Irish Historic Biography

A People's Portrait of the Early Days of the Irish Nation. A wonderful compendium of stories and memories by Ireland's oldest citizens, from the much-loved author of Growing Up With Ireland.

In these essays and speeches Michael Collins spelled out his vision for the future of Ireland, as well as his analysis of its past. 

Two newly discovered ships which sank in the Arctic ice 170 years ago may hold clues to the fate of explorer, Captain Francis Crozier, who led the doomed Franklin expedition’s fight for survival. Updated biography with new chapters, maps and photographs.

The sixteen year old schoolboy, James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, entered the University College in Dublin in September 1898.

Eunan O’Halpin, esteemed historian and grand-nephew of Kevin Barry, explores his ancestor’s short but significant life, the dynamics of growing up with ‘a martyr in the family’, and why Barry’s name has continued to resonate in Ireland and beyond.

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A complex character, angry and aggressive, James Murphy was not an easy husband or father. But all his children said "He made a God out of education." He had found education to be his gateway out of poverty, his way to leave a countryside still reeling from the Great Famine. TOS

This newly illustrated edition of Unsung Hero is a bestselling classic and is a must for anyone with a taste for adventure.

First biography of William Drennan, founder and leader of the Society of United Irishmen.

2020 1st Edition Hardback