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Irish Social History
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Threads: Clothes and the Irishman - A Woven HistorySpecial Price €18.99 Regular Price €22.99
A fascinating history of Irishmen, woven through the clothes they wear. Taking the clothes they wore as a starting point, Paul Galvin skilfully weaves together a collection of stories of Irish men who defined the culture and mood of their time.
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Ireland's Call : Navigating BrexitSpecial Price €16.99 Regular Price €19.99
Brexit altered the relationship between Ireland and Britain in a more profound way than any other event since the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. It also gave Ireland a central role in deciding the future relationship between the UK and the EU, which shocked the British establishment to its core.
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Dublin and the Great Irish Famine€30.00Dublin did not escape the Great Famine: many of its inhabitants experienced acute poverty and illness, while the capital witnessed an influx of the rural poor seeking refuge and relief.
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Nurses and Mid-Wives in Borrisokane and Nenagh poor law unions, 1882-1922€13.99This study examines how the professionalization and development of nursing and midwifery in the nineteenth century was reflected in the poor-law unions of Borrisokane and Nenagh in Co. Tipperary between 1882 and 1922.
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Three Castles Burning : A History of Dublin in Twelve Streets€15.99On the Dublin streets we walk every day, there are hidden reminders of the lesser-known heroes and events that have contributed to the evolving story of our capital.
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The Presidents' Letters : An Unexpected History of Ireland(Paperback)€21.99With over 400 letters, memos, cards, telegrams, drawings, notes and photographs, The Presidents' Letters reveals a personal and unexpected story of Ireland since the inauguration of our first president, Douglas Hyde.
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Vicereines of Ireland: Portraits of Forgotten Women€39.99By exploring previously unknown or rarely seen artworks by prominent Irish and British artists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Vicereines of Ireland tells the untold story of the women who were the faces of the British administration in Ireland.
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In Our Day: An Oral History of Dublin’s Bygone Days (Hardback)Special Price €19.99 Regular Price €24.99
In Our Day is the culmination of a life’s work – a treasure trove bursting with whispers from the past – 450 vignettes, memories and recollections gathered to present an evocative, poignant portrait of a forgotten Dublin.
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Belonging : One Woman's Search for Truth and Justice for the Tuam Babies€11.99When Catherine Corless began researching the Tuam Mother and Baby Home in Galway in 2010, she could not have known where her interest in local history would lead her.
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The First Great Charity of This Town: Belfast Charitable Society and its Role in the Developing City€29.95This book explores the establishment and the developing role of Belfast Charitable Society in the emerging city of Belfast.
