Irish Miscellany

Author : Dermot McEvoy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1632200090
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Miscellany written by Dermot McEvoy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Irish Miscellany, author Dermot McEvoy lets you revel in the fun and fascinating explanations behind Irish traditions and folklore. He offers the answers to questions you’ve always had—or never knew you had—as he covers all aspects of Ireland. From Irish culture to ancient history to modern pastimes, this full-color book educates and entertains. Such facts include: The true history of Halloween Why the Celtic cross is such a staple icon of Ireland A history of the Irish Gaelic language Where to find megalithic art in Ireland and why it’s there A history of the Tailteann Games Historical monarchies that ruled Ireland in ancient times The world’s first suburban commuter railway And many more This delightful book is the perfect gift for anyone planning a visit to Ireland, with an interest in Irish history, or with a drop of Irish blood. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Kenneth Jackson
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141935235
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Celtic Miscellany written by Kenneth Jackson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including works from Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Breton and Manx, this Celtic Miscellany offers a rich blend of poetry and prose from the eighth to the nineteenth century, and provides a unique insight into the minds and literature of the Celtic people. It is a literature dominated by a deep sense of wonder, wild inventiveness and a profound sense of the uncanny, in which the natural world and the power of the individual spirit are celebrated with astonishing imaginative force. Skifully arranged by theme, from the hero-tales of Cú Chulainn, Bardic poetry and elegies, to the sensitive and intimate writings of early Celtic Christianity, this anthology provides a fascinating insight into a deeply creative literary tradition.

Author : Thomas Francis O'Rahilly
Publisher : Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Miscellany of Irish Proverbs written by Thomas Francis O'Rahilly and published by Dalcassian Publishing Company. This book was released on 1922-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 850 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Miscellany written by and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Salvador Ryan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781913934613
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birth and the Irish: A Miscellany written by Salvador Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the success of Death and the Irish: a Miscellany (2016), and Marriage and the Irish: a Miscellany (2019), this third volume in the series Birth, Marriage and Death among the Irish explores the experiences of birth in Ireland, and among the Irish abroad, from the seventh century to the present day.In almost seventy short articles, scholars and practitioners from a range of academic disciplines and professions including anthropology, Celtic studies, folklore, history, linguistics, literature, medicine, obstetrics, pastoral care, and theology, reflect on pregnancy, birthing, and the early period after birth over almost 1,500 years.Topics covered include shameful birth in early Irish religious communities; pregnant behind bars in medieval Ireland; preventing and coping with unwanted pregnancies in nineteenth-century Ireland; mother and baby homes, foreign adoption in Ireland; LGBTQ surrogacy; and birth customers among the Traveling Community.This anthology will serve as an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the social, cultural, religious, and legal history of pregnancy and birth in Ireland and among the Irish from the earliest times to the present day.

Author : S-T.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book S-t contra omnes. An Irish miscellany. Containing, I. Some Proposals for the Regulation and Improvement of Quadrille. [By Josiah Hort, Archbishop of Tuam.] II. The Legion Club. [By Jonathan Swift.] III. A Curry-Comb of Truth for a certain Dean ... [By Swift?] IV. The Scall'd Crow's Nest, etc. [By Swift?] written by S-T. and published by . This book was released on 1736 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Clíodhna Ní Anluain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848407473
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miscellany 50 written by Clíodhna Ní Anluain and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miscellany50 celebrates fifty years of Sunday Miscellany, RTÉ Radio 1's iconic weekly arts programme.

Author : Salvador Ryan
Publisher : Wordwell Books
ISBN 13 : 9781916492226
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marriage and the Irish written by Salvador Ryan and published by Wordwell Books. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays ranges over the centuries, from the concept of marriage in early Irish law to its place in today's society, and provides evidence of the changes that took place in attitudes and practices as marriage evolved to match different social expectations. This is a treasure trove to be explored not only by historians, anthropologists, sociologists and folklorists but also by anyone curious to discover how marriage has evolved in Ireland.

Author : Patrick Roycroft
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781909895683
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 648 Billion Sunrises written by Patrick Roycroft and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the geological wonders of Ireland, written in a fun, informative, and accessibly humorous style.

Author : Dermot McEvoy
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1628739231
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 13th Apostle written by Dermot McEvoy and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story—both romantic and terrifying—of how a handful of men, armed with nothing more than handguns and guts, forced the greatest nation in the world from their shores. On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, the first great revolution of the twentieth century began as working-class men and women occupied buildings throughout Dublin, Ireland, including the general post office on O’Connell Street. Among the commoners in the GPO was a young staff captain of the Irish Volunteers named Michael Collins. He was joined a day later by a fourteen-year-old messenger boy, Eoin Kavanagh. Four days later they would all surrender, but they had struck the match that would burn Great Britain out of Ireland for the first time in seven hundred years. The 13th Apostle is the reimagined story of how Michael Collins, along with his young acolyte Eoin, transformed Ireland from a colony into a nation. Collins’s secret weapon was his intelligence system and his assassination squad, nicknamed “The Twelve Apostles.” On November 21, 1920, the squad—with its thirteenth member, young Eoin—assassinated the entire British Secret Service in Dublin. Twelve months and sixteen days later, Collins signed the Treaty at 10 Downing Street, which brought into being what is, today, the Republic of Ireland. An epic novel in the tradition of Thomas Flanagan’s The Year of the French and Leon Uris’s Trinity, The 13th Apostle is a story that will capture the imagination and hearts of freedom-loving readers everywhere. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.