Books Related to Ireland

Study of a particular type of grave marker found around the world and what that means

Small Hours is an intimate, unflinching biography of one of the great maverick artists.

Cowboy Song is the definitive authorised biography of Thin Lizzy guiding spirit, Philip Lynott, the instantly identifiable singer, charismatic stage performer and supremely gifted songwriter.

This book paints the landscape of political chicanery, conflict and control, policy weakness, institutional ambition and autonomy, and the belief in self-efficacy within which the regional technical colleges developed.

Moves inside the dressing-room, week-long, bonding trek to Siberia and back for a European Challenge Cup game. This story takes in the province's troubled professional history, which had them on the brink of extinction as a professional entity in 2003. It covers their dethroning of the champions Glasgow in the Sportsground in Galway.

Richly illustrated, this history of the Conollys of Castletown, Co. Kildare, takes a novel approach to following the fortunes of the family over eight generations: from the construction by William Conolly in the 1720s to the sale of the house in 1965, it is related through the individual lives of family members.

This comprehensive overview of Kinsale's seafaring tradition will be enjoyed by all who appreciate a whiff of salty sea spray, and the sense of adventure bound to ships voyaging to distant lands.