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On the eve of the American Civil War, 1.6 million Irish-born people were living in the United States. From that as its starting point, coloured by sadness, the author has crafted the stories of thirty-five Irish families whose lives were emblematic of the nature of the Irish nineteenth-century emigrant experience.

This is the story of the forgotten role of the 200,000 Irish men and women who were involved in various ways in the American Civil War.

Dublin has spawned three important writers in the nineteenth century gothic tradition: Charles Maturin (1782-1824), Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) and Bram Stoker (1847-1912). Their fictions, which delve into universal and supernatural themes such as ghosts, vampires and the devil, persist in popularity.

Limerick, Ireland's third most populous city, has a rich and vibrant history stretching back to its foundation by the Vikings. Historian Sharon Slater explores the development of the city, showing how it has changed and grown over the years, recalling shops and industries, streets and buildings, societies and clubs and a lost way of life.

Fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about County Limerick.

An A to Z of quirky facts and stories about Limerick county

Celebrates the fishing industry and outlines its role in the cultural and economic development of the country.

'Simply unforgettable ... one of the most beautiful and haunting books of recent times' - Alexander McCall Smith

Selected cover illustrations from our Folk Tales series in full colour, plus a unique insight into their creation

The first biography in over 15 years of Maria Callas, and the first to portray her as a feminist icon rather than a bitchy diva

An updated paperback edition of Lyndsy Spence's bestselling biography of a socialite whose scandalous divorce shocked the country

Haunted Carlow