The Mercier Press Ltd

Examines the role and experiences of the women of Cumann na mBan and the Irish Citizen Army, who marched out with the Rebels to challenge the might of the British Empire on Easter Monday 1916

On 14 August 1969, at the age of 14, Michael McCann and his family fled their home. Life changed totally for the McCanns and the entire nationalist community. Thousands of innocent people vacated their homes, driven out by the initial pogrom and then by the ongoing campaign of expulsion by loyalist violence and intimidation. The British army occupation and the continuing violence utterly devastated communities on a monumental scale. Burnt Out: How the Troubles Began, is essential reading for anybody interested in the outbreak and causes of ‘the Troubles’.

A unique collection of rare photographs, postcards and documents from Dublin during the final decades of the nineteenth and the early decades of the twentieth centuries.

An attractive new edition containing ten stories that feature the mischievous figure known as the leprechaun.

This book reveals what goes on behind the scenes to create an environment that allows locals to excel on the national and international stages. The story is told through the people and families involved, showing how relatable they are to people around the country.

A sort of 'Bridget Jones's Diary' meets 'All Creatures Great and Small', 'Falling for a Farmer' is one woman's true life story of her journey from wide-eyed townie to full-blown farmer's girlfriend. From pulling calves and wrapping bales, to being 'stood up for silage' and receiving the phone call that every farmer's loved ones dread, Maura McElhone's memoir chronicles the often humorous, sometimes sobering experiences that ensue when town and country collide.

Part of a new series of small gift books detailing aspects of Irish culture aimed at the tourist and local market.

Like all guerrilla wars, the Irish War of Independence was characterised by great courage and ruthless brutality. It created many heroes and spawned two of the most hated forces that a British government had ever inflicted on Ireland: the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries.

These are six brilliant and enthralling stories that, while making you both laugh and cry, also leave you desperate to know what happens next.

A classic Irish novel set in central Ireland, Garradrimna, c. 1914-16. In this tiny village everyone is interested in everyone else's business and wishes them to fail.

A light-hearted guide to finding and keeping love for that stalwart of the Irish rural community - the bachelor farmer.