Books Related to Ireland

Ailerán was one of the most distinguished scholars at the School of Clonard in the 7th century / Structure / Irish features of the text / Scholarly literature / other works ascribed to Aileran / The manuscripts / The manuscripts of Sedulius Scottus / Recesio Sedulii Scotti / Translation / Hiberno-Latin authors / The Carolingian era / The onomastic sources / The orthography of the Hebrew names/ References to the Old Testament and New Testament.

They came in the holds of overcrowded ships, packed in among cargo and animals. They were sold to others to work as hard and under as dismal conditions as their owners chose. They were taken to the West Indies, to Barbados, to the American colonies, and beyond. A familiar story, is it not? But these immigrants, derived of all personal freedom, were Irish, and their servitude started long before black slavery was common.

Having worked with some of the best-known models, at home & abroad, to working with the likes of Alexa Chung & Def Leppard, Ciara Allen has seen it all. In this book, Ciara brings all her knowledge, insights & skills from the beauty industry straight to you - the glamorous, but almost more importantly the not so glamorous details.

Now in Paperback, 'Irish Traditional Cooking has proved itself a practical cookbook and a pleasure to read. With Ireland's best-known cook and the specially commissioned colour photography, you will be inspired to start cooking immediately

In 1994, Irishman Graeme Allen arrived in Urumqi, China, the most landlocked city in the world. With barely a penny to his name and not a word of Chinese, he set about building a new life and career in China’s burgeoning tourist industry.

The first book in over a century to present the stories of the Fianna as a complete and continuous cycle

Full of hilarious celebrity yarns, sequinned characters like the remarkable Stella Minge, and a lot of shameless name-dropping, Mr Pussy: Before I Forget to Remember is the story of a legendary, ground-breaking entertainer, full of pathos, charm and wit.