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1	How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from more books like this by Thomas Cahill add to wishlist The author's graceful mastery of both prose and history combine to express both the voice and content of Irish culture. Cahill traces Ireland's pivotal role in the preservation and transmission of the intellectual legacy of the West, from the fall of Rome under the barbarian invasions that brought the Dark Ages to the rise of Medieval Europe which ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Angela's Ashes: A Memoir more books like this by Frank McCourt (Read by) add to wishlist After years of teaching creative writing, Frank McCourt published his first book, thus obliging his many friends who had been urging him to write about his childhood--a subject they knew from the many uproarious and affecting stories he told about it. ANGELA'S ASHES traces the tortuous path of his life from his days in abysmal poverty in Limerick ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	How the Irish Saved Civilization more books like this by Thomas Cahill add to wishlist The author's graceful mastery of both prose and history combine to express both the voice and content of Irish culture. Cahill traces Ireland's pivotal role in the preservation and transmission of the intellectual legacy of the West, from the fall of Rome under the barbarian invasions that brought the Dark Ages to the rise of Medieval Europe which ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Rebel Hearts: Journeys Within the IRA's Soul more books like this by Kevin Toolis add to wishlist This is a detailed and revealing portrait of the world of the IRA. For ten years Kevin Toolis investigated the lives of the men and women who fought the IRA's war against the British state. Each chapter of the book explores a world where history, faith and human savagery dominates lives and deaths. In "Brothers" a whole family is sucked into ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Great Shame: And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World more books like this by Thomas Keneally (Preface by) add to wishlist This epic narrative concerns the struggle of the Irish emigrants who left as a result of the famine of 1845. It focuses on those who were sent to Australia as well as those who found a new life and success in America and the rest of the New World. A New York Times Notable Book of 1999. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland more books like this by Bryan Sykes add to wishlist Through a systematic, ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, Sykes has traced the genetic makeup of British Islanders and their descendants. He also features a chapter specifically addressing the genetic makeup of those people in the United States who have descended from the British Isles. see all copies from $6.43! new only from $9.85! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Isles: A History more books like this by Professor Norman Davies add to wishlist The bestselling and controversial new history of the 'British Isles', including Ireland from the author of Europe: "A History". Emphasizing our long-standing European connections and positing a possible break-up of the United Kingdom, this is agenda-setting work is destined to become a classic. 'If ever a history book were a tract for the times, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
8	The Scotch-Irish: A Social History more books like this by James G Leyburn add to wishlist This account of the Scotch-Irish heritage discusses life in Scotland, when their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the effect this had on their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America. see all copies from $4.94! new only from $15.66! \| first editions \| SVS
9	When Summer's in the Meadow more books like this by Niall Williams, Christine Breen add to wishlist This story takes up where O Come Ye Back to Ireland left off. After learning they can't have children, Niall and Christine adopt their only child, Diedre, and continue their story in the pastoral farming community in the wild and beautiful Irish countryside. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Oxford History of Ireland more books like this by R F Foster (Editor) add to wishlist Under the editorship of R. F. Foster, a team of distinguished Irish historians has produced a challenging assessment of Ireland's history, invaluable for the student and general reader alike. Their approach stresses the ancient, rooted nature of Irish culture, but also looks beyond received ideas of Irish history to explore the patterns of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 more books like this by Piers Brendon add to wishlist No empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. At its apogee in the 1930s, 42 million Britons governed 500 million foreign subjects. Britannia ruled the waves and a quarter of the earth's surface was painted red on the map. Where Britain's writ did not run directly, its influence, sustained by matchless industrial and ... see all copies from $13.95! new only from $13.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Surnames of Ireland more books like this by Edward MacLysaght add to wishlist Ireland was one of the earliest countries to evolve a system of hereditary surnames. More than 4,000 Gaelic, Norman and Anglo-Irish surnames are listed in this book, giving a wealth of information on the background and location of Irish families. Edward MacLysaght was a leading authority on Irish names and family history. He served as Chief Herald ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.73! \| first editions
13 view cover	Peoples of the British Isles: A New History more books like this by Stanford E Lehmberg add to wishlist Part of a three-volume work which weaves together the rich tapestry of English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish history. These books trace the social, economic, and political history of the British Isles from prehistoric times to the present. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95!
