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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hodder and Stoughton, Portrait of a Chinese lady : and certain of her contemporaries, 1933
... Portrait of a Chinese lady : and certain of her ...An essay on social life in ChinaIll, p.404.non-fictionAn essay on social life in Chinachina - social life and customs, china - women -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hodder and Stoughton, A passport to China : being the tale of her long and friendly sojourning amongst a stangely interesting people, 1931
... A passport to China : being the tale of her long and ...A travellers guide to ChinaIll, p.339.non-fictionA travellers guide to Chinachina - description and travel, china - social life and customs -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George Harrap, Charles the First, 1917
The life and time of Charles the FirstIll, p.191.non-fictionThe life and time of Charles the Firstengland - monarchy - history, charles i 1625-1649 -
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Book, Padraic Colum, A Treasury of Irish Folklore, 1967
... A Treasury of Irish Folklore ...The stories, traditions, legends, humor, wisdom, ballads and songs of he Irish people.Index, p.613.non-fictionThe stories, traditions, legends, humor, wisdom, ballads and songs of he Irish people.folklore - ireland, ireland - social life and customs -
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Book, Cindy Thomson, Brigid of Ireland : an historical novel, 2006
A story of a young slave who became a national heroine.ill., p.320.fictionA story of a young slave who became a national heroine.ireland - religion - fiction, saint brigid of ireland -
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Book, Marie Heaney, Over Nine Waves: A book of Irish legends, 1994
... Over Nine Waves: A book of Irish legends ...In her colloquial retelling of these stories, Marie Heaney conveys the full dramatic and poetic power of one of Europe's oldest narrative traditions. The most important tales from the three major pre-Christian sequences - the Mythological Cycle, the Ulster Cycle and the Finn Cycle - are followed by lives of the saints Patrick, Brigid and Columcille, and the result is a uniquely accessible compendium. Encompassing both extremes of violence and the most sublime and tender imaginative fancy, the world of Over Nine Waves is one in which the present-day reader will have no difficulty finding his or her bearings. Marie Heaney is the ideal guide, demonstrating with authority what may still be too little known, that the ancient Irish legends are comparable in their force and profundity to any in the world.bib. p.256.fictionIn her colloquial retelling of these stories, Marie Heaney conveys the full dramatic and poetic power of one of Europe's oldest narrative traditions. The most important tales from the three major pre-Christian sequences - the Mythological Cycle, the Ulster Cycle and the Finn Cycle - are followed by lives of the saints Patrick, Brigid and Columcille, and the result is a uniquely accessible compendium. Encompassing both extremes of violence and the most sublime and tender imaginative fancy, the world of Over Nine Waves is one in which the present-day reader will have no difficulty finding his or her bearings. Marie Heaney is the ideal guide, demonstrating with authority what may still be too little known, that the ancient Irish legends are comparable in their force and profundity to any in the world. legends - ireland, tales - ireland -
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Book, Peter Berresford Ellis, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, 1993
Dictionary of Celtic Mythology derived from the earliest manuscript sources arranged in alphabetical format.Bib, p.224.non-fictionDictionary of Celtic Mythology derived from the earliest manuscript sources arranged in alphabetical format.mythology - celtic, dictionaries -
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Book, Samuel Lover, Myths and Legends of Ireland, 1998
This collection features humour and a vernacular approach to the collection of myth, legend and folklore of IrelandIll, p.434.non-fictionThis collection features humour and a vernacular approach to the collection of myth, legend and folklore of Irelandirish folklore, irish myths -
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Book, Brendan Kennelly, A Time for voices: Selected poems 1960-1990, 1990
... A Time for voices: Selected poems 1960-1990 ...A selection of Irish poetry.Index, p.169.non-fictionA selection of Irish poetry.ireland - poetry, ireland -
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Book, Hilary Murphy, Families of Co. Wexford, 1986
Local history and family origins in Co. Wexford, IrelandIll, p. 263.non-fictionLocal history and family origins in Co. Wexford, Irelandwexford - ireland, geneology - ireland -
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Book, William Evans, Diary of a Welsh Swagman1869-1894, 1975
... Diary of a Welsh Swagman1869-1894 ...The diaries of Joseph Jenkins, who migrated to Australia in 1869, and worked in the Ballarat and Castlemaine area.Ill, p. 217.non-fictionThe diaries of Joseph Jenkins, who migrated to Australia in 1869, and worked in the Ballarat and Castlemaine area. tramps - australia, australia - rural conditions -
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Book, Janet Reakes, How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors, 1992
A manual produced by a professional genealogist to aid family historians in their quest for Irish forbears.Maps, p 64non-fictionA manual produced by a professional genealogist to aid family historians in their quest for Irish forbears.ireland - geneology, ireland - family history -
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Book, Blackie and Son, Ulster, 1911
A photographic essay of UlsterIll, p.64.non-fictionA photographic essay of Ulsterulster - description, ulster - travel -
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Book, A book of saints and wonders, 1971
... A book of saints and wonders ...Essays dedicated to the doings and lives of Sainta Brigid, Columcille, Patrick and BrendanIll, p.114.non-fictionEssays dedicated to the doings and lives of Sainta Brigid, Columcille, Patrick and Brendansaints - ireland, irish mythology -
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Book, Browne and Nolan, Stories from Irish history: told for children, 1824
Short stories of Ireland history for children.Ill, p.162.non-fictionShort stories of Ireland history for children.childrens stories - ireland, irish fiction -
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Book, Geddes and Grosset, Celtic Mythology, 1999
Includes famous legends from Celtic mythology retold and explained for the modern reader, and introductory material on the origin and development of Celtic mythology.Ill, p. 480.non-fictionIncludes famous legends from Celtic mythology retold and explained for the modern reader, and introductory material on the origin and development of Celtic mythology.celtic legends, mythology - celtic -
