Ireland: The Autobiography

Ireland: The Autobiography
Author: John Bowman
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2016-09-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1844882837

Ireland in its own words: a dazzling compendium Over the past hundred years, Ireland has undergone profound political, social and cultural changes. But one thing that has not changed is the Irish genius for observation and storytelling, invective and self-scrutiny. Ireland: The Autobiography draws upon this genius to create a portrait of a century of Irish life through the words of the people who lived it. Broadcaster and historian John Bowman has mined archives, diaries and memoirs to create a remarkably varied and delightfully readable mosaic of voices and perspectives. Ireland: The Autobiography is a brilliantly selected, wide-ranging and engrossing take on the last century of Irish life. It gives us a portrait of Ireland unlike anything we've read before. 'Absorbing and illuminating . . . John Bowman has selected a range of accounts of Irish life that do justice to what happened, what it felt like, and the personal and societal experiences alongside the "official" version' Diarmaid Ferriter, Irish Times 'A treasure' Irish Examiner 'A whistle-stop tour of the seismic, seminal and explosive events which shaped the nation as we know it' Irish Independent 'Entertaining and informative' Sunday Business Post 'A remarkably varied and delightfully readable mosaic of voices and perspectives' Women's Way 'A thoughtful and eclectic collection' Irish Mail on Sunday

A History of Irish Autobiography

A History of Irish Autobiography
Author: Liam Harte
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2018-03-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1108548458

A History of Irish Autobiography is the first ever critical survey of autobiographical self-representation in Ireland from its recoverable beginnings to the twenty-first century. The book draws on a wealth of original scholarship by leading experts to provide an authoritative examination of autobiographical writing in the English and Irish languages. Beginning with a comprehensive overview of autobiography theory and criticism in Ireland, the History guides the reader through seventeen centuries of Irish achievement in autobiography, a category that incorporates diverse literary forms, from religious tracts and travelogues to letters, diaries, and online journals. This ambitious book is rich in insight. Chapters are structured around key subgenres, themes, texts, and practitioners, each featuring a guide to recommended further reading. The volume's extensive coverage is complemented by a detailed chronology of Irish autobiography from the fifth century to the contemporary era, the first of its kind to be published.

Mother Ireland

Mother Ireland
Author: Edna O'Brien
Publisher: Plume Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Authors, Irish
ISBN: 9780452280502

"Mother Ireland" includes seven essays seamlessly woven into an autobiographical tapestry. In her lyrical, sensuous voice, O'Brien describes growing up in rural County Clare, from her days in a convent school to her first kiss to her eventual migration to England. Weaving her own personal history with the history of Ireland, she effortlessly melds local customs and ancient lore with the fascinating people and events that shaped he young life. The result is a colorful and timeless narrative that perfectly captures the heart and soul of this harshly beautiful country.

Peig

Peig
Author: Peig Sayers
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1974-10-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780815602583

A reprint of the Syracuse University Press edition of 1974.

Round Ireland in Low Gear

Round Ireland in Low Gear
Author: Eric Newby
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2013-02-21
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0007508204

'You've had some pretty crazy ideas in your life, Newby, but this is the craziest.' Grandmother Wanda Newby was exasperated after continuous rain, snow, and gales that knocked from her bike. Twice.

Patrick of Ireland

Patrick of Ireland
Author: Michael A. G. Haykin
Publisher: Christian Focus
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781527101005

Dangerous mission to pagan Ireland First bishop of Armagh, early church evangelist Written at a popular level by series editor Michael Haykin

The Books That Define Ireland

The Books That Define Ireland
Author: Bryan Fanning
Publisher: Merrion Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2014-03-03
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1908928670

This engaging and provocative work consists of 29 chapters and discusses over 50 books that have been instrumental in the development of Irish social and political thought since the early seventeenth century. Steering clear of traditionally canonical Irish literature, Bryan Fanning and Tom Garvin debate the significance of their chosen texts and explore the impact, reception, controversy, debates and arguments that followed publication. Fanning and Garvin present these seminal books in an impelling dialogue with one another, highlighting the manner in which individual writers informed each other s opinions at the same time as they were being amassed within the public consciousness. From Jonathan Swift s savage indignation to Flann O'Brien s disintegrative satire, this book provides a fascinating discussion of how key Irish writers affected the life of their country by upholding or tearing down those matters held close to the heart, identity and habits of the Irish nation.

The Speckled People

The Speckled People
Author: Hugo Hamilton
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2011-10-04
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1408171201

Adapted for the stage from the best-selling memoir, The Speckled People tells a profoundly moving story of a young boy trapped in a language war. Set in 1950s Ireland, this is a gripping, poignant, and at times very funny family drama of homesickness, control and identity. As a young boy, Hugo Hamilton struggles with what it means to be speckled, "half and half... Irish on top and German below." An idealistic Irish father enforces his cultural crusade by forbidding his son to speak English while his German mother tries to rescue him with her warm-hearted humour and uplifting industry. The boy must free himself from his father and from bullies on the street who persecute him with taunts of Nazism. Above all he must free himself from history and from the terrible secrets of his mother and father before he can find a place where he belongs. Surrounded by fear, guilt, and frequently comic cultural entanglements, Hugo tries to understand the differences between Irish history and German history and to turn the strange logic of what he is told into truth. It is a journey that ends in liberation but not before the long-buried secrets at the back of the parents' wardrobe have been laid bare.

St. Patrick of Ireland

St. Patrick of Ireland
Author: Philip Freeman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2005-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780743256346

An authoritative modern portrait of Ireland's patron saint and the letters that revealed intimate information about his belief system and life in Ireland.

The Man who Made Ireland

The Man who Made Ireland
Author: Tim Pat Coogan
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Traces the life of the man who negotiated for Irish independence and describes the political background of the times. Bibliog.