landscape in Irish Literature
Since the eighteenth century, landscape has played complex psychological and political roles in the narrative of Irishness, entailing questions of memory, family, home, exile, and forgiveness.
Jefferson Holdridge
Published: June /
2021
Syracuse University Press
9780815637325
304 Pages
€36.00
Paperback / softback
United States
Literary studies: general
Stepping through Origins: Nature, Home, and Landscape in Irish Literature
Since the eighteenth century, landscape has played complex psychological and political roles in the narrative of Irishness, entailing questions of memory, family, home, exile, and forgiveness.
Jefferson Holdridge
Published: June /
2021
Syracuse University Press
9780815637462
304 Pages
€71.00
Hardback
United States
Literary studies: general
Spain and the Irish Mission, 1609-1707
Spain and the Irish Mission, 1609-1707 examines Spanish confessional policy in 17th-century Ireland. Cristina Bravo Lozano provides an innovative perspective on Spanish-Irish relations during a crucial period for Early Modern European history.
Cristina Bravo Lozano
Published: June /
2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
9781032094403
290 Pages
€42.81
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United Kingdom
Religion & politics
The San Francisco Irish, 1848-1880
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.
R. A. Burchell
Published: June /
2021
University of California Press
9780520316898
242 Pages
€36.00
Paperback / softback
United States
British & Irish history