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Books
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Prohibition: A Concise History€14.99
Although Americans have always been a hard-drinking people, voters used the democratic process to ban alcohol from 1920 to 1933.
c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), History of the Americas, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
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The Little Book of Stillorgan€14.99
The Little Book of Stillorgan is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about this Dublin suburb.
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Little Book of Irish LandmarksSpecial Price €13.49 Regular Price €14.99
A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage and the secrets of the Emerald Isle.
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The Secret Life of the Owl€12.99
Dusk is filling the valley. It is the time of the gloaming, the owl-light. Out in the wood, the resident tawny has started calling, Hoo-hoo-hoo-h-o-o-o.'There is something about owls. They feature in every major culture from the Stone Age onwards. Folklore, myths & legends,
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Armagh : City of Light and Learning (Padded Hardback)Special Price €14.99 Regular Price €19.99
Well known local artist Joe Hynes and respected writer Maureen Campbell have combined their skills to capture the beauty and rich history of the area in the timeless Armagh, City of Light and Learning.
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The Truth about Leprechauns€12.99
Just what is a leprechaun? To some, he is full of harmless mischief, guarding his elusive crock of gold. To others, an evil gnome bent on disrupting mortal lives with black magic. Historian & folklorist Bob Curran turns the spotlight on the ‘real’ leprechaun – mysterious, complex and contradictory.
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Countrymen: Untold Story of how Denmark's Jews Escaped the NazisSpecial Price €14.99 Regular Price €25.99
A story of ordinary glory, of simple courage and moral fortitude that shines out in the midst of the terrible history of the twentieth century and demonstrates how it was possible for a small and fragile democracy to stand against the Third Reich. 1st Edition 2014 Hardback.
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1916: The Rising Handbook€14.99
A handbook to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. There are so many different versions of the story of Easter Week 1916. Lorcan Collins, an acknowledged expert on the subject and founder of the 1916 Rebellion Walking Tour, decided that it was time to put together a truthful and factually correct reference book in one handy volume.
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1916 The Mornings After (Hardback)Special Price €14.99 Regular Price €24.99
Best-selling historian Tim Pat Coogan offers a strongly personal perspective on the Irish century that followed the Rising - charting a flawed history that is marked as much by complacency, corruption and institutional and clerical abuse, as it is by the sacrifices and nation-building achievements of the Republic's founding fathers.