Item category 1: Irish Collection

Born in New York, he was raised as Eddie de Valera in rural Limerick – his mother absent, his father gone. A lonely child, he became ‘Éamon’ later. Reared to be a labourer, Eddie got into Blackrock College and graduated from the Royal University of Ireland – rare breaks for a boy of his social cl...

Discover Janie McCarthy, a teacher from Killarney who was active in five different resistance networks in Paris helping allied soldiers to get to safety; Captain John Keany from Cork, who parachuted behind enemy lines to help the Resistance in Italy; and Catherine Crean, the Irish governess born ...

Tom Walsh was a carpenter from Tipperary who bought the Hope Diamond for his daughter...John Mackay built a cathedral in Sacramento for his good friend Patrick Manogue.....William Grace was the first Irish person elected mayor of New York......Nellie Cashman saved a group of prospectors from star...

This official IRFU story of Irish rugby marks the union's 150-year anniversary and considers the scaffolding that upholds Irish rugby today: the provinces, the clubs, the schools and the underage structure. Featuring interviews with a who's who of Irish rugby including Ollie Campbell, Peter Clohe...

This new volume in the award-winning Atlas Series presents fresh perspectives on, and a nuanced understanding of, the history of the Irish Civil War (1922-3). The centenary of the Civil War has prompted wide-ranging research into that tumultuous and complex period in Irish history. Featuring con...

Contrary to widespread belief, the Spanish Armada, while it failed in its invasion objective, was not defeated – around two-thirds of the fleet managed to sail back to Spain. The English fleet managed to sink just one ship in direct action. The main losses were in Ireland, where exceptionally se...

Joan deply believes that all relationships need to be nurtured and has been involved as a couple with the Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a faith based marriage enrichment programme.

Internationally renowned libel lawyer Paul Tweed lays bare the reality of representing the world's biggest names. He has been consulted by Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, Sylvester Stallone, Justin Timberlake, Liam Neeson, Harrison Ford, Sinéad O’Connor, Sarah Ferguson, Johnny Depp. During his ...

In August 2014, Jim Gavin's Dubs seemed unstoppable. They were playing football at a level not seen in years - overwhelming opposition and seemingly growing stronger with every game. Nobody saw it coming: Donegal's beautifully timed semi-final ambush. The Ulstermen laid bare a chink in the Sky Bl...