Books Related to Ireland

Born in Ulster, John Black left Ireland for the West Indies in 1771 and never returned. Settling first in Grenada, he moved on to Trinidad in 1784 and established himself as a major slave owner and a prominent figure among the island's planter elite.

Shows the interplay between the major groups travelling the roads and waterways of the Upper Mississippi Valley during the crucial decades of 1830-1860. It's a lively, extensively illustrated account which will help Americans everywhere better understand their diverse heritage.

One man’s lifetime journey through gaelic football and hurling, On the Shoulders of Giants brings readers face to face with many of the legendary characters in the GAA, most of whom have sadly passed many years ago.

This enticing 250 page book is the result of painstaking research into the turbulent life of clergy and laity of the (ancient Celtic, catholic and protestant) many faceted Church of Ireland during political upheavals, the influences of plantation and of ecclesiastical establishment.

Discusses the twin topics of the Dublin-Belfast corridor and the associated challenges of cross-border development from economic, geographic, regional studies, sociological and planning perspectives. Divided into 3 sections, this book reviews plans and policies. It also presents analysis and discussion of various sectoral topics.

A City in Wartime reveals how the population fed itself during hard times, the impact of the war on music halls, child cruelty, prostitution, public health and much more.

In A City in Turmoil Padraig Yeates takes up the story from the end of the First World War covered in A City in Wartime.

fiona York’s life has been one of stark contrasts. On one side is the world of theatrical glitz where she rubs shoulders with the famous in London and Hollywood; on the other, the smell of freshly dug earth and manure in her pioneering work as an organic farmer in Ireland.

The life and times of Jack Charlton, World Cup winner with England and the greatest figurehead in the history of Irish soccer, are remembered by his wife and family, his friends and teammates, and former players at Middlesborough, Sheffield Wednesday and the Republic of Ireland. With foreword by Big Jack himself.