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Irish Interest --- Poolbeg - the Irish for Bestsellers!
The Poolbeg Book of Irish Poetry for Children
Shaun Traynor
Here is a treasure trove of Irish poetry for children. A wide and startling selection of poem; classic and contemporary. All the great names associated with Irish poetry here; from the past, Oliver Goldsmith, Jonathan Swift, Lady Gregory, James St...
From €6.34
The Restaurant
The TV tie-in
Welcome to The Restaurant! The Restaurant is one of the most consistently popular programmes on Irish television and attracts high rating with its unique blend of reality, cookery and celebrity. This book brings together a collection of recipes a...
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The Summer of Lily & Esme
What a summer it is for Alan!
He wasn't much looking forward to living in the country, not after spending all of his life in Dublin. And when he finds that his next-door neighbours are two very old ladies, he is not much happier. Then he find a mysterious locked room in his ...
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UVF The End Game
Jim Cusack/Henry McDonald - FULLY REVISED EDITION.
A fascinating insight into the UVF’s origins, growth and decline. They follow the careers of some of the key players in the UVF, including Gusty Spence, Billy Wright and David Ervine.
They catalogue the atrocities in which the UVF were ...
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Valerie O'Brien
Is the Army any Place for a woman?
Valerie O’Brien was horrified to discover just how much of a “man’s world” the army was. As one of the first female combat soldiers in the Irish infantry, she suffered sexual harassment, isolation and depression. Behind her blonde façade lay a com...
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Vicars of Christ
Peter De Rosa
The crusades, the persecution of the Jews, the witch hunts, the lust for power and the accumulation of wealth are all dealt with at length, and in the entire pontifical cavalcade there appears to be only one hero, Pope John XXIII. From €9.99
Worse Could Have Happened
The Gaelic Cultural Revival, the unholy marriage of Church and State, de Valera's "Starve the British" policy: all social and cultural change left its mark on young Andrew. Worse, he says, could have happened.
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