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Book, Adam Purcell, Music and friendship : the people of Melbourne Comhaltas, 1984
A collection of personal stories from 32 past and present members of the Melbourne branch of the worldwide Irish cultural organisation, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Éireann, produced to mark the 50th anniversary of Melbourne Comhaltas.The stories, collected by oral history interview, are accompanied by photographic portraits of each subject. The stories explore themes of immigration, culture and heritage, and feature, among others, prominent members of the Melbourne Irish scene, such as:-Accordion legend Paddy Fitzgerald-Set dancing teacher Marie Brouder-Prolific musician Tony O'Neill-Leader of the Melbourne Comhaltas band, Joan Mundy. Among the people interviewed are Irish expats, second- and third-generation Australians, and people from Scotland, Japan and the Ukraine.The book includes forewords from Irish Ambassador to Australia, Breandán Ó Caollai - Director-General of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Éireann, Dr. Labhrás Ó Murchú· and Melbourne Comhaltas President, Mary McBride.Ill, p.95.A collection of personal stories from 32 past and present members of the Melbourne branch of the worldwide Irish cultural organisation, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Éireann, produced to mark the 50th anniversary of Melbourne Comhaltas.The stories, collected by oral history interview, are accompanied by photographic portraits of each subject. The stories explore themes of immigration, culture and heritage, and feature, among others, prominent members of the Melbourne Irish scene, such as:-Accordion legend Paddy Fitzgerald-Set dancing teacher Marie Brouder-Prolific musician Tony O'Neill-Leader of the Melbourne Comhaltas band, Joan Mundy. Among the people interviewed are Irish expats, second- and third-generation Australians, and people from Scotland, Japan and the Ukraine.The book includes forewords from Irish Ambassador to Australia, Breandán Ó Caollai - Director-General of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Éireann, Dr. Labhrás Ó Murchú· and Melbourne Comhaltas President, Mary McBride.cultural societies - irish - melbourne, irish music and dancing -
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Book, Four Courts Press, Early Irish literature, 1994
here is a diverse multitude of tales from a tradition to rival Homer or the Arabian nights - the tales of kings, chieftains, outcasts and visionaries.Index, p.189.fictionhere is a diverse multitude of tales from a tradition to rival Homer or the Arabian nights - the tales of kings, chieftains, outcasts and visionaries.literature - ireland, poetry - irish -
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Book, The Devin-Adair Company, The Story of the Irish Race, 1981
The story of the Irish race: a popular history of Ireland by Seamus MacManus; assisted by several Irish scholars.Index, p. 724non-fictionThe story of the Irish race: a popular history of Ireland by Seamus MacManus; assisted by several Irish scholars.history - ireland, history - great britain -
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Book, Alma Timms, A town rising, 1976
... A town rising ...A romantic novel based on the history of the North Shore of Sydney.ill, p.263.fictionA romantic novel based on the history of the North Shore of Sydney.australian fiction, north sydney - history -
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Book, Mrs Cobden Unwin, The hungry forties, 1904
Life under the bread tax operating in Ireland in the 1840s.p.274, ill.non-fictionLife under the bread tax operating in Ireland in the 1840s.ireland - economic conditions, irelend - social conditions -
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Book, Martin Cash, 1870
A personal narrative of the exploits of Martin Cash in the bush of Tasmania and on Norfolk Island.ill. p. 174.non-fictionA personal narrative of the exploits of Martin Cash in the bush of Tasmania and on Norfolk Island.bushrangers - australia, bushranger - personal narratives -
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Book, Brendan Nolan, Wexford folk tales, 2013
Traditional tales from across the County of Wexford.ill, p.192.fictionTraditional tales from across the County of Wexford.folklore - ireland, fiction - irish -
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Book, Richard Allen Cave, The Importance of being earnest and other plays, 2000
A collection of six plays written by Oscar Wilde with introduction, commentaries and explanatory notes from Richard Allen Cave.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 -
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Book, Seamus Heaney, New selected Poems 1966-1987, 1990
His 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 itselfIndex, 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 -
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Book, Gerard Dowling, In their footsteps, 1992
An account of a pilgrimage through eastern and central Europe in1992.Ill, p.84. non-fictionAn account of a pilgrimage through eastern and central Europe in1992. travel - europe, religious experience -
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Book, Thomas Flanagan, The Tenants of Time, 1988
An 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.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 -
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Book, Fred Daly, From Curtin to Kerr, 1977
A witty, humorous and entertaining account of politics and politicians.Plates, p. 265non-fictionA witty, humorous and entertaining account of politics and politicians.politicians - australia - biography, australia - politics and government -
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Book, Maurice O'Sullivan, Twenty years A-growing, 1950
... Twenty years A-growing ...O'Sullivan's memoir of growing up on Great Blasket, a sparsely inhabited Gaelic-speaking island off the Atlantic coast of Ireland.Maps, p.298.non-fictionO'Sullivan's memoir of growing up on Great Blasket, a sparsely inhabited Gaelic-speaking island off the Atlantic coast of Ireland.ireland - blasket islands, ireland - biography - maurice o'sullivan -
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Book, John Chandler, Forty years in the wilderness, 1990
A biography of an English migrant family who arrived during the nineteenth century. Soon after arrival their 11 year old son and author was orphaned leaving him provider for his family. He eventually rose to be a prominent merchant always supported by faith and hard labour.Index, p.216.non-fictionA biography of an English migrant family who arrived during the nineteenth century. Soon after arrival their 11 year old son and author was orphaned leaving him provider for his family. He eventually rose to be a prominent merchant always supported by faith and hard labour.victoria - social life and customs., baptists - victoria - biography