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| 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
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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
| 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.
| 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.
| Author | : Christopher Winn |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2012-03-31 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1448146070 |
Take the ultimate trip around Ireland Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a fascinating journey around Ireland, to discover the tales buried deep in Irish history. Packed full of myths and legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions and adventures, this fact book visits each of the four provinces - Ulster, Leinster, Munster and Connaught - and unearths the hidden gems that each county in these provinces holds. Discover where people and ideas were born, where dreams were inspired and where the unforgettable figures of Ireland's past now slumber. You'll be able to visit the holy mountain, Croagh Patrick in Country Mayo, where St Patrick is said to have driven all the snakes in Ireland into the sea. At Lismore Castle in County Waterford you will uncover the bathroom dedicated to Fred Astaire, whose sister Adele was the hugely popular Chatelaine of Lismore in the 1930s and 40s. On the winter solstice you can bathe in the sunlight that fills the burial chamber at Newgrange, County Meath - the oldest solar observatory in the world. This irresistible compendium of facts and stories will give you a captivating insight into the Irish, and the ideas and events that have shaped the individual identity of every place you visit, and will have you exclaiming again and again: 'Well, I never knew that!'
| Author | : Dan Breen |
| Publisher | : Childrens Press |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 1981 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780947962333 |
In 1919 a group of young men barely out of their teens, poorly armed, with no money and little training, renewed the fight, begun in 1916, to drive the British out of Ireland. Dan Breen was to become the best known of them. At first they were condemed on all sides. They became outlaws and My Fight describes graphically what life was like 'on the run,' with 'an army at one's heels and a thousand pounds on one's head'. A burning belief in their cause sustained them through many a dark and bitter day and slowly support came from the people.
