Irish writing, we are told, is currently enjoying a renaissance. Strange, original talents are blossoming, wielding styles and perspectives as variant as the inspirations they bring to bear on their w
A large-format, full-colour hardback information book on the animals of Ireland. Animals from the air, land and sea are introduced to the reader by Dr Hibernica, an Irish professor who travels the cou
At once sophisticated and practical, Writing in Engineering: A Brief Guide leads students through how to compose design reports, lab reports, and other key engineering genres while attending to the pr
This hugely anticipated new edition of the classic Irish Stone Bridges covers the history of road bridges in Ireland from AD 1000 to 1830. This highly readable and exacting study is unsurpassed in its
?The story of Irish linen is a story of the Irish people. Many thousands of men and women made Irish linen a global product and an international brand. It is also a story of innovation and opportunity
"Overviews Irish Americans in the South, the Irish immigrant experience and typical Irish Confederate soldier, Irish communities' support of Southern war effort, actions where Irish American soldiers
This is a book about Irish nationalism and how Irish nationalists developed their own conception of the Irish race. Bruce Nelson begins with an exploration of the discourse of race--from the nineteent
This book carefully examines representative texts and events that reflect the Irish presence in American culture from the Famine to the present. A noted scholar in the field of Irish-American literat
Irish in Wisconsin recounts the nature of the Irish immigrant experience in Wisconsin and its connection to the larger story of Irish immigration into this country. The history of the Irish in Wiscons
(Waltons Irish Music Books). The Waltons Guide to Irish Music is a veritable who's who and what's what of Irish music the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource for Irish music lovers currently av
Frawley (Irish studies, Queen's U., Belfast) includes eighth century poems and writings critical of Irish ways by seventeenth century English planters in her evaluation of the Irish preoccupation with
The book concerns the new World Irish, tracing the developing profile of the Irish in America from the Famine forward. The studies draw their material from roughly a one-hundred-year arc of Irish pres
Following his account of Irish origins drawing on archaeology, genetics, and linguistics, J. P. Mallory returns to the subject to investigate what he calls the Irish Dreamtime: the native Irish retell
This is a book about Irish nationalism and how Irish nationalists developed their own conception of the Irish race. Bruce Nelson begins with an exploration of the discourse of race--from the nineteent
The first academic study of Irish film stars in Hollywood, Acting Irish in Hollywood contains ten essays on leading Irish stars: Barry Fitzgerald, George Brent, Maureen O'Sullivan, Maureen O'Hara, Con
Step-by-Step Irish is an easy guide to the Irish language. Through a variety of lessons, this workbook not only covers grammatical concepts, but Irish vocabulary and pronunciation are introduced as we
The presence of Irish writers is almost invisible in literary studies of London. The Irish Writing London redresses the critical deficit. A range of experts on particular Irish writers reflect on the
The presence of Irish writers is almost invisible in literary studies of London. The Irish Writing London redresses the critical deficit. A range of experts on particular Irish writers reflect on the
The first scholarly book on the second-generation Irish in England, `Irish Blood, English Heart' is also the first full account of popular music-making amongst the Irish diaspora. It explores the div
The assumption that Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics are fundamentally different is central to modern Irish history. There are hundreds of books and thousands of articles that either presuppose
An Irish Doctor in Love and at Sea is the tenth heartwarming installment in New York Times and Globe and Mailbestselling author Patrick Taylor's beloved Irish Country series.Long before Dr. Fingal Fla
Remembering the Irish Revolution chronicles the ways in which the Irish revolution was remembered in the first two decades of Irish independence. While tales of heroism and martyrdom dominated popular
The third annal Irish Theatrical Diaspora conference drew scholars of theater, literature, music, and Irish studies to New York University in April 2006. The 13 essays that emerged into print ponder s
" Winner of the American Conference for Irish Studies Prize for Literary Criticism The Irish Voice in America surveys the fiction written by the Irish in America over the past two hundred and fifty ye
