The Protestant war cry of 'No Surrender!' was first used in 1689 by the Mayor of Londonderry as James II's army laid siege to the city for 105 days, during which half the city's population died. The……続きを見る
著者:Doreen McBride
出版社: The History Press
発売日: 2022年07月14日
' But we will do what we have always done – just get on with it .'
The contributions of Northern Ireland to allied efforts in the Second World War are widely celebrated, acknowledged by both Sir Win……続きを見る
Examines why Young Ireland attached such importance to the writing of history, how it went about writing that history, and what impact their historical writings had.
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Lying at the very edge of the eighteenth-century city, behind high walls and forbidding gates, the Dublin Foundling Hospital was long viewed with horror and suspicion. Yet, following its closure, it……続きを見る
Did you know?
Ireland's only sea battle, the Battle of Tory Island, was fought off the Donegacoast in 1798.
The first casualties of the 1916 Easter Rising were three members of the Irish Volunteers ……続きを見る
Years of Turbulence powerfully showcases many new perspectives on the Irish revolutionary period of 1912-23, through the vivid and provocative scholarship of leading and emerging historians. The con……続きを見る
Named after the peoples of Ciarraige who inhabited the ancient territory, Kerry possesses a rich tapestry of history, legend and folklore unparalleled by many others. In this book, authors Gary Bran……続きを見る
Thomas Fennell provides an account, previously unpublished, of life in the Royal Irish Constabulary during the turbulent 30-year period, 1875-1905. His early accounts begin during the Land Wars, and……続きを見る
The influence of the Celtic tradition lives on in music, craftsmanship and, most importantly, names. Many of the most popular names in currency today have Celtic roots and this book shows the fascin……続きを見る
"Die Clari-Marie" ist ein historischer Roman, der das Leben einer Hebamme namens Clari-Marie erzählt. Ernst Zahn war ein schweizerischer Schriftsteller. Die Themen seiner Schriften entstammen dem lo……続きを見る
A provocative history of Ulysses and the Easter Rising as harbingers of decolonization.
When revolutionaries seized Dublin during the 1916 Easter Rising, they looked back to unrequited pasts to poin……続きを見る
著者:Clair Wills
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2024年04月02日
How far would you go for the missing?
Blending private and public history, cultural analysis, family memoir, and autobiography, Clair Wills explores profound questions about memory, loss, motherhood……続きを見る
著者:Hazel O'Brien
出版社: University of Illinois Press
発売日: 2023年06月06日
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the international religions that have arrived from abroad to find adherents in Ireland. Drawing on fieldwork in two LDS communities, Hazel O……続きを見る
From an award-winning author comes a tale of a notorious double-murder, for readers of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, or Emmanuel Carr�re's The Adversary.
In 1982 Malcolm Macarthur, the wealthy heir……続きを見る
著者:History Nerds
出版社: AM Publishing
発売日: 2023年04月27日
Finn McCool is a legendary figure of Irish folklore, known for his bravery and superhuman strength. But who was the real Finn McCool? In this concise history book, you will discover the true story o……続きを見る
著者:History Nerds
出版社: AM Publishing
発売日: 2023年04月27日
Yeats is widely regarded as one of the most important English-language writers of the twentieth century. A hero of the pen rather than the sword. A noble prize winner for Literature and a two-term S……続きを見る
著者:History Nerds
出版社: AM Publishing
発売日: 2023年04月27日
The Celts have always been seen to walk between the world of the living and a world driven by magic, passion, and fantasy. To those who want to venture down the rabbit hole, Alastar MacTire takes us……続きを見る
著者:History Nerds
出版社: AM Publishing
発売日: 2023年04月27日
The name Grace O'Malley stands forever as a sign and symbol that even in repressive times no one can be held back that chooses their destiny. A Pirate, a wife, a mother, and a fearsome warrior, Grac……続きを見る
著者:History Nerds
出版社: AM Publishing
発売日: 2023年04月27日
Discover the rich and fascinating story of Ireland, a land of ancient traditions, legendary heroes, and a complex history that has shaped the modern world. The History of Ireland offers a clear and ……続きを見る
著者:History Nerds
出版社: AM Publishing
発売日: 2023年04月27日
The Gaelic myths and legends that are prevalent in the British Isles are the very fabric of the Irish, Scottish, Manx, and Cornish people today. They are colorful, steeped in heroic deeds and advent……続きを見る
著者:Colm Tóibín
出版社: Pan Macmillan
発売日: 2023年06月15日
Follow Colm Tóibín's lone religious pilgrimage along the Irish border during the tumultuous summer of 1987.
In the summer after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, when tension was high in Northern Ireland, ……続きを見る
An original and fascinating history of Dublin that tells the story of the city through its bridges.
Dublin started life on the south bank of the River Liffey and for six or seven centuries that is m……続きを見る
Have you ever wondered where your town or townland name came from? Do you want to know more about an Irish locality? Well if so this is the book for you.
Featuring a comprehensive breakdown of the a……続きを見る
著者:Mary E. Daly
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2023年04月30日
The Irish battle for legal contraception was a contest over Irish exceptionalism: the belief that Ireland could resist global trends despite the impact of second-wave feminism, falling fertility, an……続きを見る
著者:Sean Byrne
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2023年07月07日
This book examines the role of local peacebuilders in Northern Ireland and some of the challenges they face.
The work explores the perspective and experiences of local peacebuilders in Northern Irel……続きを見る
著者:Trevor White
出版社: Irish Academic Press
発売日: 2023年06月15日
Irish village. Viking town. English city. Proud European capital.
A Little History of Dublin is a high-speed history of life in the Irish capital. The key events are explained in short, digestible c……続きを見る
Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2024, Irish Book Awards
Shortlisted for the TLS Ackerley Prize 2025
Shortlisted for the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Prize 2025
How far would you go for the missing?
Blending……続きを見る
The Archaeology of Wild Birds in Britain and Ireland tells the story of human engagement with birds from the end of the last Ice Age to about AD 1650. It is based on archaeological bird remains inte……続きを見る
Just six miles from the center of Belfast, County Down, on the plateau of Ballynahatty above the River Lagan, is one of Ireland’s great Neolithic henge monuments: the 200 m wide Giant’s Ring. For ov……続きを見る
The first was to render generally accessible some of those beautiful but comparatively unknown examples of old tartans represented in family portraits, miniatures, and relics, as well as in the few ……続きを見る