County Mayo, Ireland, is spectacularly beautiful. Dolphins, whales, and seals frolic in bays, rivers teem with salmon. Into this tranquil, unspoiled region, in early 2002, came Shell Oil, announcing plans to build a gas refinery. Shell promised wonderful things: new jobs, improved roads, money for schools. Church officials called this project
An extensive illustrated history of fishery piers along the coasts of Galway and North Clare, based on the original archives from the Office of Public Works.
A captivating story of how a well-known horticulturist was killed in Gallipoli just after being married; it combines a tale of botany, of World War I, and a tragic love story - written by Alice Lane's grandson, who discovered letters from Fred to Alice after his mother's death.
"Stately, plump Buck Mulligan”, the opening words of Ulysses, James Joyce’s acclaimed masterpiece. Oliver St John Gogarty, on whom “Buck Mulligan” was modelled, felt himself traduced. “Joyce has written a book that can be read on all the lavatory walls of Dublin.”
A revelatory biography of the notorious Irish criminal John Gilligan, and the eagerly anticipated next true crime blockbuster from awardwinning Irish journalist and #1 bestselling author Paul Williams.
A revelatory biography of the notorious Irish criminal John Gilligan, and the eagerly anticipated next true crime blockbuster from awardwinning Irish journalist and #1 bestselling author Paul Williams.
Organized crime took hold in Ireland and soon armed robberies, kidnappings and murder became commonplace. This book traces how the hugely lucrative drug trade that then emerged led to the gang wars that have corroded communities and devastated countless lives. It describes in gripping detail the shocking depths to which the mobsters have sunk.
Focus: Irish Traditional Music, Second Edition introduces the instrumental and vocal musics of the Irish diaspora and Celtic tradition, exploring the essential values underlying these rich musical cultures while placing them in broader historical and social context.
In her first book, Vogue Williams tells you in her trademark down-to-earth style Everything you need to know about recognising your own beauty, and making it work for you