Great Irish Speeches

Great Irish Speeches
Author: Richard Aldous
Publisher: Quercus Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Ireland
ISBN: 9781847241955

A memorable anthology of 50 speeches that have shaped Irish history.

Gallows Speeches from Eighteenth-century Ireland

Gallows Speeches from Eighteenth-century Ireland
Author: James Kelly
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN:

"Crime narratives provide one of the most vivid means of accessing the reality of life and criminality in the early modern period. With an extended introduction setting the narratives in their social, national and international context, this collection should appeal as much to students of law, crime and society, as to those with an interest in the history of printing, publishing, language and reading."--BOOK JACKET.

Great Irish Voices

Great Irish Voices
Author: Gerard Reid
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-09-30
Genre: Ireland
ISBN: 9780716527442

This compilation brings together a selection of speeches, sermons and addresses from some of Ireland's greatest statesmen and women over the last 1,000 years. They are arranged in chronological order, with an introduction giving the background to each one.

Great Speeches Of Our Time

Great Speeches Of Our Time
Author: Hywel Williams
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2014-08-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1623655994

"Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves." These powerful words, spoken by Nelson Mandela in his inaugural address as the new president of South Africa, are taken from just one of the forty important and thought-provoking speeches in this collection. Ranging from 1945 to the present day, they provide an important insight into the modern world. Inspirational speeches by Winston Churchill, Mikhail Gorbachev, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama and many others are supplemented with biographies of each speaker, as well an exploration of their words' significance and an historical account of the consequences of their oratory. This is a history of the recent and contemporary world told through the speeches that shaped it.

Speaking My Mind

Speaking My Mind
Author: Ronald Reagan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2004-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0743271114

The most important speeches of America's "Great Communicator": Here, in his own words, is the record of Ronald Reagan's remarkable political career and historic eight-year presidency.

The Great Irish Politics Book

The Great Irish Politics Book
Author: David McCullagh
Publisher: Gill Books
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2021-10-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9780717190287

The latest book in the Gill Books series of important topics tackled by experts, this engaging guide demystifies political systems, elections, voting, and government, and explores issues including human rights, freedom of speech, and fake news.

Freedom or death

Freedom or death
Author: Emmeline Pankhurst
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Freedom or Death is a speech by Emmeline Pankhurst delivered at Hartford, Connecticut - November 13, 1913. It was later transcribed and issued as a pamphlet. The speech was dedicated to the issues of suffrage movement.

Great Irish Speeches Book and CD

Great Irish Speeches Book and CD
Author: Richard Aldous
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781847246585

The Great Irish Speeches audio pack offers genuine historical recordings from the last 70 years of the most stirring and memorable speeches that have shaped Irish history. The CD is accompanied by an illustrated book, containing the transcripts of these and over 30 other momentous orations from throughout history. Each speech is preceded by an introduction, which places the address in context and underlines its historical significance, as well as an iconic photograph of the speaker. Presented chronologically, the book and CD together provide tremendous insight into Irish and world history. Includes the following speeches: • Éamon de Valera 'That Ireland which we dreamed of.' • Éamon de Valera 'The abuse of a people who have done him no wrong.' • John F. Kennedy 'Ireland's hour has come.' • Jack Lynch 'The Irish government can no longer stand by.' • Liam Cosgrave 'Mongrel foxes.' • Charles J. Haughey 'We are living away beyond our means.' • Joe Connolly 'People of Galway - we love you.' • John Hume 'Sit down and negotiate our future with us.' • Mary Robinson 'Come dance with me in Ireland.' • Máire Geoghegan-Quinn 'A necessary development of human rights.' • Séamus Heaney 'The achievement of Irish poets.' • David Trimble 'A cold house for Catholics.' • Joe Higgins 'Ansbacher Man.' • Gerry Adams 'Now there is an alternative.' • Ian Paisley 'A Northern Ireland in which all can live together in peace.' • Bertie Ahern 'This is what Ireland can give to the world.'