p.363.non-fictionA funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and Ireland in the 40s. It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering told with distinctive humour and compassion. irish writers - biography, autobiography

p.248.non-fictionErnest Wilson was a professional plant-hunter. This book is an account of his travels in Africa, Australia and New Zealand.botany - australia, botany - new zealand

Index, bib, p.298.non-fictionPart 1 of a 3-part series, the Green Flag, which traces the rise of Irish Nationalism. The focus of this volume, Strongbow - the Great Famine, charts the development of the Irish nationalist impulse.ireland - politics and government, ireland - history - 19th century

p.473.fictionA novel of love found late, of hidden connections and of a journey that changes three lives forever.ireland - human relations, ireland - travel

Index, bib, p.123.non-fictionThe author has traced the origins and development of Scottish country dancing from the ritual of medieval days through the French influence of Mary Queen of Scots and the elegant assemblies of 18th century Edinburgh to the highly respected conservation work of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.scotland - country dancing, scotland - history

p.126.fictionFrank Delaney's first excursion into fiction. Spare, evocative prose and a fine sense of narrative tension.novels - ireland, fiction - irish

p.251.fictionThe inhabitants of Great and Little Toddy think they can cope with WW2 - but then the whisky runs out. Life becomes intolerable until fate delivers them a shipwreck with a cargo of whisky.hebrides (scotland) - fiction, irish fiction

Bib. p.432.fictionA collection of six plays written by Oscar Wilde with introduction, commentaries and explanatory notes from Richard Allen Cave.english drama - 19th century, authors irish - 19th century

Index, p. 240.non-fictionHis is "close-up" poetry - close up to thought, to the world, to the emotions. Few writers at work today, in verse or fiction, can give the sense of rich, fecund, lived life that Heaney does". (John Banville). "More than any other poet since Wordsworth he can make us understand that the outside world is not outside, but what we are made of". (John Carey). "Heaney's voice, by turns mythological and journalistic, rural and sophisticated, reminiscent and impatient, stern and yielding, curt and expansive, is one of a suppleness almost equal to consciousness itselfamerican poetry - history and criticism, english poetry - history and criticism

p.189.fictionA novel about an Irish man, Shamus Fogarty, in New York.fiction - irish, novels - ireland

Index, ill, p.227.non-fictionAn anthology of Irish verse and prose chosen by Irish novelist, Molly Keane.english literature - irish authors, ireland - poetry.

Index, bib, ill, p.418.non-fictionA comprehensive study of Celtic mythology, poetry and legend.celtic folklore, celtic legends

p.328.fictionA sweeping legend of Cormac mac Airt, greatest of the High Kings of Ireland which blends myth and truth.novel - ireland., fiction - ireland

p.401.fictionA subtle and enlightening novel about a neglected human rights pioneer by the Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa In 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his extraordinary life to improving the plight of oppressed peoples around the world' especially the native populations in the Belgian Congo and the Amazon' but when he dared to draw a parallel between the injustices he witnessed in African and American colonies and those committed by the British in Northern Ireland, he became involved in a cause that led to his imprisonment and execution. Ultimately, the scandals surrounding Casement's trial and eventual hanging tainted his image to such a degree that his pioneering human rights work wasn't fully reexamined until the 1960s. In The Dream of the Celt, Mario Vargas Llosa, who has long been regarded as one of Latin America's most vibrant, provocative, and necessary literary voices'a fact confirmed when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010'brings this complex character to life as no other writer can. A masterful work, sharply translated by Edith Grossman, The Dream of the Celt tackles a controversial man whose story has long been neglected, and, in so doing, pushes at the boundaries of the historical novel. "In 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his extraordinary life to improving the plight of oppressed peoples around the world--especially the native populations in the Belgian Congo and the Amazon--but when he dared to draw a parallel between the injustices he witnessed in African and American colonies and those committed by the British in Northern Ireland, he became involved in a cause that led to his imprisonment and execution. Ultimately, the scandals surrounding Casement's trial and eventual hanging tainted his image to such a degree that his pioneering human rights work wasn't fully reexamined until the 1960s.roger casement, biographical fiction - spanish.

Index, p.746.fictionAn historical novel which has a focus on four men who took part in the ill-fated Fenian uprising in 1867. It traces the effect on their lives of the battle of Clonbrony Wood.ireland - 19th century politics., ireland - social life and customs

Index, ill., plates, bib. p.104.non-fictionA biography of Sean O'Casey, a man described as proud, Protestant and poor, a writer of genius who had to leave Ireland to be completely Irish.sean o"çasey - biography, dramatists - ireland

Index, bib, il,, plates, p.193.non-fictionIrish identity as expressed in the visual arts draws attention to her great cultural achievements of the past. A study of the work of collector, Hugh Lane.arts - irish - 20th century, arts - irish - celtic inluence

Index, ill., p.223.non-fictionThis book was based upon the travels and observations of Richard Lovett. The reader can accompany him on a tour of the length and breadth of Hibernia.ireland - history, ireland - travel

Index, ill, plates, p.429.non-fictionBiography of W. A. Holman leader of the ALP and the labour movement in Sydney. australian labor party - history, william holman - biography

Plates, ill, p.119.non-fictionThis book provides a brief outline of Parliamentary procedure and brief biographies of Australian Prime Ministers elected from 1901 - 1983.prime ministers - australia - biography, australia - politics and government

Index, plates, il., p.327.non-fictionGerry Adams recounts his growing radicalization and his leadership role in the political wing of the IRA and the British use ofSeret Courts to condemn republicans.ireland - politics and government, gerry adams - autobiography

Index, plates, ill., p.399.non-fictionAn autobiography covering John Heenan's years as Bishop of Leeds and Archbishop of Liverpool, concluding with his return to his native diocese of Westminster as Archbishop in September 1963.cardinals - england - biography, catholic priests - biography

Index, bib, plates. p.422.non-fictionA biography of Yeats' beloved, a central figure of Irish politics and literature around the turn of the twentieth century.feminists - ireland - biography, maud gonne - biography

Plates, p.138.non-fictionThe life story of Kathleen Behan as told to her son, Brian Behankathleen behan - biography, ireland - social life and customs

Index, bib, plates, p.231.non-fictionBiography of the early life and courtship of Constance Wilde including her life after her husband was arrested, tried and convicted.biography - mrs oscar wilde., oscar wilde 1854-1900 - marriage

Index, bib, ill, plates. p.526.non-fictionThe first full study of Nora Joyce from prior to her marriage till after the death of James Joyce.nora joyce - biography, james joyce - personal life

Index, plates, p.285.non-fictionAutobiography and biography of the inspirational captain of the most famous football club in the world - Manchester United.roy keane - biography, soccer players - england - biography

Index, bib, ill, plates. p.295.non-fictionConstance Markievicz, born Gore-Booth, was known in Anglo-Irish society as the Rebel Countess, and to the Dublin poor who loved her as 'Madame'. She is chiefly known for her part in the Easter Rising of 1916, but how she came to be there, what role she played and what happened to her afterwards is a fascinating and strange story.ireland - biography - constance markievicz, ireland - politics and government

Index, p.355.non-fictionTerence Brown traces the development of modern Ireland through a juxtaposition of key topics - nationalism, industrialisation, religion, language revival and censorship with an assessment of the major literary and artistic advances achieved during the same era.ireland - social life and customs, ireland - politics and government

p.296.non-fictionA memoir of life in 1960s Dublin.ireland - social life and customs, dublin - history