Eastwood Books

Victorian Ireland was global champion of threatening letters. This book reveals the murky world where tens of thousands of these letters and notices were nailed to barn doors or sent by penny post, intimidating, giving ‘fair warning’ and terrorizing the recipients. These victims were sometimes landlords, land agents, and land grabbers. Equally, they could be small farmers disputing land occupancy with neighbors.

A study of the Art Pottery made in the 1870s and 80s for the upper and middle classes. National Museum collection.

Accessibly written and rigorously researched, this title offers the untold history of the famine in Bantry Union, Cork. Based on previously unpublished documentary research, the author details the political conditions that led directly to catastrophic consequences for the area.

In this comprehensively researched and scholarly work, the author tells a story that highlights the particular role of the men and women of Clare in the national conflict, which offers unique insights into the major events, successful ambushes, Black and Tan reprisals and controversial IRA executions during the national struggle for independence.

A new edition in paperback, with additions and corrections.

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

Long-awaited revised, expanded fourth edition of this standard work, encompassing the results of many recent excavations. Nearly 500 pages 200+ illustrations