Search Results: Authors starting with P from The Irish History Bookshop

Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2017 Book. New. Soft cover. A Brand New Book.

Arlen House, 2020 Book. New. Soft cover. Mary Hayden was a prominent and persistent Irish feminist whose influence ranged over many decades, a power-broker in the university world, and a consistent activist for the underprivileged. Although a nationalist for most of her career, in her hierarchy of values nationalism always took second place to the cause of equality for women..

Abacus, 2000 Book. New. Soft cover. This classic account of the great Irish rebellion of 1798 remains the only full-scale history of that tragic event. As relevant today as it was when first published in 1969, The Year of Liberty is now reissued with the addition of a chronology and a glossary of terms. In May 1798 a hundred thousand peasants rose against the British government in Ireland. By the time the revolt had been put down four months later, thirty thousand dead were literally rotting in heaps in a smoking and desolate countryside. Yet it was not a schoolroom story of the heroic oppressed rising against the brutal oppressor, but the result of a complex, tragic, often absurd and sometimes heroic interplay between different groups of people. A tough and arrogant oligarchy of country gentlemen, mainly Protestant and mainly British in origin, lived off a Catholic peasantry. Meanwhile, idealistic merchants and hot-headed young lawyers dreamed and plotted for an Irish Republic on the French model.… Read More

Little Island, 2018 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A little wear to the pictorial boards. Twenty illustrated essays on Irish women, historical and contemporary, who have defied cultural norms around femininity and achieved great things. The subjects include Irish women from Queen Medb to Eileen Gray, from Constance Markievicz to Sonia O'Sullivan, covering stateswomen, artists, writers, activists and rebels of all kinds. Written by multi award-winning author and first Laureate na nOg (Irish Children's Laureate), Siobhan Parkinson. Perfect for use in schools as well as for leisure reading, this collection celebrates the role of women in Ireland's changing society..

Head of Zeus, 2015 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A little wear to the dust jacket. The 1916 Easter Rising and its aftermath changed Ireland for ever. The British government's execution of 14 republican rebels transformed a group hitherto perceived as cranks and troublemakers into national heroes. Those who avoided the British firing squads of May 1916 went on to plan a new - and ultimately successful - struggle for Ireland's independence, shaping their country's destiny for the century to come. But what sort of country did they create? And to what extent does post-1916 Ireland measure up to the hopes and aspirations of 'MacDonagh and MacBride / And Connolly and Pearse'? Best-selling historian Tim Pat Coogan offers a strongly personal perspective on the Irish century that followed the Rising - charting a flawed history that is marked as much by complacency, corruption and institutional and clerical abuse, as it is by the sacrifices and nation-building achievements of the… Read More

Pen and Sword Family History, 2021 Book. New. Soft cover. The history of Ireland is one that was long dominated by the question of land ownership, with complex and often distressing tales over the centuries of dispossession and colonisation, religious tensions, absentee landlordism, subsistence farming, and considerably more to sadden the heart. Yet with the destruction of much of Ireland's historic record during the Irish Civil War, and with the discriminatory Penal Laws in place in earlier times, it is often within land records that we can find evidence of our ancestors' existence, in some cases the only evidence, where the relevant vital records for an area may never have been kept or may not have survived. In Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, genealogist and best-selling author Chris Paton explores how the surviving records can help with our ancestral research, but also tell the stories of the communities from within which our ancestors emerged. He explores the often… Read More

Pen & Sword Family History, 2019 Book. New. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. In this, the fully updated second edition of his bestselling guide to researching Irish history using the internet, Chris Paton shows the extraordinary variety of sources that can now be accessed online. Although Ireland has lost many records that would have been of great interest to family historians, he demonstrates that a great deal of information survived and is now easily available to the researcher. Thanks to the pioneering efforts of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, the National Archives of Ireland, organizations such as FindmyPast Ireland, Ancestry and RootsIreland and the volunteer genealogical community, an ever-increasing range of Ireland's historical resources are accessible from afar. As well as exploring the various categories of records that the family historian can turn to, Chris Paton illustrates their use with fascinating case studies. He fully explores the online records available from both… Read More

