Irish History

In this follow up to the critically-acclaimed Abandoned Mansions of Ireland, Tarquin Blake documents a further fifty lost houses. Beautiful, haunting images of crumbling ruins accompanied by the history of the houses and their occupants tell a fascinating story of troubled times and private hardship.

Tarquin Blake and Fiona Reilly explore over 140 historic sites across the thirty-two counties, ranging from megalithic tombs and round towers to monasteries and castles, as well as the more recent Martello towers and windmills. Each site has an intriguing past and is illustrated with Blake's trademark photographs.

In his latest book, Tarquin Blake takes us on a tour of Anglo-Norman fortresses, medieval towers, fortified houses and the neo-Gothic piles of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The castles (including lesser-known gems and luxury hotels) are captured in atmospheric photos and brought to life through the true stories of the families.

This latest book by Tarquin Blake documents eighty abandoned Church of Ireland churches, preserving a record of fragile religious ruins. Blake's haunting images of crumbling ruins and history of the churches tell another fascinating story of troubled times.

Increasingly the modern Irish are prepared to live as equal citizens within separate jurisdictions. This text, published during the ceasefire, discusses the issue and considers the power of the people. It argues that that recent events must be seen in a wider human and historical context.

Standish O'Grady (1846-1928) is best remembered as the 'Father of the Irish Literary Revival'. Critics of have long puzzled, however, about the turns and contradictions of the 'Fenian-unionist's' thinking.

The history of 2BP, Ireland's first licensed radio station that broadcast from the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire in August 1923. The broadcasts were surrounded by political intrigue and showed both a desire and a need for a full time broadcasting station in the new Irish Free State.

The volume is beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated. The text is formed by interviews with leading Irish and international design practitioners as well as educators and those who commission graphic design.

This volume explores the world of book collecting in early modern Ireland and Britain. It investigates the ways in which texts, both manuscript and printed, were collected, and draws attention to the wider impact of the European book trade on changing reading habits and the availability of books.

The full story of the vicious battle between Republican and Provisional Government forces for control of Cork in August of 1922.