Irland

Sister Fidelma returns in the thirty-second Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne.Ireland. AD 672. The Feast of Beltaine is approaching and the seven senior princes of the kingdom of …

After Florence Hester Edgar passed away in 1944, there was found among her effects a quantity of compositions in prose and verse almost ready for publication. From this literary …

With famine gripping Ireland, Sean and Annie have just one chance of survival - they must find their father. Leaving their dying mother behind, they travel across rough seas to …

This is a study of the constructive side of English policy in Ireland during a formative period. It relates actions in these years to English policy towards Ireland earlier and …

This 6-volume set, first published between 1920 and 1973, presents titles examining the life, philosophy, and dramatic contributions of George Bernard Shaw. These books offer …

On 27 May 1993 Dawson Stelfox became the first Irish person to reach the summit of Everest, following the route first attempted by Mallory and Irvine in 1924. This updated edition …

Ireland is a country rich in archaeological sites. Ireland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide provides the ultimate handbook to this fascinating heritage. Covering the entire island …

This book explores the relationship between ekphrasis and memory in the novel. Drawing on la recherche du temps perdu, Leonid Bilmes considers how Vladimir Nabokov, W. G. Sebald, …

Love in the Lav uncovers Ireland's queer lives of the past. Averill Earls investigates how same-sex-desiring men lived and loved in a country where their sexuality was illegal and …

"e;Footeballe is nothinge but beastlie furie and extreme violence"e;, wrote Thomas Elyot in 1531. Nearly five hundred years later, the game may still seem furious and …