Manchester University Press, 2011 Book. New. Soft cover. On Monday 19 September 1803, the most significant trial in the history of Ireland took place in Dublin. At the dock stood a twenty-five year old former Trinity College student and doctor's son. His name was Robert Emmet and he was standing trial for heading a rebellion on 23 July 1803. The iconic power of Robert Emmet in Irish history cannot be overstated. Emmet looms large in narratives of the past, yet the rebellion, which he led, remains to be fully contextualised. Patterson's book repairs this omission and explains the complex process of politicisation and revolutionary activity extending into the 1800s. He details the radicalisation of the grass roots, their para-militarism and engagement in secret societies. Drawing on an intriguing range of sources, Patterson offers a comprehensive insight into a relatively neglected period of history. This work is of particular significance to undergraduate and post-graduate students and… Read More

Castle House Publications, 1995 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. A little wear to the card covers. .

At The Sign of the Three Candles, 1933 Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition with much additional matter. The spine is sunned and bumped at the head and tail. Good.

Todtri Book Publishers, 1998 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Light wear to the pictorial boards..

The Mercier Press Ltd, 1979 Book. New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Patrick Henry Pearse has had more influence on Ireland of the twentieth century than any other person. The very fact that, sixty years and more after his execution by an English firing squad, some men should spend time and energy devising ways to denigrate him speaks for itself. This small volume may serve for some as an introduction to the writings of Pearse and for others as an opportunity to sample the range and depth of his writings..

Phoenix Publishing Company, 1924 Book. Good. Hardcover. Green buckram boards with gilt titles. The spine is bumped at the head and tail. The boards are little rubbed. Undated but known to have been published in 1924. Includes political writings and speeches from 1912 to 1916..

Mercier Press, 2012 Book. New. Soft cover. Pearse's skill as an orator is indisputable. His fiery idealism was one of the key motivators that brought the rebels to the GPO in 1916. This collection of his wrting showcase's this skill, but also the complex philosophy that underpinned it. Ranging from his theories of education articulated in 'The Murder Machine' (1912), through his orations on the great Fenian leaders of the past: Wolfe Tone, Emmet and O'Donovan Rossa; to his writings on 'The Separtatist Idea', 'The Spiritual Nation' and 'The Sovereign People' in the months leading up to the rising; this is a crucial collection for the library of anyone with an interest in Irish history..

Phoenix Publishing Company, 1924 Book. Good. Hardcover. Green buckram boards with gilt titles. The spine is bumped at the head and tail. The boards are little rubbed. Undated but known to have been published in 1924. A collection of the writings of Pearse in Irish..

Phoenix Publishing Company, 1924 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Green buckram boards with gilt titles. The spine is bumped at the head and tail. Light foxing to the title page. Undated but known to have been published in 1924. Includes "The Story of a Success" a history of St Enda's College and "The Man Called Pearse" - recollections of Pearse. .

The Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1934 Book. Good. Soft cover. Card covers are rubbed. Neat inscription at the top of the cover. Good.

Margaret Robins, 2023 Book. New. Soft cover. This book tells the story of my first 16 years. From my birth in 1932, in the west of Ireland, to the day I left the orphanage for London, in 1949. I hope this book is the first of three. My next book will be set in my favourite city - London..

The O'Brien Press, 2023 Book. New. Hardcover. A fascinating history of an ancient place. From its first mention in legend in the Book of Invasions, through early Christian monastic settlements, castles and grand residences, Fenian raids and the Battle of Tallaght, there has been huge change in Tallaght. In more recent times it has seen car and motorcycle racing, an aerodrome, the rise and fall of a chocolate factory and a pioneering telecommunications firm. The massive population explosion and rapid modernisation towards the end of the twentieth century means this once-tiny village in Dublin's foothills is now home to over 80,000 people. Richly illustrated with period photographs and original drawings by Michael O'Brien, Albert Perris tells the often-surprising story of Tallaght. .

M.H. Gill and Son, 1958 Book. Good. Soft cover. Wear to the card covers..