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Seit mehr als 1.200 Jahren steht Dublin am Schnittpunkt der nordatlantischen Welt. Entstanden als wikingerzeitlicher Handelsplatz, verwandelt durch die normannische Eroberung, erweitert von Kaufleut……続きを見る

The Scoti Raids: When Irish Warriors Terrorised Romes Western Seaboard, 400-600 CE In the chaotic decades following Rome's collapse, Irish warriors launched audacious raids across the Atlantic, stri……続きを見る

This collection from Viking history, saga and myth brings the Norse world vividly to life, from Norway and Iceland toScotland and Ireland. Raids, battles, feasts and skaldic verse; runes, ritual pra……続きを見る

The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more so than traditional Irish music, an increasingly important identity marker bo……続きを見る

The Machine and Its Ruins: Irish Penal Laws and Cultural Genocide, 1695-1829 Between 1695 and 1829, the Irish Penal Laws constituted one of history's most comprehensive attempts at cultural genocide……続きを見る

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. "The Secrets of a Great Cathedral" by H. D. M. Spence-Jones serves as an insightful exploration of Romanesque archi……続きを見る

This work by Brendan Halligan is comprised of four essays that explore areas of early Irish society and Old Irish, and were written as part of the author's undergraduate studies in Trinity College D……続きを見る

Since its foundation, Irish people have played an extraordinary role in the construction and development of Hong Kong, in government, the army, police, judiciary, finance and in civil society - scho……続きを見る

Focusing on experiential life stories across a range of forms and practices, this book investigates subjectivity, culture and the cultural politics of representation as a neglected dimension of conf……続きを見る

Murphy is one of Ireland's most widely carried surnames, yet its history is often simplified or misunderstood. This book examines the Murphy name as it actually developed, not as later legend presen……続きを見る

This book is a biography of Irish American adventurer Thomas Francis Meagher (1823-67). Meagher was an Irish revolutionary, a Tasmanian convict, an escapee to America, a leader of Irish-Americans, a……続きを見る

An essential companion for all those interested in Ireland's history, mythology and folklore. Ireland possesses such a vast number of ancient sites that most of them remain unknown and all but forgo……続きを見る

The Push of Pike: Benburb 1646 and the Destruction of the Scottish Army in Ulster In 1642, Scotland sent a professional army to Ulster with grand ambitions: to suppress Catholic rebellion, protect P……続きを見る

In this groundbreaking title, A. R. Oppenheimer tells how the Irish Republican Army became the most adept and experienced insurgency group the world has ever seen through their bombing expertise – a……続きを見る

Silent Cry: The Tragedy of Ireland's Mother and Baby Homes Behind the stone walls of Ireland's mother and baby homes, thousands of unwed women were hidden from view ー silenced by shame, secrecy, an……続きを見る

Three Powerful Goddesses, One Illuminating Collection Experience the sacred feminine in its most compelling forms with this definitive boxset bringing together three acclaimed volumes: Aphrodite: ……続きを見る

KELLY – Survival and Persistence Through the Ages Kelly is one of the great Irish surnames ー ancient, widespread, and still carried by millions across Ireland and the Irish diaspora. From its Gaeli……続きを見る

County Wicklow's landscape is dotted with pre-Christian sites – Baltinglass is known as the 'Hillfort Capital of Ireland'. Saint Patrick landed in Wicklow in 432 AD and the county also boasts eccles……続きを見る

To Michael Collins the signing of the Treaty between Ireland and Britain in 1921 was a 'stepping stone'.Eamon de Valera called it 'treason'.The controversy surrounding the Treaty and how it led to t……続きを見る

This volume is concerned with Lock Hospitals and Magdalen Asylums in England in the nineteenth century, focusing on rare and difficult-to-access published and/or archival material. The introduction ……続きを見る

This volume is concerned with the public and private lunatics asylums of England in the long nineteenth century, focusing on transcriptions of unusual and difficult-to-access primary source material……続きを見る

From September 1939 until the last days of the war in 1945 Ireland was host to a constant flow of casualties from the Battle of the Atlantic. Ireland's unique location, situated near the vital shipp……続きを見る

A Bronze Age sword is dropped into the Thames as an offering to powers beneath the water. A Roman citizen scratches a curse onto lead and casts it into a sacred spring. A medieval monk copies a spel……続きを見る

Stop. If you are looking for a standard, boring travel guide with glossy photos and maps to the nearest Starbucks... close this page now. Welcome to County Kerry. Here, mud, stone, and wind rule. Th……続きを見る

Ireland's folk magical tradition is not soft candlelight and wishful thinking. It is mud on boots, salt in the pocket, whispered words at a crossroads, and prayers that blur into threats when justic……続きを見る

Ditch the crowded tour buses and step into the real Munster. This is an unconventional guide to the "Land of the Defiant," where history isn't found in textbooks, but in the mud of Ballyhoura and th……続きを見る

Situated on one of Europe's busiest sea-roads, Ireland has always been connected to other cultures. This accessible and engaging history explores these connections across 1,600 years, from the arriv……続きを見る

Prompted by the centennial commemoration of the 1922 Paris Exposition d’Art Irlandais, Seeing Ireland explores the intersection of art and politics in the century that followed. While the Irish Revi……続きを見る

An acclaimed biography of poet, pacifist and political firebrand Eva Gore-Booth. The Irish poet and activist Eva Gore-Booth (1870–1926) led a life defiantly at odds with her aristocratic origins. Ch……続きを見る

Compiled by AIHS California Branch founder Frank McGinity, this volume serves as a repository of speeches and articles exploring the lives of famous Irishmen and women throughout history. In additio……続きを見る