14 view cover	Killing Rage more books like this by Eamon Collins, Mick McGovern add to wishlist This memoir provides an insider's account of life inside the Irish Republican Army, and was written after the author had become disillusioned and horrified with the terror and killing. The author of KILLING RAGE was eventually found dead in front of his house after it was published. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The IRA: A History more books like this by Tim Pat Coogan add to wishlist When people think of the centuries-old struggle for home rule in Northern Ireland, they generally think of the Irish Republican Army. Now comess an exhaustive history of one of the most feared and misunderstood paramilitary groups of all time--by an authority on Irish affairs. 32 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Story of the Irish Race more books like this by Seumas MacManus add to wishlist The whole saga of the Irish from earliest times to the present -- the various races from the time of Firbolg and the quest and occupation by the Milesians Spain through the various invasions; history, culture, religion, laws, arts, ties, folklore, trade, literature, heroes Fein, Easter Uprising, etc. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story more books like this by Angela Bourke add to wishlist Through a study of a 19th-century case of uxoricide in Ireland--in which a woman was publicly burned at the stake by her husband--a historian unravels many layers of Anglo-Irish politics and history, issues of gender and marriage, the role of the Catholic church, and the part that folklore played among the populace.The act involved a belief in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.39! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Paddy's Lament: Ireland 1846-1847 Prelude to Hatred more books like this by Thomas Michael Gallagher add to wishlist A shocking account of the great famine in Ireland, which sheds light on a bitter hatred for England that continues there today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	I Never Knew That about Ireland more books like this by Christopher Winn, Mai Osawa (Illustrator) add to wishlist In this wonderful compendium, Christopher Winn gives a tour of the four provinces of Ireland---Connacht, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster. Find out where dreams were inspired, ideas were born, and where the unforgettable heroes of Ireland's past now slumber. A treasure trove of fascinating stories, "I Never Knew That About Ireland" is packed full of ... see all copies from $13.44! new only from $13.44! \| first editions
20 view cover	Belfast Diary: War as a Way of Life more books like this by John Conroy add to wishlist Belfast Diary offers vivid portraits of the lives of the people of West Belfast--local merchants, priests and children--as well as IRA members who enforce their own strict code of ethics in the neighborhood. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The World of the Druids more books like this by Miranda Aldhouse-Green add to wishlist The white-clad Druid wielding a golden sickle and conducting secret ceremonies in remote forest glades is a familiar figure in art and literature. But just how accurate is this view when compared with actual evidence from the past? Were the Druids barbaric head-hunters involved in human sacrifice? Or were they wise and benevolent healers who could ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.50! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Course of Irish History more books like this by T W Moody (Editor), F X Martin (Editor) add to wishlist This work provides a short survey, with a geographical introduction, of the whole course of Ireland's history. This revised and enlarged edition is updated to the Maastricht Treaty. A new chapter has been added, and the illustrations have been correspondingly augmented. The list of books for further reading has been expanded into a comprehensive ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Home Rule: An Irish History, 1800-2000 more books like this by Alvin Jackson, Jr. add to wishlist This is a comprehensive narrative history of British and Irish efforts to establish a devolved parliament and government in Ireland. It explains Home Rule's invention as a means of uniting the Irish people when they were decimated by famine and divided under British rule, and traces its history up to the present day - the Belfast Agreement of 1998 ... see all copies from $5.11! new only from $19.20!
24 view cover	The Encyclopedia of Ireland more books like this by Mr. Brian Lalor (Editor), Frank McCourt (Foreword by) add to wishlist Ireland comes to life in this sweeping reference to the Emerald Isles that features thousands of entries, more than seven hundred illustrations and maps, biographies of famous residents, and coverage of art, cinema, current events, fashion, and much more. (History). see all copies from $7.90! new only from $16.80! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Great Hunger: Ireland: 1845-1849 more books like this by Charles Woodham, Cecil Woodham-Smith add to wishlist The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy, yet British 'obtuseness, short-sightedness and ignorance' - and stubborn commitment to laissez-faire 'solutions' - ... see all copies from $2.64! new only from $9.00! \| SVS

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